The Psychology of Reading & Writing Crime Fiction
What makes crime stories so therapeutic? Writer and family counselor Lynne Reeves has some theories.
Lynne Goes Rogue
I had the privilege of writing a guest post at Rogue Women Writers on Dark Emotions and Character Likability. KJ Howe: Does your protagonist have to be likeable? Author Lynne Reeves doesn’t think so. In fact, she feels it can be quite compelling to have a challenging...
Poe For Your Problems
Of all the writers anywhere, Edgar Allen Poe might be the least likely person you’d turn to for advice. His life was beyond complicated: he married his cousin, got fired from one job after another, constantly feuded with friends and rivals, and he was always...
Making Meaning from Loss
When their only child was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at the age of 2, Maryanne O’Hara and her husband were told that Caitlin could live a long life or die in a matter of months. Thirty-one years later, following an excruciating, two-year wait on the...