Tracey, I found the same thing when I became a mom—I can't subject myself to scary things anymore. There is too much real scary in this world. Jeff and I recently had a conversation about graphic violence as well—he doesn't write it because he's BTDT in real life. Finding the calm every day is a must. I spend early mornings with my Down Dog Yoga and Meditation app starting the day with calm.
I appreciate you sharing your story with us. There's a great book my daughter gave me for research into Mattie Cobb's trust issues and anxiety. It's called The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD. I love that book...it really speaks to me about some of my traumas. Thanks, Tracey!
Thank you for sharing your horror/thriller life story. In the middle of my own now, almost 70, and facing cancer surgery and other neuropathy difficulties related to last years diabetes diagnosis. My poetry has grown darker.
After I had children, there were certain books that I just couldn't read. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, for example, or Room by Emma Donahue. I had little kids and it was simply too much to handle.
Now, though, I'm writing murder mysteries. My life's changed, in some similar ways that yours has, and now I need the reassurance that comes from writing a mystery that has a solid conclusion, the bad guy caught, justice served. And as I research police procedure and forensics (as morbid as it is), it helps me understand the world around me better, and that, too, is helpful.
Thank you, Meredith. I agree, there is satisfaction in justice and resolution at the end of a thriller or mystery. I makes the reader feel like the world is safe again.
Tracey, I found the same thing when I became a mom—I can't subject myself to scary things anymore. There is too much real scary in this world. Jeff and I recently had a conversation about graphic violence as well—he doesn't write it because he's BTDT in real life. Finding the calm every day is a must. I spend early mornings with my Down Dog Yoga and Meditation app starting the day with calm.
Yoga is amazing. Breathe with the movement. Breathe out with the flow. And I've come to love shivasana too. Embrace the stillness. 🩵
I appreciate you sharing your story with us. There's a great book my daughter gave me for research into Mattie Cobb's trust issues and anxiety. It's called The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD. I love that book...it really speaks to me about some of my traumas. Thanks, Tracey!
Thank you Margaret! I'll take a look. If it has anything to do with metaphysics, sign me up!
Epigenetics. It's very interesting.
I admire how you've been able to take your family's turmoil and put it in your books. Nothing your own family to make your heart pound.
How right you are! 😆
Thank you for sharing your horror/thriller life story. In the middle of my own now, almost 70, and facing cancer surgery and other neuropathy difficulties related to last years diabetes diagnosis. My poetry has grown darker.
That resonates with me, Tom. I may be true for most dark fiction writers. We write about our experiences because we're working through things.
I love this…so true.
May all your personal traumas be resolved as smoothly and satisfyingly as your delightful books.
I can really identify with what you're saying.
After I had children, there were certain books that I just couldn't read. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, for example, or Room by Emma Donahue. I had little kids and it was simply too much to handle.
Now, though, I'm writing murder mysteries. My life's changed, in some similar ways that yours has, and now I need the reassurance that comes from writing a mystery that has a solid conclusion, the bad guy caught, justice served. And as I research police procedure and forensics (as morbid as it is), it helps me understand the world around me better, and that, too, is helpful.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Meredith. I agree, there is satisfaction in justice and resolution at the end of a thriller or mystery. I makes the reader feel like the world is safe again.