
Jack Lawrence, Author, Retired Therapist --DISCUSSION: Using Psychology to Create Characters
From 11:15 am until 2:00 pm
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101 Library Blvd, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Jack Lawrence, Author, Retired Therapist --DISCUSSION: Using Psychology to Create Characters
After selling his family therapy practice, Indianapolis native Jack Lawrence was able to put his focus into a childhood dream of his to become a published author. Lawrence said that he had an idea for his first book, “Blood Thorn,” circling his head for a few years. But it wasn’t until after he stepped away from the therapy field that he was able to put his focus on fully developing the story and getting the book published.
“It ended up being a lot different than what I had been thinking about over the previous years. But it turned out to be the best possible version of the story it could have been.”
“Blood Thorn” is the first of the David Thorne series, which follows an Indianapolis-based therapist as he tries to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of one of his clients. Lawrence noted that the character and story was inspired by his time in therapy, and his goal was to bring a more realistic approach to the character.
“I noticed in the mystery genre, but really any type of genre, that when there’s a therapist in a story, either they’re very unrealistic or they work for the police or they’re psychiatrists – things like that. I wanted to make a character who was a true talk therapist who really had no idea when it comes to criminology or anything like that. He is just a guy who has the ability to connect with people to gain information from talking to them and to build rapport with anybody he comes across.”
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