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Vrinda Pendred

Vrinda Pendred

About

Vrinda Pendred – Founder of Conditional Publications

I have five neurological conditions myself: Tourette’s Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, AD/HD, High-Functioning Autism and a mood disorder.

There really aren’t enough books and websites out there preaching positivity regarding these types of conditions – nor is there enough that expresses how truly difficult it can be to live with one of them (let alone more than one, as many people do).

Yet I have heard/read so many times that people with neurological disorders are usually highly creative people (indeed, many psychiatrists believe certain nervous disorders might even be a prerequisite to being so creative) – and that art/music/writing can be incredibly therapeutic.

This is why I wanted to start this imprint: to provide a creative outlet for people, and (hopefully) to change a few minds out there about what neurological disorders really are – including not just the limitations, pain or frustration, but also the more positive, beneficial ’symptoms’ of these strange conditions.

Along The Watchtower

Along The Watchtower

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<p><strong><em>A tragic warrior lost in two worlds... Which one will he choose?</em></strong></p><p>The war in Iraq ended for Freddie when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once a skilled gamer as well as a capable soldier, he's now a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he's inhabiting two separate realities.</p><p>The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic, which Freddie enters when he sleeps. The lines soon blur for Freddie, not just caught between two worlds, but lost within himself.</p><p>Is he Lieutenant Freddie Williams, a leader of men, a proud officer in the US Army who has suffered such egregious injury and loss? Or is he Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde, his only solace the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, whose gentle words calm the storms in his soul.</p><p>In the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission to that of the prince—a journey along a dark road, haunted by demons of guilt and memory. Can he let patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart? It may be his only way back from Hell.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Vrinda Pendred is a writer with 5 neurological conditions, including OCD. She met the other contributors to the book on OCD Tribe, a dedicated OCD social network. She soon decided to establish Conditional Publications as a specialist independent publishing house for writers like herself. 'Check Mates' is the company's first publication, and she hopes it will be the start of something inspirational.

Media Links

Interview on Book That Author Radio

🔗 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/book-that-author/2010/02/25/book-that-author-presents-vrinda-pendrid

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Interview on PIDD Radio

🔗 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pidd-radio/2010/02/22/primary-immune-deficiencies

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'Check Mates' mention in the Hertfordshire 'Comet'

🔗 http://conditionalpublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/The-Comet-25.02.10-article-page.pdf

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Conditional Publications promo in 'Writers' News' Magazine

🔗 http://conditionalpublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/writersnewsvrindaarticle.jpg

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Writers in the Sky Blog

🔗 http://yvonneperry.blogspot.com/2010/03/check-mates-collection-of-fiction.html

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Vrinda Pendred on Girlfriend Mentors website

🔗 http://www.mygirlfriendmentors.com/mentors/vrinda-pendred/

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Reviews

This powerful collection offers readers a rare and intimate glimpse into the minds of those who struggle with OCD. We hope this book contributes to a sense of community for those in their journey with OCD, as well as helps to educate those who want to better understand what it is like to live with OCD. --Ryan &amp; Kristin FitzGerald - Founders, OCDTribe.com<br /><br />A fascinating and enlightening read, so brave and honest. OCD: I never really knew. And now I'm so glad I do. Thank you for this. --Nia Peeples - Actress, Singer &amp; Writer - Los Angeles, CA<br /><br />For far too long, OCD has remained largely misunderstood and misrepresented around the world. Stitched together in this collection of fiction and poetry is a literary patchwork of OCD insights, each offering the unique wisdom and intimacy of personal experience. What a wonderful opportunity this book presents readers looking to understand such a complex and multi-faceted disorder!<br /> --Jeff Bell - Author of When in Doubt, Make Belief: An OCD-Inspired Approach to Living with Uncertainty and Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of OCD