Dark Humor, Emotional Damage & the Fine Art of Storytelling Let’s start by stating the obvious: comparing writing styles to psychological disorders is clearly inappropriate… and yet, here we are. Because sometimes writing feels a little bit... deranged. We haunt, we stab, we manipulate, we devastate — all for the sake of the story. So it’s time to ask yourself: Are you a Psychopath Writer or a Sociopath Writer? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Psychopath Writer: Emotionally meticu- lous. Patient. Calculated. This writer doesn’t just want you to feel some - thing — they want you to question why you felt it… three days after the book ends. They plant emotional traps like landmines: silent, deadly, and perfectly placed. They don’t write cliffhangers. They write nooses. They don’t hit and run. They haunt. These are the authors who quietly thread backstory, foreshadowing, and subtle symbol - ism into every paragraph. You don’t see it coming — until it’s already inside you. They give you the heartbreak you didn’t see coming but can never forget. __________________________________________________ The Sociopath Writer: Fast. Bold. Emotionally explosive. This writer wants impact — not introspection. They hit the gas on page one, break hearts by page ten, and throw readers off a literary cliff by the midpoint. You may not remember the emotional depth of the twist, but you’ll re - member the impact. This is the author equivalent of walking into traffic, lighting a match near a gas leak, daring the reader to look away. They don’t haunt. They detonate. And honestly? That kind of emotional fire - power gets the job done, too. __________________________________________________ So… Which Are You? If you: • Layer subtle pain into normal dialogue • Turn minor details into major gut-punches • Connect past and present with perfect cruelty • Let your reader fall in love before you rip it all away… You, my friend, are the Psychopath Writer. You haunt. You manipulate. You devastate — slowly. But if you: • Live for the twist • Write as if the story is on fire • Care less about the “how” and more about the “BOOM”… You’re in the Sociopath camp — and we love you for it. __________________________________________________ Bonus Thought If you were to describe your writing style in one sentence, would it be: “I don’t hit-and-run. I haunt.” If so, we might just share a creative disorder. And I’m okay with that. I think…