Sharp

Sharp by David Fitzpatrick (Contains Affiliate Link)

David Fitzpatrick’s Sharp is an extraordinary memoir—a fascinating, disturbing look into the mind of a man who, in his early 20s, began cutting himself due to a severe mental illness. A beautifully written treatment of a powerful subject, Fitzpatrick—whose symptoms included extreme depression and self-mutilation—writes movingly and honestly about his affliction and inspires readers with his courage, joining the literary ranks of Terri Cheney (Manic), Augusten Burroughs (Running with Scissors), Marya Hornbacher (Wasted), and Susanna Kaysen (Girl, Interrupted).
“A harrowing journey from self-destructive psychosis to a cautious re-emergence into the flickering sunshine of the sane world….Fitzpatrick writes about mental illness with the unsparing intensity of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton but also with the hard-won self-knowledge of William Styron, Kay Jamison, and other chroniclers of disease, recovery, and management…. A must read, remarkably told.” (From Amazon.com product listing.)

NaNoWriMo 2016 is here!

Ever dream of writing a novel? Do you have ideas and characters running around in your head, and you'd love to actually put them into a book?

National Novel Writing Month is here! Well, prep time is here. NaNoWriMo is actually the entire month of November, but if writing a novel is on your bucket list, do it this year!

Come join me (You can hook up with me as a writing buddy on the NaNo website, find me as JennBradshaw) on NaNoWriMo for peptalks, cheering and progress reports as the month goes along. You can also find me in Second Life, where I've partnered with another author buddy for virtual write-ins with the group "NaNoWriMo Obsession". Come check us out if you happen to be in-world.

For more inspiration and progress updates as I warm up and get ready for NaNo, you can check out my other blog on creativity at Sage Wolfsong Creations. See ya then!