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Mental Health and Psychology

Hannah Clayton wants her Shadowlit stories to include themes of mental health, showing characters' inner struggles, psychological difficulties and their internal thoughts.

Thrilling and Fun

Hannah still wants her stories to be enjoyable to read. Mental health doesn't have to be a difficult subject and shouldn't be seen as a bleak topic. Rather, it should be a natural theme that adds greater insight and depth to our characters' minds. We should see our characters dealing with struggles that we can relate to, even if they are living in a fantasy realm!

Hope

No matter the story or how mental health is incorporated into the narrative, Hannah wants every book to inspire hope. We need to know that no matter how tough someone's struggle is, there's always some positive light, even in darkness.

"Light is always there, even if it's hidden in the shadows."

HANNAH CLAYTON

ABOUT

Hannah Clayton studied English Literature at the University of Warwick. However, her studies were cut short due to ongoing mental health problems. She then took a year out to look after her own wellbeing, where she saw the difficulties of getting professional NHS help. It was here she decided her new goal was to help other people who were dealing with mental health problems as the current system was clearly not working.

She then returned to education, studying psychology at the University of Manchester. After this, she had several roles as an assistant psychologist, working to help support young people in schools, colleges, children's homes, and community support teams.

She is now combining her passions of literature and psychology to create books. Her hope is that other people will enjoy reading her stories just as much as she enjoys writing them.

You can follow her on her on Tiktok @hannahswritings or instagram @hannahclaytonwriting.

UNTIL THE SHADOWS LENGTHEN

UNTIL THE SHADOWS LENGTHEN is Hannah's first book. More details can be found on our Books page.

Books

Shadowlit books