Port Colborne author tackles teen mental health struggles in debut novel

Breaking into the world of professional writing is difficult, and after years on the grind, Sara de Waard very practically threw within the towel.

She spent eight years engaged on film scripts, one in all which practically made its means into manufacturing earlier than falling aside simply wanting getting the elusive “inexperienced gentle” from Hollywood. The heartbreak hit onerous.

“It was actually onerous. It type of despatched me right into a little bit of a despair,” recalled de Waard, who determined to hold up her pen for some time following the frustration. “After that, I made a decision to only refocus my writing and actually give it some thought, and I noticed that each one I wished to do was write one thing that makes individuals really feel one thing. In order that’s once I moved to a novel.”

For a full yr, de Waard introduced her laptop computer together with her all over the place and cranked out chapters any time she had a spare second. As soon as completed, she shopped her e-book round, ultimately main her to a writer, DCB Younger Readers, who picked up the e-book for distribution.

She was ecstatic. Even higher, when she introduced her success, she discovered a wave of help that briefly propelled the e-book to the highest of the Amazon Canada Younger Grownup e-book checklist.

“The help from the Port Colborne group has been wonderful,” stated de Waard, who discovered mates, household and native e-book shops have been glad to leap in and place a pre-order for the e-book, which fits a great distance towards getting wider publicity for the novel.

Grants Presents on West Avenue might be stocking the e-book, and internet hosting de Waard for an writer signing. Sometime Books in St. Catharines will even be carrying copies.

The novel, “White Lies,” follows the turbulent lifetime of Missy. Simply shy of her candy sixteenth birthday celebration, Missy’s household drama cranks itself as much as into overdrive following the demise of her little brother, her father’s flip to alcohol-fuelled rage, and the arrest of her mom.

“The e-book offers rather a lot with youth psychological well being, as a result of I feel that’s actually one of many greatest problems with our day,” stated de Waard. Particulars of the upcoming e-book signing might be introduced on her Instagram web page @saralee_dw.

“White Lies” will launch on Could 14 and is offered for preorder on Amazon.