Kerry; Your first book Observation
City was such a witty entertaining read, what inspired the drastic move to such
a deeply personal book? As people can see by your Facebook,
Google+ and blog entries, your book Observation City is popping up all over the
world, with fans sending in pictures from around the globe. Who do you hope to
see as the audience for this book? What type of feedback are you expecting as
it will be less likely that people will feel at ease sharing photos of Shaken.
Very
true. I hope that shaken is able to resonate with an audience of people who can
take from it something useful and use it in their own journeys. Even now during the books pre-release I have
been receiving emails from people in my Google plus community and website
visitors who have bravely shared their experiences with me. I hope that readers
are able to take out of it something that they can use in their own lives. Of
course I welcome people to send me in their photos with ‘shaken’ as many did
with ‘Observation City’ if they would like to, but it isn’t something I expect.
I do however encourage readers to feel free to send me an email if they would
like to.
If you could press rewind and go back
to the time before the abuse and depression (not the acts itself but rather to
the person you were) would you? Or are you happy with the person you have
become through overcoming these trials?
I
believe everything happens for a reason, even if you don’t know it at the time.
Do I wish I hadn’t been subjected to an emotionally abusive relationship. Of
course. Would I erase it if I could? No. It has taught me so much and from that
experience I’m standing on the verge of releasing an important book which
hopefully will be able to help others.
Writing such a personal account of
your own life is extremely courageous. What has been the feedback from friends
and family about sharing so much of yourself in this book?
My
partner has been incredibly supportive and encouraging, he can already see the
impact the book has been having pre-release on people’s lives through my
interactions with many kind and courageous people of my online communities. He
encourages me every day, even when I am going through low points myself that
the book has been written for a reason.
When can we expect to get our hands
on "Shaken"? Where will it be available?
Shaken
will be available in paperback and digital formats THIS NOVEMBER from
amazon.com and publisher direct. Easy purchase links will be added to my
website and updates on various book retailers that will be stocking Shaken,
will also be added to my website as they come.
In closing; if you had the chance to
speak with one young person struggling with abuse or depression what would you
tell them?
Depression doesn’t discriminate, don’t feel
ashamed because you are not alone, so many of us have been through it or are
going through depression at this very moment. And for those who have find
themselves the subject of emotional or other types of abuse- speak out, know
that you are worth so much more than the treatment you are being subjected to.
Reach out to those around you that you can trust, seek help. Read shaken and
feel free to email me.
