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Being a creative is hard. Like, way harder than I ever thought it would be. I have so much respect for people who make money doing this thing. On the bright side, I’ve at least procured some income in the first few months since launching my debut novel. However, the outcome of the entire emergent indie-author experience—of promulgating a seven-hundred-plus-page work containing some of my deepest, most soulful thoughts—has been less than illustrious. It’s been so difficult, in

Trauma lives in the limbic center (system) of the brain — and the limbic center does not know time. This is why traumatized people relive the moment of trauma as though it is happening to them in real time, not as a memory, but as a present reality. Because The Storyteller's Daughter is at its core an extended metaphor on trauma and recovery, it was essential to me that the how of the storytelling mirror the experience of a survivor — not just in content, but in form. The arc

Hey everyone, Camille here — writing to you today with some reflections I've been sitting with since publishing The Storyteller's Daughter. The first is this: success can be a lonely place. I'm not here to complain or throw a pity party, but I do want to be transparent, because I think a lot of you in this community feel the same way — and that's worth talking about. I am happily married. I have incredible kids. I am grateful beyond measure for my life. And still, I won't lie

Processing Your trauma through narrative: This one is huge. Often, we splice off our trauma as part of our brain’s attempt to control the experience. Storytelling allows us to explore the traumatic event safely, giving our brain and bodies a chance to make sense of the experience. Externalizing and Detachment There’s a reason I write fantasy. Creating stories about fictional characters provides traumatized individuals with a self-directed & non threatening way to think abou