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Broken Colors

Deborah Watson

Where wounded lives become works of art.

Set against the rugged beauty of the Midwest, Broken Colors is an eight-season drama about family, culture, and faith, where one young woman’s fight to understand her roots becomes a powerful movement of hope that reshapes generations.

  YA Fiction   45,000 words   50% complete   1 publisher interested
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Synopsis

Broken Colors follows the coming-of-age journey of Lindsay, a young Indigenous woman who grows up on Paw Paw George’s horse ranch. Raised among horses and county fair racetracks, she learns resilience and determination long before she understands the deeper story of her own heritage. 

As she matures, she begins to uncover buried family secrets and cultural wounds that challenge everything she thought she knew about herself and her place in the world. Surrounded by a makeshift community of veterans, dreamers, and neighbors carrying struggles of their own, her search for identity becomes a catalyst for healing far beyond her personal life. 

This series of books tells the stories of a community of people where relationships are tested, truths are revealed, and an ordinary ranch becomes the heart of an extraordinary movement, where broken histories are reclaimed, and wounded lives are made whole.

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  • Decrease domestic violence by showing real life solutions
  • rooted in a growing and urgent cultural conversation surrounding identity, trauma, belonging, and resilience among Indigenous youth and underserved communities
  • Across the United States and Canada, Native American and First Nations youth continue to face disproportionately high rates of suicide, addiction, depression, homelessness, trafficking vulnerability, foster care displacement, and cultural disconnection.
  • At the same time, audiences are actively seeking authentic, hope-filled stories centered around healing, resilience, and underrepresented voices.
  • Broken Colors was created to meet that need—not simply as entertainment, but as a multi-platform movement designed to restore identity, inspire hope, and create conversations around healing and self-worth.

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  • A Snake Falls to Earth Author: Darcie Little Badger Publisher: Levine Querido Publication Date: November 9, 2021 Amazon Presence: Strong bestseller performance, award recognition, and high review engagement among YA fantasy and Indigenous literature audiences. Similarity to Broken Colors: Both projects emphasize Indigenous storytelling, identity, ancestry, and cultural connection. Each centers younger characters trying to understand who they are while navigating emotionally difficult realities.
  • Rez Dogs Author: Joseph Bruchac Publisher: Dial Books Publication Date: October 5, 2021 Amazon Presence: Strong Amazon engagement and broad educational/library adoption, particularly in Indigenous and middle-grade/YA categories. Similarity to Broken Colors: Both stories explore Native identity, belonging, heritage, community connection, and emotional resilience through the eyes of younger protagonists. Each highlights the importance of culture, elders, and emotional survival.

Audience

Broken Colors is written for Indigenous and emotionally underserved teens and young adults ages 15–30—especially young women navigating identity struggles, trauma, fractured relationships, and cultural disconnection—offering hope-centered, emotionally authentic storytelling that reflects today’s growing demand for diverse stories about healing, belonging, and resilience.

Deborah Watson

About the author

Deborah Watson is the founder of Studio 2.22 Films and curator of the Branson International Film Festival, where she champions independent filmmakers, purpose-driven storytelling, and creative voices that inspire hope, healing, and meaningful cultural connection. Through her work in film, publishing, and live events, she has built a growing platform dedicated to stories that uplift underserved communities and encourage resilience through authentic human experiences.

Her storytelling focuses heavily on themes of identity, belonging, forgiveness, emotional restoration, and overcoming adversity. Deborah is especially passionate about creating projects that amplify Indigenous voices, family-centered narratives, and hope-filled stories that bridge entertainment with emotional and social impact. Her work blends cinematic storytelling with community engagement, educational outreach, and multimedia development across books, film, and speaking platforms.

As a writer, producer, and creative visionary, Deborah continues developing projects designed to spark conversations about healing, self-worth, and resilience while creating opportunities for emerging filmmakers and storytellers to connect with audiences around the world.

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  • Deborah Watson
    on May 20, 2026, 10:03 p.m.

    I loved your story Taneycomo. I look forward to this one too.

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