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Saturday, August 19, 2017

My NEW YA/coming-of-age drama, Suriviving High School

I normally write horror novels. Short stories, screenplays, everything horror. It's my forte. It's what I enjoy most. But now I've ventured out of my comfort zone and wrote Surviving High School (The aNT'S Club Way). This YA novel is for every confused, bullied, victimized, and lonely outcast in the world, whether they be in school, at work, or wherever. The profanity is mild; I never use the eff word, and only use curse words at all because all high school kids do so. I did not want to water it down too much and make it unbelievable, and I believe this novel hits every delicate nerve of the high school experience. It's available for pre-order now (ebook version is on Amazon online; paperback to come soon, weeks before the ebook is released).

We are not alone in this world, even though it may seem so. We are one, and we are not losers, weirdos, or any one of the numerous derogatory names all the minorities like to call us. We are beautiful. We are strong in a different way. And we have a place in this tough world. I wrote this tale for you, for all of us. A blurb, link, and cover reveal, is below :)

Sixteen-year-old Matt Ingis is just trying to survive high school. But every proceeding day is always worse than the last. The constant bullying, combined with the crippling anxiety and depression, makes Matt's life a living hell. Duke Rogers, the biggest, baddest kid in Blake High, beats him up whenever he sees him. Everyone else either blatantly ignores him or belittles him. His parents are too wrapped up in their divorce to listen to his problems. And the only thing his therapist's been able to do is fuel his anger.

Stumped for a solution, Matt has an impromptu idea one day while watching an ant crawl across the lunch room table. He consequently decides to create his own therapy group in order to overcome his growing list of problems. With the help of his only friend, Ray Miller, they seek out two other troubled high-school rejects into The aNT'S Club. But will it work? Only one thing is for certain. If Matt doesn't get the help he needs soon, his repeated truancy will inevitably lead him to Briarwell, a juvenile detention center. And he would rather commit suicide before ending up there.

https://www.amazon.com/Surviving-High-School-aNTS-Club-ebook/dp/B074WN2Q2B/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1503202320&sr=8-4&keywords=troy+mccombs

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