WHY ANIA’S STORY IS IMPORTANT.

In The Confession I introduced Ania and her girlfriend Dominika, as well as their two closest friends, Emilia and Kasia (pro Kasha if you are not sure); the latter of which only has a peripheral role in the first book.

However, for now, I just want to write a little more particularly about Ania and why I think her story needs to be told, while at the same time not giving away any spoilers, although this may not be 100% possible.

I am not too worried about this as the chances are, that you have come across this page after reading The Confession.

Ania is deeply flawed as a human being and at a certain point when she felt abandoned by Dominika (there was some justification to how she was feelings here, but what she went on to do was wrong anyway) she set into process a chain of events that became increasingly more deviant and threatened not only her sanity, but her very life. She hit rock bottom a couple of times and reached a point both times where she no longer cared whether she lived or died.

You already know this even if you have only read the back blurb (yes that is what the Publishers call it) of The Confession.

So I am not writing now to reiterate a point already well made.

Rather I want to concentrate on the person of Ania.

Ania never set out to hurt Dominika and her self-loathing for doing so is clearly evident throughout The Confession.

As with each and every one of us, Ania is a product of her experiences and domestic environment and thus far you (my readers) have only seen hints of what this means. In subsequent books these ideas will be discussed more deeply, until we come to an understanding of why she is like she is. She is damaged and despite it being through no fault of her own, she constantly blames herself.

Ania’s story was originally intended to be a trilogy, introduced in The Confession and to be followed up by The Hard Road Back and then brought to a conclusion in The Journey Home. I am pleased to announce even at this relatively early stage that The Hard Road Back has already been accepted by the Publishers and is undergoing proofing and editorial controls before going to the printers and being released; hopefully sometime in 2023 (although don’t hold me to this date as it is out of my hands). The Journey Home is about 90% complete and yet to be submitted.

So, The Confession is only the beginning and the rest of the trilogy, as hinted at through the titles is an odyssey, a journey that Ania must take to come to terms with her past and deal with her present so that she can have a future. Her journey will mean a lot of pain but, as with any wound or injury this is part of the healing process and a necessary endurance.

I also belatedly realised that the Ania books need to be expanded as Ania must face one last test so that she can truly embrace her healing. This will spawn at least one more book and maybe a second trilogy (I am not going to do what Peter Jackson did to The Hobbit, but it really will depend on how many words it takes to tell this vital part of Ania’s story). I am also seriously considering another book in which I will share the backgrounds of each of the four main characters (and maybe Elwira too). They all arrived in Dominika’s flat, fully formed with their own stories to tell and you might well enjoy meeting them properly.

Very often we hear the media describe certain people (and more often than not girls) as vulnerable and Ania fits this definition perfectly. My hope is that as you the reader identify with her you maybe if you have endured similar things to Ania then it will provide you will a roadmap for your own healing .  Alternatively, if this does not relate to your personal experience then it will give you greater insight as to why people behave in the way they do and may even offer some suggestions as to how you can support such people who you might well know.

Vulnerable people are often their own worst enemies and Ania is no exception, which is why they are so easily exploited – hence the definition vulnerable.

So, in conclusion for this post you can see that I have a very clear moral and psychological aim in my writing and while it is no handbook (nor would I ever claim it to be) it is at the very least a framework for you to embrace as you need to.

With this in mind, my decision to define the content as erotica might be somewhat surprising, but it was a deliberate and conscious choice that will be discussed in my next post.

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