Emma’s new book draws on real life experience
Mental health issues
A budding young Hamilton author has reflected on her own mental health to write her first book.
Emma Lawson wants to promote more awareness of mental health and has penned a young adults novel called The Monster In My Head.
The 21-year-old said: “I’ve spent the last two years writing the novel and some of the things mentioned in the book, are based upon my real life experiences of a being a teenager who has suffered anxiety.
“My book has been in the process for two years and it’s due to be published on September 5 on digital platforms. For the past year, I’ve been determined to see that people are able to read my book.
“It’s been my dream since I was a child to be a writer, and although it has taken a long time it’s finally happening and I want people to know what having anxiety is really like and how it affects people, in particular teenagers.”
Emma’s book looks at the life of 17-year-old Gina Taylor who is given a writing project as part of her English class, and begins to write down everything and anything.
Through her words, she tells a dark story, the story of a secret she never intended to tell – the story of her secret battle with a monster. A monster that lives inside her head.
Gina’s monster is evil and dark, it dictates how she lives and what she feels. Slowly, the anxiety begins to tear her apart and there’s only one way out – let the monster win.
As Gina’s life crumbles around her, the mysterious and handsome Flynn Mcarthur appears in her life.
He’s determined to break down all of Gina’s walls and help her fight her monster.
But Flynn has his own secrets that are threatening everything he and Gina have built together.
Can they overcome their demons?
Emma’s book is available from Amazon, Kobo, Nook and ibooks.