Writers are emotional creatures. We create worlds, characters, and experiences, but the emotions we absorb from others often leak into our creative lives.

Trauma and mental health issues can be uncomfortable to discuss, but there’s no denying the internal conflict these storylines intrinsically create.

Kimberly Brock A couple of months ago, I completed a draft of a new novel that did not stink so badly that I had to shut my computer down in order to get some fresh air. And when it was complete – after five years of work and revision and personal trauma and starting over […]