Whatever the genre, my books are dark because i am dark

Podcast: Download Duration: — We write to share our stories and sometimes our darker sides come to the fore. How can we stop self-censoring and deal with the fear of judgment? How do we write our truth without drowning in what arises from within? I discuss this and more with David Wright in today's interview.

My books are dark because dark books saved me, and my books are full of crime because the criminal mind is not a place that I feel foreign.

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Here are the highlights and the full transcript below. Joanna Penn: David Wright is the co-author of 30 plus novels spanning horror, thriller, and sci-fi.

I'm approaching 68, have read a lot of fantasy from the past, but I'm not really a fan of the genre.

Joanna Penn: We have met in person once at the Smarter Artist Summit a few years ago, which was great. And we've talked about writing dark things before but I think you have managed to avoid writing nonfiction up to this point. David Wright: Basically, Sean and Johnny like teaching.