Credited Screenwriter & Published Author
Raising Artemis
Seeking Agent/Publishing Partners
Visionary Fiction/Spirituality/Anthropomorphic
80,000 words with beta round completed
Keywords:
Pets
Animal Rescue
Grief
Sibling Loss
COVID-19
About the Book
Our animals know us better than almost anyone. They see into our souls and connect to our hearts. What if we could see how all pets interconnect to form a group of compassionate and understanding guardians who teach us how to heal, and ultimately how to love? What if we knew what our pets were trying to tell us?
Narrated by the sharp-witted Lucy, a Birman cat who lived with her human for fifteen years before crossing over the Rainbow Bridge, Raising Artemis tells the story of Artemis Elizabeth Nicche, a doctor on the verge of a nervous breakdown trying to cope with the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Artemis’s inability to save lives dredges up memories of her tragic childhood, forcing her to focus on healing herself for the first time. Lucy escorts us through the seminal moments in Artemis’s life, showing us all what animals can teach us about being human.
A Story About Healing
Raising Artemis begins with a Birman cat named Lucy talking directly to the reader about her human companion Artemis. Artemis is a doctor who suffers a nervous breakdown as the COVID-19 pandemic rages. Artemis’s inability to save lives dredges up memories of her tragic childhood, forcing her to focus on healing herself for the first time.
Lucy shares her story to help the reader understand more significant themes of fate, purpose, and grief.
In many ways, Artemis is waiting for something to change but is incapable of initiating the process. Her beloved animal companions see the entire picture of life and death and offer insight into her grief, healing, and ultimate redemption.
Often, the books from childhood that leave the most lasting impression are those narrated by animals. Stories told through the eyes of those beloved pets who share our lives and space help us understand our behavior.
Raising Artemis is a spiritual story without religious confines that reminds us to connect more to the natural world and contemplate our purpose for living.