Stop Killing Your Darlings | Saleema Ishq | TEDxABQ

A autora de thrillers psicológicos Saleema Ishq fala sobre uma luta de toda a vida com medos existenciais que achava estranhos e desconfortáveis demais para compartilhar. Nesta palestra do TEDxABQ, ela explica o papel que esses medos desempenharam em sua carreira de escritora de thrillers. Seu romance de estreia, Sisters Arcana, foi finalista do New Mexico Book Awards, e seu próximo thriller, Dig Deeper, será lançado no outono de 2026.

• Relato pessoal sobre medos existenciais ocultos
• Como esses medos influenciaram sua carreira de escritora
• Informações sobre os livros e prêmios da autora

Author Saleema Ishq reframes her strangest, most hidden fears as the surprising secret behind her thriller-writing career. Saleema Ishq is a psychological thriller author whose debut novel, Sisters Arcana, was a finalist for the New Mexico Book Awards and nominated for Best Thriller in the Indieverse Awards. A two-time Top 5 nominee for Top Author in the New Mexico Entertainment Awards, her forthcoming thriller Dig Deeper releases Fall 2026. In her talk, Saleema opens up about a lifelong struggle with existential fears too strange and uncomfortable to share — and reveals the surprising role those very fears have played in shaping her career. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx