Guest post announcement titled "Withholding Catharsis" by Nathan Hall. The image features an abstract illustration of a man in a white outfit reaching for a blue butterfly while holding onto a ladder, set against a soft, pastel-colored background that conveys a sense of longing and effort.

Withholding Catharsis

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The concept of allowing readers to achieve catharsis by sharing in the intense emotions of characters goes back at least to ancient Greece. If you’ve ever cried with a character in a work of fiction, you know how powerful and healing it can be. It’s one of the most effective ways to bond a reader […]

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