My First Novel Is Ready. Almost.
Since September of last year, I’ve been quietly working on something very personal:
A novella called The Weight of Silence. It’s finished. I have completed the manuscript.
But to publish it properly—with professional proofreading, formatting, and a cover worthy of the story—I need a little help.
My goal is to raise $1,000 in the next few days to get everything ready in time for OCON, which is just 10 days away.
If you’ve followed my writing and found meaning in my essays or reflections, I hope you’ll consider supporting this final stage of my journey.
You can contribute here.
Any amount helps. If you contribute $100 or more, I will include your name in the acknowledgements of the published book as a person who made this possible.
What is The Weight of Silence?
The Weight of Silence is the story of David, a young man in today’s world who pays a catastrophic price for his inability to say “no”.
It’s about what happens when you fail to stand up for your values, not out of malice, but out of passivity. And what it takes to come back from that.
It’s psychological, morally charged, and emotionally direct. It is a narrative about guilt, complicity, and the silent, often terrifying journey of striving for awakening and change, as well as about the power of art to confront us with what we would rather not see.
Here’s a visual glimpse into one of the key moments, generated with AI:
This is my first work of fiction, and it means more to me than anything I’ve published so far.
If you’ve ever wanted to be part of one of my creative projects, this is it. Let’s finish this right, together.
With gratitude,
Yonatan
Mazal