We Have Come to Burn: a novel
It’s finally happening. It’s here. It’s today. I finally get to announce what I’ve been sitting on for the last year: I wrote a book! And you can buy it on the Internet!
It’s a novel about friendship and how your surroundings shape what it means to be friends, especially when the world as you knew it no longer exists. It’s a novel about fighting and who the enemy is when it seems like every city is a death trap waiting to take your life last and everything else about you--your sanity, your morals, your body--first. It’s a novel about finding yourself when the world ends before you turn fifteen and everything you know, every history book you’ve ever read or algebra problem you’ve ever solved, literally means nothing now. What it means to trust, what it means to survive, what it means to live in a world where there are no rules, not anymore.
Charlie Cross doesn’t know that’s she’s scared; she thinks she’s Fighting The Good Fight, thinks she has the upper hand over the rebels who have taken over not just the government, but every last great city of the once free world. The libraries, the grocery stores, the suburban cul-de-sacs all overrun by lawless, faithless “rebelutionaries.” She’s on the run from everyone, including herself. Learning about herself--who she is, what she values--drives the narrative and Charlie’s journey in search of how to find peace after chaos, how to find the concept of home.
Anyone who has known me over the years knows that it’s always been my goal to be a writer, not just in name but in practice. Guess what? I am one now. I’m a writer, and this is my first published novel. I’m writing under my pen name, Bailey South, for various Reasons, but mostly so that I can keep my private life exactly what it is, private. I’m sharing this with all of you here, but in order to spare your timelines, feeds, and dashboards of marketing and bookish clutter, I ask that interested parties follow my writing Twitter and Tumblr for the latest and greatest.
Thank you all so much for your support. I can hardly believe I’m typing this right now. I can’t believe that it’s not just a dream anymore.
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