Writing on the Edge of Madness—And Why It Works
“Some of the most profound truths about us are hidden in fiction.” — Dean Koontz
Creativity and madness have long been intertwined. The best stories—the ones that make your heart race and your mind expand—often come from writers who dare to step beyond the veil of ordinary thought. Dark Matter was born from one of those places, from moments when reality itself felt like it was bending, when the shadows whispered ideas I couldn’t ignore.
Joshua Carpenter, the protagonist of Dark Matter, walks this line constantly. His mind doesn’t work like everyone else’s. He sees the fractures in the world, hears the voices beyond the veil. But is he enlightened or just unravelling? That’s the question that lingers throughout the book—and the question every writer faces when they push their imagination to its limits.
Dean Koontz once said, ‘Some of the most profound truths about us are hidden in fiction.’ I believe that wholeheartedly. The stories that shake us, that make us uncomfortable, that drag us into the unknown—those are the stories that matter.
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