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WINSTON-SALEM – Winston-Salem author Linda Burnette hopes her book will shed light on the seriousness of homelessness in the city. Burnette spent several months interviewing and learning about the people who have called Samaritan Ministries their home.

Burnette got the idea for “Just a Paycheck Away” while she was volunteering at the Samaritan Ministries.

“The volunteers would line up outside the door, and they'd come in, one by one, and I would take their picture, explain what I was doing, have them sign a release, then start asking questions,” Burnette said.

Her book started off as a fundraiser for the ministries. She says 100 percent of the profits go back to help the people in her book. But she says it's also an opportunity to inspire others.

“A lot of people just don't know about homelessness,” Willis Miller, the assistant director of Samaritan Ministries, said.

Miller has worked for the shelter for more than a decade. He hopes the book can change the preconceived notions about being homeless.

“You get a variety of stories in this book, which I think is the untold story that a lot of people in our society that needs to be educated about homelessness,” Miller said.