Healing Hearts: Shatterproof received a 4+ star review, making it an IndieReader Approved title.
Following find an interview with author Jeanine LeBlanc.
What is the name of the book and when was it published?
Healing Hearts: Shatterproof was published May 7, 2021.
What’s the book’s first line?
One of the first things I can remember being mad about during my childhood was when I had to start wearing a shirt because I was a girl.
What’s the book about? Give us the “pitch”.
“Simultaneously heartbreaking and heart restoring, HEALING HEARTS: Shatterproof, Jeanine LeBlanc’s courageous compilation of firsthand accounts about surviving life’s hardest knocks, is a masterpiece that intimately explores challenges–including loss, poverty, physical/sexual/emotional abuse, mental illness, identity, self-worth, and addiction–effectively covering vast ground via 108 succinct pages.” -IndieReader
What inspired you to write the book? A particular person? An event?
Writing was always a method I used to express my creativity. Twelve years ago, I began writing my biography and continued to chip away at it over the years. Towards the manuscript’s completion, a friend had asked me if I might be interested in co-authoring a book called Sacred Hearts Rising – Finding your Wings. I joined the writing team knowing there were possibilities this stepping-stone could bring. Through the experience what inspired me most was realizing the impact of a powerful and diverse, inspirational collaboration of stories could bring to so many people. Creating another similar entity to bring the world felt like the best gift I could ever give.
What’s the main reason someone should really read this book?
In a world where victims of trauma continue to silently struggle, Healing Hearts: Shatterproof shows how truth-telling can break a person free from pain and lead to the healing of heart and soul.
What do you do for work when you’re not writing?
My home is a loving care center for nearly sixty animals including feral cats, raccoons, chickens and fox. Above writing, my primary purpose is to work at giving these animals what they need to survive. To afford the cost of loving them, I built a small painting company. When I am free from work, sculpting is another form of what I love to do to show my creativity. My artwork has been recently invited into a local gallery.
How much time do you generally spend on your writing?
I spend about an hour on writing each morning.
Would you go traditional if a publisher came calling? If so, why?
Yes, I would welcome the experience. There are many pros in each form of publishing.
Is there something in particular that motivates you (fame? fortune?)
As an empath, I feel a deep desire to try to reach people who need to feel understood. Love and hope are the basis for my motivation.