Coming soon from Lone Rock Publishing--


Publisher's Note: The names and places have been changed to protect those involved. While the story is based on true events, because the character lost his complete memory, and because those interviewed could not remember details of events that happened decades ago, parts of the story have been fictionalized.


Blank Pages is a story about a man who undergoes electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at the age of 40 to treat severe depression. While ECT has been known to cause temporary or short-term memory loss, Joe experienced complete memory loss, wiping out his entire autobiographical memory and leaving nothing but blank pages.


Follow the journey of trying to discover what Joe's life was like prior to his shock treatments and what events led to his diagnosis of severe depression. Blank Pages is a book in progress that will keep you intrigued as Joe relearns his past life and tries to find some normalcy for the future.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

What Would You Do?

I've been quietly sitting here every day contemplating what my next move will be in regards to my book. I told you late summer that I would be publishing it as an E-book this fall.  Fall is almost over. No book.

Lots of things to consider. First, protecting the characters--it's been made loud and clear that certain people don't want people figuring out who their character is in the book.  Second, the financial aspects of self publishing. Third, I began to rethink how I've positioned this book. Those of you who know the characters know that this is a true story. But it was hard to piece together everything accurately because it happened so many years ago, and no one has the same recollection of what exactly happened. Lots of rumors and gossip, as well as personal opinions and speculation make what really happened hard to define. Some people have passed away and others are no where to be found. 

So as such, I changed the names and places and filled in the missing information with sensationalized fiction. In addition to protecting the characters, it also protects me from any libel action. But does making it a complete work of fiction take away the importance of what really happened here? I mean, a grown man completely lost his memory due to ECT in the early 1990s at a world-renowned medical clinic. Unbelievable--does making it fiction then make it untrue because it's so unbelievable?

I was going to put Blank Pages to rest and not publish, but I've continued to get hits on this blog, even though I'm not posting anymore. Every day, I have new readers who are reading each posting and continuing through the story. Every day, people say, "When is your book coming out--I can't wait to finish the story." 

So, blog readers...tell me, what do you think I should do? 
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3 comments:

  1. I don't think people will consider it real if it hides behind the word "fiction". Even if you say it's based on true events, no one will know what the true events are. It's kind of complicated.

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  2. I think you should make it nonfiction, use real names and just write the facts. If people remember different things or don't have the information, then don't write about it.

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  3. This is really worth reading, it has too much details in it and yet it is so simple to understand.


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