I was so touched recently when an author
acquaintance mentioned beloved novelist Janette Oke’s perspective on her books.
In Janette
Oke: A Heart for the Prairie, we find these words, “As her writing
career blossomed she tried to picture each one of her books as a little ‘paper
missionary.’”
It is such a blessing when I’m out and about and one of you will mention something in a post or I receive a comment through social media or email. Thank you dear friends, for trusting me with the time you spend reading here. You are a blessing.
I’ve been thinking about that with a new book, A Plan for Everything,
releasing on January 21. Last week I was interviewed by a Canadian author and this week a blog hosted from Africa went live. Words from I Chronicles 16:24 come to mind, "Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples." I have
over a dozen interviews in process at the moment, and I’m praying those little “paper missionaries” will be going out reaching people in
places I will likely never go and touching people I will never meet, at least
this side of heaven. I love the characters in A Plan for Everything, and I love Worthville, Georgia where it is
set. I believe the message is an important one. I hope readers do, too.
It is an exciting prospect and a great
privilege to have this opportunity. I do not take it for granted. Just because
I’ve worked a long time toward this goal does not entitle me to what is
happening today. I know people who have worked just as hard and are still
trying to get published. It is simply Grace with a capital G.
I see writing as a calling and I try to be
obedient to what God has asked me to do. The result, I pray, is a book God can
use to touch readers and meet needs that perhaps they don’t even know they
have. I hope that after finishing one of my books, a reader will experience some element of positive change. It
would be worth all my time and effort if even one gains hope or encouragement, comes
to know God a little better or even for the first time.
So, if you will, would you help my
little “paper missionary” take wings by sharing this post on social media,
forwarding to a reader friend, or just tell someone about A Plan
for Everything. Despite all the marketing efforts, it’s said that about
eighty percent of books are sold by word-of-mouth.
It is such a blessing when I’m out and about and one of you will mention something in a post or I receive a comment through social media or email. Thank you dear friends, for trusting me with the time you spend reading here. You are a blessing.
Here’s the back cover copy for A Plan
for Everything:
Connie’s Coffee and Cones is thriving,
and owner Connie Spencer is right on track to realize her dream of expanding
into a catering business. She believes she owes her success to her remarkable
ability to plan. In fact, she has a plan for everything. At least, she thought
she did—until Michael Cole appears in Worthville.
Michael has an agenda of his own—and a
competing business—that threatens to derail everything Connie hopes for
professionally. And if that isn’t enough, Michael carries a secret that could
cause a backlash for both of them. So, why does she find herself attracted to
him? When an accident on a rain-slicked highway leaves Michael temporarily
incapacitated, Connie is presented with a dilemma she never saw coming—helping
the man she’s falling for, or moving ahead with her meticulous plans.
As life spirals out of her control and
Connie faces losing everything, she questions whether her plans are enough. But
if hers aren’t, whose are? As she searches for the answer, she learns she must
come to terms with her deepest hurt in order to embrace a higher plan for her
future.
Digital A Plan for Everything now in Presell. and HERE for Print. Print HERE at Anaiah Press.
Digital A Plan for Everything now in Presell. and HERE for Print. Print HERE at Anaiah Press.
