About this episode
Diana Dirkby discusses the use of fiction in addressing mental illness and child abuse in her novels.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I explain why it has been so long since the previous episode. I then discuss the advantages I have found using the fiction genre in writing about mental illness and child abuse in my two novels, "The Overlife. A Tale of Schizophrenia" (www.amazon.com/dp/191685219X) and "Three Kidnapped, Three Siblings, Three Furies" (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR9K6YMG). #SameHere #Schizophrenia #SiblingAbuse #ChildAbuse #Family #Friends #MentalIllness Pastime With Goo...
People in this episode
Host: Diana Dirkby
Topics covered
- mental illness
- fiction writing
- child abuse
- schizophrenia
- personal narrative
Keywords
- schizophrenia
- mental illness
- child abuse
- fiction
- writing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Amazon
Books & works: The Overlife. A Tale of Schizophrenia, Three Kidnapped, Three Siblings, Three Furies
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