Fractured Ink: Writing In Life's Chaos (audio)
This Podcast will focus on fiction writing that deals with families undergoing the chaos of severe challenges. We'll start by introducing my two published novels, "The Overlife: A Tale of Schizophrenia" (https://amazon.com/dp/191685219X) and "Three Kidnapped, Three Siblings, Three Furies"(https://amazon.com/dp/B0DPXW76DV/), with some information about myself. For example, "The Overlife" is inspired by my personal experience with my paranoid schizophrenia and my mother's. "Three Siblings" deals with sibling abuse and is inspired by my complex PTSD. I also live with absence epilepsy. My mind is "Fractured" by these conditions, affecting the "Ink" I choose to leave on my writing pages. We will also discuss these conditions for their own sake. We will feature other authors dealing with families facing the chaos of a severe challenge. Despite the serious nature of this description, we will have some fun! Humor has always been a big part of my life and is sometimes the best therapy. Don't forget to follow this Podcast, subscribe to my channel, like my videos, and comment. My website: https://dianadirkbywrites.com/ My Instagram: @dianadirkby_writings (https://www.instagram.com/dianadirkby_writings/) My Facebook Page: Diana Dirkby Writings (https://www.facebook.com/DianaDirkbyAuthor) My X-account: @dianadirkby (https://x.com/DianaDirkby) My YouTube channel @Diana DirkbyWrites
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In this episode, I will introduce you to my two novels: "The Overlife: A Tale of Schizophrenia" (https://www.amazon.com/dp/191685219X), whose title I abbreviate to "The Overlife," and "Three Kidnapped, Three Siblings, Three Furies" (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR9K6YMG), whose title I abbreviate to "Three Siblings." The first novel is about a mother and daughter both living wit...
In this short episode, I will introduce my new Podcast, "Fractured Ink: Writing in Life's Chaos." The podcast discusses fiction novels about families faced with a severe challenge. I have published two novels on such a theme. The first novel is "The Overlife: A Tale of Schizophrenia" ("The Overlife" for short (https://www.amazon.com/dp/191685219X). The second novel is "Three Kid...
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