Change is possible, according to author
“Don’t sit and wait for change, stand up and be that change,” said author Shelly Ann.
I Never Lied, is a novel telling her own life story of going through abuse, self-abuse, and finally finding positivity in her own life.
Shelly Ann is currently in the middle of an awareness movement, called Speaking Out Towards Change, touring the country and speaking about her experiences and her book, which earned her the 2014 Esquao Award for arts and literature.
She said she always wanted to write, but she was afraid of being judged. The book was eventually prompted by a letter from her son who encouraged her to tell her story to help others.