Some books are written in a flurry of inspiration. Others take years. And some, like The Presence, are rediscovered decades later, dusted off and finally brought to life.
Author Christine Lewis first began writing The Presence years ago, during a time when life was filled with work, family, and graduate school. Like many passion projects, the manuscript got tucked away, unfinished. It sat in her attic, yellowed, quiet, waiting.
Until one day, she found it again.
What Christine rediscovered wasn’t just a draft. It was a doorway back into a story that still had something to say. She picked it up, re-read it, and made a decision: she would finish what she started.
The result is a novel rich with maturity, psychological depth, and emotional weight. It’s not just a ghost story, it’s a story about memory, motherhood, trauma, love, and how the past shapes who we become. It’s about being abandoned, and deciding to fight back.
Finishing The Presence wasn’t just about storytelling. It was about personal fulfillment. About proving to herself, and to her family, that dreams don’t have an expiration date.
So if you’ve ever set something aside, thinking “someday,” let this be your nudge. Pick it back up. Start again. You never know what might be waiting in your attic.
