by
Louise Wise
I tend to write about lonely, could-have-psychological-problems characters who mingle with the ‘normal’ so my books have a dark edge, and my latest book is no different, but it has got me thinking about the human psyche and our chosen path in life.
My character starts out as a hard-nosed career woman in her late forties. She has no family other than an elderly mother. Her words ‘I have no time for relationships’ is true as she rushes from one business deal to the next.
Now, although this is a book plug, it has also made me think about the nurture/nature thing as my character (Julie Compton from WIDE AWAKE ASLEEP) is able to change her past by taking a different road in life, and I wonder how nurture, as opposed to nature, shapes our own destiny.
Read more at https://louisewise.blogspot.com/2017/03/nurture-or-nature-does-anyone-have-any.html#UYTi2SYFeQZpbOQG.99