This is the first chapter of my book. I was too afraid to publish it. It’s not the beginning or the end of the story. I got sick in 2008 and this was my worst psychotic episode in 2012 and my fourth hospitalization. I didn’t know I was sick yet.
Chapter One.pdf (93.3 KB)
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It is nicely enough written. It strikes a little close to home for me to enjoy it much.
very long and detailed. like a different world you were in. i had similar experiences but not to that extent. and that’s just chapter 1. i can see why they put you on a seven year cycle with ssdi.
Interesting…and familiar. thanks for posting.
Well I was waiting for a good ending to finish it. And going back to work full time was it.
I would recommend anyone considering going off meds to read it.
Schizophrenia can get pretty ugly.
That was well written and very interesting. You’re a good writer.
Thanks. I am going to have my wife read it. Maybe I will still publish it one day.
I like it. It’s how I think all the time so I really relate to it. I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this, but part of me feels like what happened to you is real because it’s what’s happening to me. It’s so scary and hard to deal with.
I’ll have to read it. Im sure its good.
I guess the million dollar question is would anyone want to finish reading the rest of it?
I call it The Abandoned Road. Thinking of adding From the cockpit to the nuthouse to the bottom of it and One man’s struggle with schizophrenia.
It’s 26,713 words or 77 of those pages right now.
I would like to read more. A point of thought would be to think about at what point in the story you as the narrator start describing what happened to you in terms of delusion, hallucination and psychosis etc. I feel it may add to the narrative if you only introduce such diagnostic terms at points in time when you yourself thought about your experiences in such terms.
It’s well written @TomCat. I think you should keep writing until you feel you’ve got your story out. Try to make it have a beginning, a middle and an end that solves some basic problem you’re facing. Then you should publish it as an ebook. Best of everything on this project!
I’d read the rest.
I think you can do Kindle direct publishing for free through Amazon.
You can do KDP for free.
I read part of it. You have a natural talent for writing. I would suggest going through it with an editor before publishing. There’s lots of good ones out there that don’t charge a lot.
For example I charge 50 cent a page for regular editing and 1.00 per page for in depth spelling and developmental. Lots of others charge the same or near. I rarely do it these days, just for old clients, but I could probably find someone when you’re interested. I also have a good, cheap cover artist on tap.
From the Cockpit to the Nuthouse is a catchy title.
I may get with you on the editing. That sounds reasonable if you can recommend someone.
My sister is a graphic artist. She could probably do the cover. What type of file does it have to be.
I made one in word but that’s probably not good enough.
I don’t remember offhand. Sorry.
Can you pm me the POC for an editor @anon4362788?