Aug 23, 2026 · 52 min · 14 segments
Send us Fan Mail #WritingAsHealing #PTSD #MentalHealth #StoriesAndStanza #Resilience "I decided I didn't want to be afraid all the time." That one decision changed everything for Nancy Jasin Ensley…
Nancy Jasin EnsleyGuest
Abhra PalHost
made about everyone should write even whether they should publish or not because that's something I have told many of my friends and family when they are in a difficult phase or when they felt maybe lonely that resort to writing and it can be anything Do not harbor that emptiness.
And when I look back at my own writing journey, I feel that it is because I started writing, I am a different person.
I haven't published anything in last three, four years because I am writing like small pieces here and there.
writing next so there has to be that clarity and that sign so then i can publish but i can still write on a day-to-day basis and have fun with it have a medium to channel my energy so i absolutely agree to what you're saying and in this section when i speak to writers in between the lines this is something i like to hear from them as to what is the messaging behind their writing they are writing maybe in one genre multiple genre but when they choose to write something what is it that they want to share what is the story that they want to tell and Because you have written in different genres, so you can talk about multiple genres if you like, or if you can talk about any particular area that's your personal favorite.
They say, is there one general... theme that you're trying to get to the public that might read your books, depending, no matter which genre it is.
Acceptance of the protagonists, whether they're murderers or who they are.
It's being able to understand what drives the human being to be the way they are.
It can be faith, family, forgiveness, fun, laughter, all of those things.
Take Bernard Bartholomew Baselmean, which is really hard to say, especially if you're a child.
And he is a product of someone from outer space and a lady that sold hat.
And both of those people were, because they looked different than other people, they were kind of bullied in a way.
made about everyone should write even whether they should publish or not because that's something I have told many of my friends and family when they are in a difficult phase or when they felt maybe lonely that resort to writing and it can be anything Do not harbor that emptiness.
And when I look back at my own writing journey, I feel that it is because I started writing, I am a different person.
I haven't published anything in last three, four years because I am writing like small pieces here and there.
writing next so there has to be that clarity and that sign so then i can publish but i can still write on a day-to-day basis and have fun with it have a medium to channel my energy so i absolutely agree to what you're saying and in this section when i speak to writers in between the lines this is something i like to hear from them as to what is the messaging behind their writing they are writing maybe in one genre multiple genre but when they choose to write something what is it that they want to share what is the story that they want to tell and Because you have written in different genres, so you can talk about multiple genres if you like, or if you can talk about any particular area that's your personal favorite.
They say, is there one general... theme that you're trying to get to the public that might read your books, depending, no matter which genre it is.
Acceptance of the protagonists, whether they're murderers or who they are.
It's being able to understand what drives the human being to be the way they are.
It can be faith, family, forgiveness, fun, laughter, all of those things.
Take Bernard Bartholomew Baselmean, which is really hard to say, especially if you're a child.
And he is a product of someone from outer space and a lady that sold hat.
And both of those people were, because they looked different than other people, they were kind of bullied in a way.
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