LIFESTYLE NEWS: Accomplished Delaware author Sharmen Clark’s featured books are as good as advertised
Andre Johnson 
DISCLOSING HER TRUTHS
To her distinctly unique credit, Sharmen Clark has constructed a gallery of books by way of her credible authorship brand, Sincerely Sharmen.
So which books, by her standards, essentially stand out the most?
According to the esteemed Delaware-based author and Philadelphia native, Clark relishes B Is NOT For Bully: A Real-Life Story and Hanging Up My Cape: How To Be Your Own Superhero, both of whose publication dates are separated by nearly two years.
“Although they’re written for different audiences, both books are rooted in my own experiences,” Clark told Making Headline News this week. “B Is NOT For Bully was inspired by the bullying I endured as a child, while Hanging Up My Cape explores how some of those experiences shaped the woman I became.”
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In a nutshell, one of Clark’s featured books, by all accounts, speaks to the child who feels powerless, she points out, while the other vividly speaks to the adult who has spent years trying to be strong for everyone else.
“Both are very close to my heart because, in different ways, they tell parts of my own story,” Clark said of her featured pair of remarkably fascinating reads.
An informative, compelling published gem that is accompanied by 110 pages, Clark’s B Is NOT For Bully: A Real-Life Story is based on the true life of a young girl who moved from the south to a big, fast city, according to an in-depth synopsis of this writer’s book via Amazon.com.
“She appears different physically but just like everyone else, inside, she longs to belong and fit in,” said an Amazon spokesperson for Clark’s B Is NOT For Bully. “She finds a trusted friend in school whom she develops a great and lasting bond with. The two of them join forces to make monumental changes for their school and organize an anti-bullying campaign that changed the entire culture of their school forever. This is truly the story of overcoming adversity and making lemonade out of lemons.”
Also, in this book, the featured characters, Skylar and Madison, are superheroes in the eyes of their peers, “but just really girls who just wanted to attend a school where all students feel welcomed, heard, appreciated and respected,” said an Amazon spokesperson.
And then there is Clark’s Hanging Up My Cape: How To Be Your Own Superhero: Companion Workbook, an intriguingly incredible written work that is comprised of 86 pages.
As Clark emphasized in a thorough breakdown via Amazon.com, the healing begins when you take the cape off.
“Created primarily as the hands-on guide to accompany (the original book) Hanging Up My Cape: How To Be Your Own Superhero, this companion workbook is your personal space to reflect, release, and rebuild,” according to an Amazon spokesperson. “If you’ve spent years carrying everyone else’s burdens while ignoring your own needs, this workbook was made for you. It invites you to stop performing strength and finally sit in the soft, honest truth of where you are and where you want to go.”
Not only that, through powerful prompts, affirmations, and daily reflection, Clark’s readers subsequently will begin the process of unlearning burnout, people-pleasing, and emotional invisibility, she writes in a book that is accompanied by 15 workbook chapters, each of which mirrors the original book.
For what it’s worth, Clark’s Hanging Up My Cape isn’t just a workbook.
“It’s your soft place to land. Your safe space to fall apart. Your permission to rest. Your blueprint to come home to you,” said an Amazon spokesperson.
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What’s even more astounding, Clark said, is she sensed that God strategically began preparing her to write her featured books long before she had grasped a thorough understanding of how her slew of experiences would ultimately become part of her divine purpose.
“For several years of my childhood, I was bullied relentlessly,” Clark recalls. “I dreaded going to school. My bully would sneak and hit me, take my lunch, and convince other students not to speak to me or to join in bullying me. I’d sometimes buy extra snacks before school because I knew I’d be expected to give them up.
“I remember making up reasons to visit the nurse right before lunch or recess because those were the times when there was less adult supervision,” Clark continued. “At home, I’d pretend to be sick just to avoid going to school. Sometimes it worked, and sometimes it didn’t.”
Oftentimes, Clark recalls, she admittedly was afraid to raise her hand in class because things would be thrown at her.
“Sometimes, I’d deliberately answer questions incorrectly because I didn’t want to be labeled smart or a goody two-shoes,” Clark explained. “Imagine being a straight-A student who was afraid to show what she knew. “I was threatened with being followed home and beaten up, so there were days I’d hide until the other students left school before running home. I lied to teachers and the principal about what was happening because I feared retaliation. My parents had no idea. I had become very good at pretending everything was fine.”
As Clark steadily matured in age, though, she subsequently began to understand how her rash of life-altering experiences affected her.
“I became the person who wanted to protect everybody, solve everybody’s problems, and make sure nobody around me ever felt as helpless as I once did,” she said. “I believe God eventually helped me recognize that there was something meaningful I could do with my story. Not because I needed to experience that pain, but because sharing it might help someone else.”
When asked what was the single, most underlying reason she chose to produce what could be appropriately deemed two of her most intriguing and sought-after books, Clark said:
“More than anything, I wanted to help people recognize that what they’ve experienced doesn’t have to determine how they live the rest of their lives.
I know what it feels like to be afraid, to question your worth, and to change parts of yourself just to avoid being hurt. I also know how easily those experiences can follow you into adulthood without you even realizing it.”
Additional books, Clark said, are forthcoming.
“Absolutely. I have several projects I’m excited about, including Thera-PEACE, Can You Hear Me Now?! and Toxic,” Clark told MHN. “I’m especially interested in writing about emotional wellness, relationships, self-worth, and how our past experiences influence the decisions we make.”
For more information about Delaware author Sharmen Clark, to inquire about her books, or to schedule her for a public appearance, book signing or speaking engagement, connect with her via social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharmenclark; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmen-clark-43857063; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharmenicole; TikTok: https://tiktok/sincerelysharmen. Send email to:sincerelysharmen@gmail.com.
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