Author Interview - Psychiatry, Writing, and Finding Queer Community with Mary Desch

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Author of Tangled Darkness Mary Desch brings us her genuinely joyful stories, special insights into the writing of her debut novel, and nuggets of wisdom in this conversation. She talks candidly with us about the loneliness she has felt at times, in contrast with the queer community she has been able to seek out at different scales throughout her life. We get a window into her writing process, how her career as a psychiatrist influences her character building, and what the feedback process of writing a novel looked like for her.

Perhaps our favorite, she shares a special moment between her and her Gamma when she was six, and the message that has stuck with her since - "to thine own self, be true." Thank you Gamma, Shakespeare, and Mary. We treasure this conversation.

You can visit Mary's website to purchase a copy of Tangled Darkness, read her blog, and get news about her upcoming work. If the Sisters in Crime interested you as a reader or writer, here is the link to their page.

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