by S. L. PERRIN
First published 2017
A writer sits at their desk, staring at a blank page that seems to mock every attempt at creation. The cursor blinks relentlessly as thoughts spiral between brilliant inspiration and crushing self-doubt. Each day brings the same battle between the compulsion to write and the growing certainty that madness lurks in every sentence. The protagonist wrestles with characters who refuse to behave, plots that collapse without warning, and the nagging voice that whispers they have nothing worthwhile to say. Friends and family watch with concern as deadlines approach and reality blurs with the fictional worlds taking shape on the screen. The line between creative genius and mental breakdown grows thinner with each revision. This is a story about the price of pursuing art when your own mind becomes both your greatest tool and your most dangerous enemy.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: inner-turmoil, unreliable-narrator
420 pages · Paperback · Independently published
Content warnings: mental-illness