When In Doubt, Write

• Life has yet to deliver the day when I don’t want to write–as a craft, as a hobby, as a personal development tool…and yes, sometimes for “work”. Below are some of the projects that represent the many kinds of writings touching my life these days.
• My friend Brad Johnson released the e-book Four Laws of Forgiveness. Brad is a life-long pastor and counselor who has poured his own experiences–both successes and failures–into capturing how forgiveness really works. I had the pleasure to work on the developmental editing behind the book and can tell you it freshly challenged my laziness in the face of opportunity to forgive. People of the Second Chance fans, this is right up your ally.
• Speaking of POTSC, if you read Gracenomics and have the heart to seek second chances group-style, there are Participant Guides and Videos to make grace a community experience.
• On another front, I’m loving curating and editing a book project for Moody press that will bring together many writers and artists from the STORY community. It’s called Inciting Incidents and deals with pivotal moments in life, where the decisions made in crucial moments direct us closer to or away from our best futures. More to come.
• Doing some work on Josh Shipp’s upcoming second book too. I was largely unfamiliar with Josh’s work, outside of knowing his name was somehow attached to “youth speaker”. But after spending some time immersed in his life story and observing where it’s taken him (far beyond “youth speaker”), I’m sold. This guy is an automatic win for a youth/college audience seeking life direction.
• In other news, this week, I have the privilege to help capture the story of a successful anesthesiologist who overcame a life-altering, disabling injury in his late teens. Believe me, half the notes I take will be for my own learning. Determined to let some faith and perseverance rub off on me.
• Still working on a newly contracted book which will resource people of faith and/or church communities who want to intentionally study and get to know the community they serve.  You can get a little taste of the exercises and subscribe to get future exercises and sample chapters here.
• There will also be new free guides coming to the “How to Start a Book” section of this website so make sure to add your name to the 70 people already somewhere on their book-writing journey. (It’s free. Save your pennies.)
• Do you have an opinion on what is the best word to capture the concept of “brotherhood”? I’d love to hear it as I work on the pitch for another book I’m currently working on. Weigh in here.
• As always, if you’re in the beginning stages of writing a book and have questions about the process, please feel free to drop me a line. I try to answer all questions received through emails either personally or via a blog post (if the info would be helpful to many). I’d love to share anything I know which might be of service to you or to help point you in the direction of good information if your question lies outside my expertise. When a good idea advances, we all advance.
• Have you been trying to start writing a book? Here’s something free to get you on your way!
• Are you looking for someone to help you make a book online? One option is to use a publishing service like Lulu, which lets you create and print your book online. You can enter the code WELCOME at checkout for a 15% discount on your first order. (Offer available for a limited time only.)
• Find a few minutes to sneak away and write this weekend!