My Journey to Me – The Discovery
Discovering Who You Are – One Day at a Time
A quick note here cause I’m winding down. Or gearing up, depending upon how you look at it.
I printed out my entire book two weeks ago. I’m in the process of doing what I call Phase One editing. Phase One is me editing for grammar, spelling and punctuation. I’m also making sure the sentences and paragraphs flow together and there are no gaps in information. To my surprise I’m re-learning or reminding myself of many personal growth concepts I wrote about. Continue reading “Book Update – June”
Ever see a scene in a movie where a person is running toward a place, but instead of the place getting closer, the place keeps moving further away from the person? That’s how I felt about my book.
I’ve been writing and editing, but the end seemed no where in sight. That is until the other day when I decided to give a status report to my publisher and my accountability partner. I inventoried my work and was very surprised. This is what I discovered:
1- There is a working title for the book which is huge because I wanted one that would grab someone’s attention and make that person want to pick up the book and read it (no, I’m not ready to tell you yet)
2 -There are 17 substantive chapters: 12 are done subject to a few more tweaks before they are submitted to my publisher, 3 are being drafted and 2 need to be written.
3- There are 5 reference/informational chapters, 2 are finalized.
Wow! The end is in sight.
Check back in May for another update. 
About this time last year, I started writing a book.
I was inspired, in part, by my friends, Joy T.J. Riley (@GetJoyNTheMorn; http://getyourjoyinthemorning.blogspot.com) and Angela Solomon (@mlmwives; http://www.mlmwives.com) who had just written books and felt I could do it too. I picked the topic of personal development since I passionate about people living up to their full God-given potential. In March, I asked my long-time and best friend, Shirley, to edit the seven chapters I had written so far. Her review helped me to see I needed to revamp my book so that anyone who picked it up could understand and benefit from it. Throughout the summer, I wrote on and off, revising chapters.
Last month, unbeknownst to me, Joy Continue reading “Egad! What Have I Done?”
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I know many of you are wondering what I am doing since you have not seen any new posts from me. I am still working on my book and have set a deadline of July 1st for a completed first draft. But at this time, I want to give you, my loyal reader, a sneak peek at what is to come. Here is an excerpt from upcoming book on personal development. Enjoy! (and feel free to leave a comment!)
A JOURNAL A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.”
Exodus 17:14 (NJKV)
God knows our nature. He knows that as human beings, we are easily distracted and forgetful. Throughout the Bible, God instructed people to write things down (Exodus 34:27-28, Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Deuteronomy 11:1-21, Deuteronomy 31:19). He did so because He wanted to make sure consistent information was remembered and passed to later generations.
The act of writing information is a profound action with a profound effect on you. When you write something, you engage your mind and body, your whole self. Let me explain. Continue reading “An Excerpt from My Upcoming Book…………”
I have not put up a post since February because of books, another author’s and mine. A couple of weeks ago, I finished editing an awesome book by Lanette R. Frazier. (@lanetterfrazier). Ms. Frazier is a dynamic woman who enjoys helping other people to reach phenomenal goals in their life. Her book, Standing Victoriously Over Your Storm, is about overcoming life’s challenges. Her testimonies, as well as the testimonies of other overcomers, will take your breath away and give you the strength to overcome also. Get your copy at www.lanetterfrazier.com.
As for my book, I have outlined the chapters, written the introduction and half of the chapters. (there are fourteen). Last week, I took my first step toward publishing. I released what I had written. Those pages, neatly doubled-spaced and on blue and white paper, are now in the hands of my editor!
I can’t wait to get her input. In the meantime, I write.
Years ago, I wanted to write a book that inspired and encouraged women. I didn’t know what I wanted to say or how to say it. So other than having the idea, I did nothing.
When I started this blog in 2010, I had in the back of my mind that I could use the blog to record stuff now that I would put into a book later. I could also use the blog to dip my toe in the water to see if what I wrote about really helped others. Well, I got solid feedback telling me people were being helped. So I wrote and wrote, and kept getting great feedback but I still didn’t see a book. I didn’t see any commonality in my posts to make a book.
Now life is funny. Last year, I helped two friends, now authors, produce their first books. I edited their books. It was exciting being part of the creative and book publishing processes. And my desire to write a book rose again. It really kicked off in November. I toyed with a concept for a book, but finally settled on another in December. And began writing! So far, I have: Continue reading “Blog: The Book”
My Journey to Me - The Discovery 