Support 13-year-old to publish her debut novel

Hello!

I’m Maribel, and I live with my multilingual family and our eight cats in Spain. Currently, I am working on finishing my first novel that I am really excited to release by the end of next year!

I’m thirteen-years-old, and extremely passionate about this project that I have been working on since I was eleven - although back then, I had no idea about the book market, and it has only been about a year since I’ve taken this very seriously. I now work really hard on this, balancing writing and school.

It is what you would call a “Weird fiction” novel, meaning it carries some elements from genres such as Fantasy, Science-fiction, or Horror. It also deeply explores the human condition, as well as some relatable human struggles. It follows a stubborn girl who can’t understand her life, after it has fallen apart, and who lets lets herself get manipulated out of fear of not having control. She is fetched off to a parallel dimension Japan, where the same thing occurs, only with strange fantastical cat-like creatures and weird, dark magic.

At the moment, I am getting my project in shape for beta readers, whose advice will be very helpful for me. My next step would be getting an editorial assessment which means an in-depth review of the manuscript, pointing out its weaknesses and strengths in terms of the storyline.

I understand how hard it is to self-publish a novel, and how much time, money and effort will be invested into it, but I really want people to read my story, and I will give it all I can! I believe that my novel could help people, as with the deep themes it explores, or, the very least, be a fun, quirky read, enjoyed typically by ages 9-15.

I am extremely ambitious and will continue on writing, drafting, revising, editing no matter what, and some support on my journey would really help me achieve this huge goal!

Any donation over 30 Euros guarantees you a pre-order copy of my novel! And any contribution over 50 Euros will get a special surprise!

But any donation would really mean a lot to me, and help me become a published author!