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Podcast: Speaking of Psychology
Episode: How to use psychology to write a best seller, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes, PhD
Description: 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 weβre drawn to fictional worlds; the psychology of fandom and fan fiction; and how insights from psychology helped her write her best-selling series βThe Inheritance Games.β Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices