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How to use psychology to write a best seller, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, PhD

How to use psychology to write a best seller, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, PhD

Update: 2024-07-03
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From getting lost in a novel to binge-watching a favorite TV show, we humans spend a lot of time in fictional worlds. Jennifer Lynn Barnes, PhD, a psychologist and novelist, talks about why we’re drawn to fictional worlds; the psychology of fandom and fan fiction; and how insights from psychology helped her write her best-selling series “The Inheritance Games.”

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How to use psychology to write a best seller, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, PhD

How to use psychology to write a best seller, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, PhD

American Psychological Association