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    Writing the Stories I Needed to Read: Fiction as a Lifeline

    Writing the Stories I Needed to Read: Fiction as a Lifeline

    Rebecca Roque on "the wounds we carry and what we choose to do with them"

    By Rebecca Roque | February 28, 2024

    How Medical Phenomena Can Be Used in Crime Fiction

    How Medical Phenomena Can Be Used in Crime Fiction

    Done well, it can spread the word about rare conditions. Done poorly, and it can be deeply offensive.

    By Eleanor Barker-White | February 27, 2024

    The Power of Mirrors in Therapy and Books

    The Power of Mirrors in Therapy and Books

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    By Sagit Schwartz | February 26, 2024

    Trust No One: Unreliable Narrators vs. Unreliable Secondary Characters

    Trust No One: Unreliable Narrators vs. Unreliable Secondary Characters

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    By Mina Hardy | February 22, 2024

    6 Books That Draw Inspiration from Folk Tales

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    YA Authors Kit Frick and Kara Thomas On Writing Their Debut Adult Thrillers

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