Whether its first person, third person, or the see-all-know-all omniscient point of view, the power of a story is the vicarious adventure of living someone
Author: Tamar Sloan
Author of heart-hugging, smile tugging young adult romance and the PsychWriter blog - where psychology meets writing.
When Your Characters Form a Group: What Writers Need to Know
When Frodo agreed to take that cursed ring to Mount Doom, he didn’t know he was going to join a group of fellow fantastical and
When Life Gets You Down: Therapy For Writers
I’m going to wager that many, no most, writers have some strong commonalities. We all have responsibilities outside of our writing. Pretty much every one
Psychology of the Villain
Villains. We love to hate them, and at times hate to find we love them. If you’ve got one developing on your pages right now,
Understanding Adultery for Writers
Faithfulness in a relationship is a moral (and legal) expectation in many cultures, largely because it maintains trust and fidelity (and reduces the incidence of
Psychology for Writers: Depression
We’ve all felt sad, lost, or hopeless at some stage in our life. It’s a natural part of the 10,000 highs and 10,000 lows Buddha
Your Book Needs These 6 Psychological Ingredients
Psychology has given us such a wonderful understanding into human behaviour that’s it’s a veritable gold-mine for writers. It not only lets us understand our
Is Your Character Ready to Change? The Stages of Change for Writers
Narratives are all about change – protagonists changing their perspectives as they see, hear and learn new things, choosing to do things differently as
Straight From An Agent: YOUR Questions Answered
Mark Gottlieb of Trident Media is back, this time answering YOUR questions. There were quite a few responses (thank you!) so I didn’t manage to
Therapy for Writers: Overcoming the Rejection Letter
Following on from last week’s blog, where literary agent Mark Gottlieb answered some questions on ‘Why did I get a no?’, I wanted to discuss
Straight from an Agent: Why Did I Get a No?
Today we are lucky enough to have Mark Gottlieb, Literary Agent for Trident Media, guest posting on PsychWriter. Before we start I wanted to say
Therapy for Writers: Dealing with Perfectionism
The perfectionism trap is easy to fall into. We live in a culture that’s all about success and achievement, and the writing world is no
Psychology for Writers: Panic Attacks
Fear was hardwired into our brain long before our ancestors had developed the language to name it. Our great-granddaddy’s and great-grandmummy’s couldn’t afford to miss
When Your Character Creates their World: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
There’s an old Russian story about a prince that ruled back in the tenth century – Prince Oleg. It was prophesised by the pagan priests
A Writer’s Greatest Fear
I don’t think it matters what stage of your writing you’re at, it strikes every writer. The newbies, the seasoned, the struggling, the best-selling. Every.
Psychology for Writers: Autism Spectrum Disorder
If you’ve got a character who has autism then you’ve just set yourself a challenge, but a challenge that has some of the greatest flexibility
