Writing Mental Health and Other Difficult Topics with Rocky Callen
Anne-Marie talks with Rocky Callen, author of A Breath Too Late, about writing about difficult topics, including suicide, suicidal ideation, and domestic violence. We cover what to consider in drafting and revision, as well as how to take care of yourself as an author.
If you or someone you know is struggling with any of these issues, you can reach out to the National Suicide and Crisis Hotline at 988 (https://988lifeline.org) or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE (thehotline.org)
Rocky’s debut novel, A Breath Too Late, will re-release in September and is available for pre-order now: abreathtoolate.com
She is also a contributing co-editor of Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories that Smash Mental Health Stereotypes (co-edited with Nora Shalaway Carpenter) and the author of the YA novel Crashing into You.
KLC article on Rocky’s story “The Call Me Hurricane”: Crafting the Short Story
KLC interview with Rocky: Stories fo Mental Health are Absolutely Necessary
Things we talk about:
The Silence that Binds Us by Joanna Ho
The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent by Ann Jacobus
The Hero is You by Kendra Levin
KLC series on Sidewriting
People Magazine published Rocky’s list of books that center mental health
The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork
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