{"product_id":"this-is-where-lonely-hearts-go-9798230516279","title":"This Is Where Lonely Hearts Go","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nicholas Michael Matiz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Nicholas Michael Matiz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Nicholas Michael Matiz\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: LGBTQ+\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis isn't a self-help book. It's a war cry for the creative who's still broke, bruised, and burning.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 25, you're supposed to have answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stable job. A clean apartment. A relationship that doesn't feel like a collapsing star. You're supposed to be \"on your way\"-to somewhere, to someone, to something that makes the chaos feel worth it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what if you're not? What if all you've got is a notebook, a browser full of half-started submissions, a phone full of people you don't talk to anymore, and a brain that won't shut the hell up?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Is Where Lonely Hearts Go\u003c\/em\u003e is a manifesto for the misfits-writers, artists, thinkers, and feelers-who are sick of pretending they've got it all together. It's for the ones still figuring it out, still making ends meet, still trying to believe their voice matters in a world addicted to noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter punches through the illusions: that success is linear, that vulnerability is weakness, that you should be further ahead by now. It's about killing your idols, trusting your instincts, and learning to write even when no one's watching-especially then.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou won't find advice here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll find truth. Brutal, hilarious, lonely, defiant truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories from the middle of the mess. Lessons scraped together from heartbreak, rejection letters, caffeine highs, and nights when the only thing louder than the silence is your own doubt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is your permission to stop chasing perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo bleed onto the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo stay hungry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo write like your life depends on it-because maybe it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou haven't peaked. You're not behind. You're just getting started.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicholas Michael Matiz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47813114855575,"sku":"9798230516279","price":1491.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798230516279.webp?v=1778333653","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/this-is-where-lonely-hearts-go-9798230516279","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}