When I was writing for just a few short years I was so filled with faith that a book would come forth with my writing that I took a leap in faith as a child would do. Let me know if you agree also. One day as I was in prayer I was prompted to get one of my books that I read by a Christian author, it was a specific book by a specific author I was to go and get. I retrieves the book and I was to look on the back cover to see who the publisher was next to the logo they use. I found the name of the publisher and I was now on my mission. To send in an excerpt from my writing back then. Now, mind you I do have a degree in communications from an accredited university but no experience whatsoever in protocol or format when submitting a portion of what I thought was a manuscript. I did as I only knew how to do. I physically made copies of my written words in my journal and sent them to the publishing company requesting publication. I had incredible faith then and I truly acted as a child would act when their parent asked them to trust them and then follow through. It is done out of love and respect and because of that total trust you have in your parent. If a parent said it was safe to do something a child only knows to trust those that are placed in their life as the ones to guide them. I followed through.
You see, back then it was a done deal as far as I was concerned, if Jesus told me to do it I believed nothing less than a book to come forth. You see this was a first of many firsts in my life. This act was followed by being prophesied over of the same nature, a person prophesied over me that they saw pages of pages of writing as in a book format. God puts the desire and talent/gifts inside of you to bring them forth in His time and manner. Are you willing to follow the leading of Holy Spirit?
It was months later that I received a letter in the mail. It was a rejection letter with encouragement also within the letter. Someone actually read what I sent in that was something to rejoice in. I never pursued their suggestion back then because it was not time. My job was to follow through with the sending of some of my writings.
There had to be much more growth; learning; experiences in life; and humbling of myself. The writing continued throughout the years but it is now in this season of my life that I grasped a new tool as the creative force in allowing others to read my book, it is via my blog. This amazes me so much at times when I think of how I have come along even in the way I write now. I use to be so religious in my format back then with telling where I was or what church I was at or if I was taking communion at church etc. I even use to hand write everything in a journal or on a piece of paper. When I began to compose my writings that you may see now, that was only after going through journals. I transcribed them from written form into type written format. Even as I was getting use to sitting at the keyboard to do this I then slowly began to take direction of now experiencing writing right at the keyboard. I gradually weened away from hand writing then typing to just typing now for the most part. Now, if I am somewhere that is not conducive to typing at a keyboard I will still hand write and then type when I get the opportunity. It truly amazes me how things have come along in a few short years with the technology we have at our fingertips.
Not only am I amazed with the process of blogging I am just as amazed with the technology of a GPS. When I first graduated from college I was in an outside merchandiser/sales position in which I had to rotate where I was to go daily every six weeks. Do you want to guess how I handled that? My former husband purchased me a map and push pins and I would sit on the floor and try to map out where I was going daily and not only that I had to read a map in the car as I travelled from one destination to the next. When I sit in my car and use a GPS it still makes me thankful for today's technology that allows me to still plan a day but not have to put all the time consuming effort into actually reading a map and writing out directions etc. I recommend a GPS unit for every woman that drives a car, seriously. When my daughter graduated from college that is what I gifted her with because I knew that no matter where she would go in her travels she would always be able to get herself back home and I felt better knowing she could find a gas station, emergency places, and even great stores for shopping if she wanted to. They have gone down in price than even a few short years ago. So if you have a daughter going off to college or graduating from college why not get her a GPS for her own use. As a parent it is one of those tools that may put you a little bit at ease. I would also recommend getting your college bound child AAA too. It makes it so nice for you if they should need a tire changed or a tow or a battery jumped that your child is taken care of for the moment. I just seem to be full of all kinds of suggestion now, with that statement I will close for tonight. Blessings and the most peaceful rest for you tonight.
Oh, one last thought...part of the reason I liked this publisher was because of the logo on the back of the book. If my memory serves me correctly it was a cut tree stump with a shoot sprouting forth from the stump. I just loved that since a tree represents life and fruit. I guess I correlate fruit as the product of what comes forth from my writing. Nourishment for the soul of the reader.
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