Catherine Mellen's Blog, page 8

The History of a Book Cover

The book cover for Understanding Childhood Trauma represents the many books written related to childhood trauma and not enough understanding. 

It began as an illustration for my Child Abuse Awareness poem in my poetry book Survivor’s Mind.  I then published my two-part memoir. 

It wasn’t long until I reached out to my illustrator and questioned if she could take her illustration from my poetry book and make it into a book cover for Understanding Childhood Trauma.   The image on the newspaper is the cover to Survivor’s Mind ♡ 

Understanding Childhood Trauma is now in round 2 of the AllAuthor Book Cover Contest.  Now, have you voted for my book cover yet? ♡

https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/17433/

Round Two: AllAuthor Book Cover Contest

Only two more weeks of me harassing your newsfeed with this.  Sorry, ok, not really sorry but if it makes you feel better I will be

My book, Understanding Childhood Trauma is now in round 2 of the AllAuthor Book Cover Contest.

Could you, would you, pretty please cast a vote for me?
Any and all votes are so very much appreciated ♡

https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-month/17433/

International Women’s Day

Happy International Women’s Day to all my strong and beautiful lady friends near and far ♡

Round Two of the AllAuthor Book Cover Contest

My book, Understanding Childhood Trauma is now in round Two of the AllAuthor Book Cover Contest.  (I’m in 4th place) Could you, would you, pretty please cast a vote for me?Any and all votes are so very much appreciated ♡ https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-mo...

The Child Abuse Closet

Coming out of the closet: The Child Abuse Closet Remembering good memories means you have a conversation starter at a family get together, cookouts, holidays and birthday parties.  Remembering bad memories means you have to keep it to yourself because no one wants to hear about it at a family get together, cookouts, holidays or … Continue reading The Child Abuse Closet →

AllAuthor Bookcover Contest

Thank you to everyone who has voted ♡  My bookcover went from spot #60 to spot #15 over the weekend.  The contest is still open and more votes are greatly appreciated.  Could you, would you, pretty pretty please cast me a vote? https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-mo...

My Bookshelf Heart

My Bookshelf Heart Her heart is a bookcase Filled with books to readSome are written with loveWhile others still do bleed. Pages filled with her poetry Written in blood, sweat and tearsYou can almost feel her wordsAnd some of her darkest fears. Some are inked in footprints While some leave behind a stainTelling about her … Continue reading My Bookshelf Heart →

Book Cover Contest

My book Understanding Childhood Trauma is in the AllAuthor Cover of the Month Contest ♡ Could you, would you, pretty please cast a vote for me?  https://allauthor.com/cover-of-the-mo...

Born To Write

My publisher sent me the interior setting for Only Beautiful Remains 🥳 A poetry book filled with poems I started writing in 1984 and continued until 2016 ♡  I once had a bunch of loose-leaf paper filled with my handwritten words.  I would fold them into small little squares that would fit in my pants … Continue reading Born To Write →

An Abused Child

Wrap your arms around meGive me your tightest holdYou still wouldn’t see my painOr the horror that’s been told. No way you could feelMy scars hidden so wellNo way to feelThese open wounds I tell. A fear greater than evilA cruelty beyond control A voice that’s been silencedThrough a shattered childhood soul. Struggling for the … Continue reading An Abused Child →