"Witches' Monastery" was four years in the making, but just like a mischievous kid, it decided to see the light of day with the "best" timing possible: during the greatest war in Europe since the second World War.
The novel was born among screams of countless missile alarm, soul-crushing noise of someone's home falling to dust, mothers' heart-wretching screams and their prematurely gray hair.
Probably, it happened the way it was supposed to happen.
Our characters in the book are learning about their beliefs, while our country, our people strive to find theirs. We believe in Ukraine, its Armed Forces and ourselves. We have no-one else to believe in.
We know too well how stories can drink away a person's pain, since those bloody lines mark the scariest course of history. The right to tell a story about one's pain even that cannot be put into words is the right every Ukrainian has.
Unfortunately, this right has been brazenly blurred by an apathetic and tolerant sign "this content might disturb you".
This platform is ours. Fortunately, we, the creators behind this project, are well-versed in English and Japanese and we shall translate and tell the world your war stories at worlds.in.ua.
Here Facebook won't delete a picture how someone's father lost his arm.
Here Instagram won't hide a post where a 12-year-old kid has to bury his mom and dad next to the ruins that once were their home.
We won't keep silence. And our words shall be louder than rascists' bullets.
You can tell us your war story at any of our social media outlets, then we are going to translate it later and post on our website.
"Witches' Monastery" was four years in the making, but just like a mischievous kid, it decided to see the light of day with the "best" timing possible: during the greatest war in Europe since the second World War.
The novel was born among screams of countless missile alarm, soul-crushing noise of someone's home falling to dust, mothers' heart-wretching screams and their prematurely gray hair.
Why is our book a digital one?
It has come to our attention lately that more and more people read books that are carried on some sort of digital device (smartphones, e-readers, tablets etc.) It's comfortable and doesn't require too much space.
You could say that a paperback has its allure and we would agree with you. However, this is our first project that we are literally preparing from scratch and with no help from a publishing house, so of course even a modest run of prints will cost a pretty buck.
Worlds.in.ua is website that belongs to two Ukrainian writers, Iryna and Nate Scherban.
There was quite a debate on what our website should be called, since "Witches' Monastery" is the first but not the only book we plan to publish.
All our stories are connected to Ukraine, its past, present and even the future! Every single world put in words on the computer screen carries 100% of Ukrainian DNA, regardless of that world being a part of fantasy, social realism, mysteria, thriller or science fiction genre.
