The Trauma-Informed Writer
Crafting Authentic Trauma in Genre Fiction
$30.13
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2025
Summary
Drawing on cutting-edge research into genre fiction and trauma theory, The Trauma-Informed Writer is an essential resource for all fiction writers wanting to explore and include trauma themes.
Inside, you’ll discover:
- How to manage and limit ‘trauma triggers’ in your readers, while combining trauma elements to create unique subgenres.
- How to develop the trauma arc in your writing.
- What trauma is and what it is not.
- The nine major traum…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761099212 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761099213 |
| Author: | Alicia Leigh |
| Publisher: | Ginninderra Press |
| Imprint: | Ginninderra Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 222g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 9mm |
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About The Author
Alicia Leigh
Dr Leigh is an emerging trauma theorist and author of over 20 romance novels and two non-fiction writing books. Her PhD thesis - recognised as one of the ‘top 10% of outstanding theses in the field’ - identified the post-trauma romance subgenre and several innovative trauma theories. Her masters degree research resulted in the publication of the bestselling non-fiction title, The Romance Novel Formula. She uses her postgraduate degrees in counselling and psychology to create believable, three-dimensional characters and plots. Her certificates of achievement in forensic science and forensic anthropology help her to create realistic crime elements in her stories. She is active on social media and encourages readers to interact with her there. Her fiction is written under the pseudonyms A.K. Leigh and Leigh Hatchmann.
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