Psychic Distance

In all the workshops, conferences, and lectures I’ve attended through RWA, I never heard of this concept until I went to the International Thriller Writers Conference in July. There I attended two talks by Steve Berry, the thriller writer, and I highly recommend him for his talks on craft. In one of his talks, he mentioned psychic distance.

A simple concept, but one that had always escaped my notice. Since I tend to write in first person, it’s not something I often need.

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