Hi Reddit! I’m Meghan Saint, and I just launched my debut novel, Through (dis)Honest Eyes, on Kickstarter—a dark romantic comedy about what happens when the “put-together one” finally breaks.
It’s a fictionalized retelling of my own experience in 2015, when I was juggling full-time work, long-distance love, parental illness, and the kind of generational dysfunction that looks normal from the outside. I was the youngest daughter, the “easy one,” and I genuinely thought if I just worked hard enough, kept my emotions in check, and smiled through the chaos, everything would turn out okay.
It didn’t.
So I started writing. What began as catharsis turned into a story about Brianna Soot—a woman unraveling under the weight of masking, caretaking, and unspoken grief. Her story isn’t mine, but the emotional truth behind it is painfully honest.
It’s got:
- A slow-burn, raw romantic arc (not a fairytale)
- Sibling chaos that’s too real
- Therapy scenes that aren’t cute
- The kind of emotional fallout that sticks with you
I launched the book on Kickstarter because I wanted to publish it with complete creative control, without sanitizing, and without anyone asking me to make the main character “more likable.”
You can read the first three chapters here: 🔗 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meghansaint/through-dishonest-eyes-for-the-too-much-girls?ref=b1udt6
Or ask me anything—from writing emotional fiction to self-publishing, burnout, or surviving your chaos and turning it into art.
Let’s get a little (dis)honest. 💬