You might be wondering where I’ve been lately. During Lent I was busy with a stack of faith-based reading, and from that reading, a book idea was born. At first, I thought it might be just an article idea, but the more I read and the more people I turned to for opinions, the clearer the audience and essence of my brainstorm took shape. Now, I am VERY excited about the potential of this work I’m doing! I feel the Holy Spirit has truly encouraged me to write this book.
I always thought that my first “real” book (recall those two children’s books that I self-published, but then failed to self-promote…) would be a comedy. I do love to make people laugh! But these days, I feel like people don’t laugh as easily, and what most of them crave (even if they don’t know it) is baby food for their souls. (And besides, comedy is not what it used to be. I search for places to sell my comedy pieces, and publications are looking for really raunchy and shocking pieces that make me want to puke! All in the name of so-called comedy.) What I’m undertaking with my new book idea is preparation of a homemade batch of spiritual baby food, in an attempt to draw people back to the source of all life, truth, goodness, and lasting joy.
Being a child of the 60’s (i.e., old, and not as tech savvy as I should be), I don’t go right to my computer when I start a big writing project. I prefer the comfort of my lounge chair to a desk chair, and piles of books filled with tab page markers. From that set-up, I begin to fill a composition notebook (in an organized format) as the “story” reveals itself to me. Once I have all of my research done, I’ll be sitting at the computer for hours, writing and re-writing, organizing and editing (many times!), and composing a logical, sensible, and (hopefully) inspired piece of writing.
So THAT is why blog posts have been put on the back burner. I’ll try to provide monthly updates on my progress, and in between times, I humbly ask that you keep me in your prayers, as I struggle to do God’s work with my talent of writing. I thank you in advance for those prayers!
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