So the New Book

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This new book that I wrote. I'm really excited about. Partly because I got some good feedback and partly because it's new. But go figure it's a completely different genre from my 3 previous books. Highschoolers might be able to read it but everyone older is better. Never thought I'd say that. But I've discovered that my most recent book is not as innocent or light as I thought it was. It's safe to say that I was completely naive about my most recent topic. I gave the manuscript to 3 friends- 2 counselors/psychologists and one person who has experience with domestic violence personally. One person gave me a lot of valuable feedback and a wake up call. That's when I realized that I had written a way more intense book than I realized. One person is still reading it and one person I told to stop reading it because it was getting to personal for her.  All I did was write what was on my heart for 9 days. I have zero experience with domestic violence so I have no idea why I wrote about it. But I do love my new book. I've been editing a lot and trying to find an agent. I've also submitted my manuscript into to contests. Hopefully someone will pick it up. A friend said that she could see it as a screenplay.  Here's hoping.  I'm posting my synopsis below.

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When Becca is cast in her dream role as Katharina in Taming of the Shrew, she has no idea that it will come with a price.  All she knows is that her director has asked her to take part in a project with her future costar where she will be living out her role as Katharina in a real life off stage situation that becomes much more real than she ever could have imagined. Basically she will be living with her costar for a month as her character. Becca completely underestimates what she has signed up for. But as an aspiring actress willing to goto extremes to get into character, she will do anything.

By the end of the first week in the project, Becca has lost all of her freedom and the reality of what she agreed to, has set in.

By the end of the second week, Becca is ready to give up. She can't figure out how to 'be' Katharina and still have the freedom to make her own choices.

By the end of the 3rd week, Becca has started losing track of days and this new, controlled life is becoming routine.

By the time the 4th week is nearly up, Becca has learned to live in an environment that so closely mirrors a real life abusive relationship that it would be hard for an outsider to tell the difference.

Becca's life is forever changed as a result of her participation in the project.