The Problem With Crazy
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Following the onset of symptoms, the average life expectancy of a Huntington’s disease sufferer is between fifteen and twenty-five years.
There are many great support bodies out there for those affected by this horrible illness. The author would encourage you to contact your state organisation or body, should you wish to learn more.
Educational Material
Discussion topics and educational questions on themes, structure and characterisation are available for school groups studying this novel. Please contact Lauren K. McKellar for more information via her website at laurenkmckellar.com.
Acknowledgements
As writers, we’re often our own worst critics. It’s not often I put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, in this case, and don’t hit the delete button straight away.
The Problem With Crazy, though, is the story I just haven’t been able to quit. I started it more than a year and a half ago, when I met someone who suffered from Huntington’s, and wasn’t able to let the idea go that such an unfair disease can receive such little attention in the media.
This story wouldn’t have ever left my computer if it weren’t for the help of four very special beta readers. Rebecca Berto, you snapped me out of it. You told me to cut the crap, and you were right. Thanks for sticking with me. Anabel Gonzalez, you picked up on those little things I wouldn’t in a million years have ever noticed. Stacey Nash, you read, you reread, and then you reread again; your patience knows no bounds, and you made me believe in myself as a writer. And Emily Tippetts, you gave me clarity in the changes I needed to make, when I most needed to make them. Thank you all.
My fabulous cover designer, Rebecca Berto of Berto Designs, you are a gem, and I love what you’ve created. E. M. Tippetts, you have done a fabulous job with my formatting, and I can’t thank you enough. Also, thanks to Kylie from Give Me Books for helping out with my promotion, and all the lovely bloggers I’ve met along the way—you guys rock, and I want to send you all virtual cupcakes for the support I’ve received.
I also need to thank my lovely family and friends who put up with me always being late for everything, for waking up too early, and going to bed too late, and for understanding that my Saturday nights are often me, my laptop and my puppies—no socialising allowed.
When it comes to thanking people, I couldn’t go without thanking Peter. You’re the one person who leaves me lost for words. You laugh with me, you support me, you feed and water me—and for some crazy reason, you love me. Thanks, lover.
Last, but by no means least, thank YOU for reading this book. Thanks for sticking with Kate and hearing her story. If you enjoyed this, I’d love it if you left a review on Amazon or Goodreads, and, if you’d like to know more about Huntington’s disease, I’d highly encourage you to contact your nearest organisation. Thanks so much for making my dream a reality.
About the Author
Lauren K. McKellar is a writer and editor of fact and fiction. She has worked in publishing for more than eight years, and recently returned to her first love: writing books that make you feel.
Lauren loves to write for the Young and New Adult markets, and blogs with Aussie Owned and Read, as well as vlogging with the YA Rebels.
In her free time, Lauren enjoys long walks on the beach with her two super-cute dogs and her partner-in-crime/fiancé.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Other Books by Lauren K. McKellar
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Preview of The Problem With Heartache
About Huntington’s Disease
Educational Material
Acknowledgements
About the Author
About the Designer
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