Try Not to Die: By Your Own Hand: An Adult Interactive Adventure

Try Not to Die: By Your Own Hand: An Adult Interactive Adventure

by Renee S. DeCamillis

Publisher
Vincere Press
Publication
Sep 10, 2025
Format
EBook
Illustrated
No
Price
$3.99
ISBN
978-1961740457
ASIN
B0FBNH6GSL
Age
Adult 18+
Category
HorrorThrillers

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Description

đź’” Some Wounds Are Invisible. But They Still Bleed.

Life doesn't always fall apart in a single moment. Sometimes, it unravels slowly—through years of pain, buried trauma, and numbing habits that no longer work.

In Try Not to Die: By Your Own Hand, you become a 37-year-old woman fighting to keep your grip on a life that feels like it's slipping away. You're haunted by past abuse, strained relationships, and the growing weight of depression. Each choice you make will determine whether you find a path toward healing—or descend into one of the devastating endings that could claim your life.

This is not a typical Try Not to Die story. This is an unflinching, emotionally raw experience designed to confront the reality of trauma, addiction, and the struggle for self-worth. There are no zombies. No killers. Just the brutal truths so many live with every day.

Written with compassion and authenticity, By Your Own Hand is a story for anyone who's ever felt like giving up—and for those who still fight not to.

This is your story.

This is your life.

And only one version of it ends in survival.

Try Not to Die: By Your Own Hand

⚠️ Content Warning:

This book includes depictions of:

  • Sexual assault
  • Substance abuse
  • Alcohol
  • Self-harm

Reader discretion is strongly advised. Intended for mature audiences only.

Author(s)

Renee S. DeCamillis

Renee S. DeCamillis

Renee S. DeCamillis is a horror author and freelance editor, and the author of the psychological thriller/supernatural horror novella The Bone Cutters, Book 1 in The Bone Cutters series, and Chisel the Bone, Book 2 in the series. Renee’s short fiction appears in various anthologies, such as: Dethfest Confessions: The Devil’s Playlist; Horrors of the Deep: Startling Sea Stories; After the Burn: A Post-apocalyptic Anthology; Wicked Women: An Anthology of New England Horror Writers; and more. Her poetry appears in the Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase Vol. IV. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the New England Horror Writers, and the Horror Writers of Maine. Renee is also the lead singer/songwriter and rhythm guitarist for the punk-metal band Scars Aligned, and she's a tree-hugging hippie with a sharp metal edge.

Renee earned a BA in psychology, an MFA in Popular Fiction Writing, and attended Berklee College of Music as a music business major with guitar as her principal instrument. Renee is a former model, school rock band teacher, creative writing teacher, private guitar instructor, A&R rep for an indie record label, therapeutic mentor, psychological technician, and preschool teacher. She is also a former gravedigger; she can get rid of a body fast without leaving a trace, and she is not afraid to get her hands dirty. Renee lives in the woods of southern Maine with her husband, their son, and a house full of ghosts.

You can find Renee on BlueSky, Substack, Instagram, Facebook and her website https://reneesdecamillis.com/

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