Story Behind The Book
I decided to become a writer so that I could help others. With "Never Surrender Your Soul" I aim to reach out to anyone who is down, sad, hopeless, in pain, or thinks life is no longer worth living. I want them to know that they are not alone in their experiences. I feel that what I learned from my own personal experiences can give people hope. I became homeless for ten months from December 2010 to September 2011, while writing two books simultaneously over a period of six years. I ended up homeless, because I pushed myself so much during the writing of "RESET: Control Alt, Delete" which resulted in putting other peoples' needs ahead of mine. While writing "Never Surrender Your Soul," and RESET: Control Alt, Delete I usually spent ten to twelve hours a day, six days a week writing. For two years during this time, I averaged two hours of sleep a night. Due to my full schedule, in addition to a lack of sleep, I had poor eating habits/diet, a lack of exercise, and a lacking social life. I was trying to run my skincare business at the same time. I am really good at multi-tasking, but I don't know when to quit. Because I tried to take my life, I have become a very driven individual. Today I am well and at peace. I wrote "Never Surrender Your Soul" and RESET: Control Alt, Delete to help other people. I found out after the book was published that in writing the book I saved myself. No one can defeat you. You can only defeat yourself. No one can truly save you. You must save yourself.