Taking a Lighter Approach at Everyday Life

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One of the most common questions I receive is about how I balance my work and everyday life with such dark and disturbing things. I immerse my days with crime scenes, graphic photographs depicting violent crimes, and I write about fictional serial killers. Sometimes it feels like there is nothing else but the ugly side of life; however, I manage my time strictly to keep everything in balance.

We are bombarded everyday with negative and horrifying images from the media. This...