Leamington-born author publishes first book

LEAMINGTON — A locally born-and-raised author is about to hit the bookshelves with her first book and she’s excited to share the news with readers.

Lynda Ware has had a love of creative writing since she was eight years old. She graduated with a degree in journalism. After a 35-year policing support career, she decided to follow her writing dream.

That dream was put on hold for about five years while she paused to help establish the Windsor Essex Child/Youth Advocacy Centre.

Now turning her attention to writing, she’s produced her first work, called The Princess Warrior — Ascension into the 5th Dimension.

She has enlisted the help of Friesen Press, a Manitoba-based publisher, who is set to release The Warrior Princess in the coming days. The book took about a year to get to print.

Ware is writing under a pseudonym as JCM SED- NA, and she explained in an interview with The Sun how she came up with the name.

LYNDA WARE

“SEDNA is the goddess of the sea and marine animals in Inuit mythology,” she said. “It came to me in a dream one night.”

“The JCM stands for Just Call Me, so just call me SEDNA,” she laughs.

The Princess Warrior tells the tale of a princess warrior who is a master of universal law, born with a life purpose to teach, inspire and protect the Wise Ones — 22 wise souls who take human form while embarking on this journey to teach universal consciousness and unconditional love. The Princess Warrior guides these young knowledge seekers on a quest that is mystical, magical and at times — challenging.

The story follows the Princess Warrior as she faces the challenges in protecting and teaching the Wise Ones long enough for them to take their places here on earth.

The book’s target audience is the young adult genre, but Ware is certain that it will appeal to anyone who enjoys fantasy and young adult fiction.

The book will be available in print from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. It is available now directly from the publisher at Friesen Press. As an e-book, you can order from Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo, Kindle and Nook.

Ware is also looking for any local book clubs who may wish to read her book and offer a review.

“They just need to contact me and I’ll get them a book,” she said.

Supplies are very limited for that purpose, but she’d like to share her story with groups that like to read.

To contact her, you can visit jcmsedna.com, find her on Facebook at facebook.com/JCM.SEDNA or on Instagram at @JCM. SEDNA.