I’m Back
So I took a month off. To think and pray and get quiet. A couple of folks approached me about writing another book… and I wanted to get still and see what I was hearing. When I wrote, Fatherless Generation: Redeeming the Story, it felt like more than a book. Much more.
It was my story and the story of a generation. It was a lamentation. And a call to hope. I felt strong personal conviction and responsibility to tell this story and call people into it. The book was first a doctoral dissertation in 2005 and when I originally thought about publishing it, I didn’t get a lot of interest. Frankly, people didn’t really believe in the message, or that it was important enough to make a book about or that a book would sell. So I kinda let it go.
Then, a couple years later, my friend Don Miller approached me and told me that it was really important and I should try to publish it. So, without an agent, I sent out a few random emails to info@ … to the top publishing houses. Random emails without much of a chance. But a few months later, I heard back from HarperCollins/Zondervan and they picked it up. So we were off to the races.
I say all this to say that there was something supernatural – very supernatural – in the last book. Even though the book is on it’s 4th printing, it is a message that’s still finding its wings. So the last thing I want to do is just write another “book” or write something that is a distraction from the main message of Fatherless Generation. So here I sit, in the mountains listening to Mumford and Bon Iver. And listening for the still small voice. I’ll let you know what I hear.
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John:
I miss your inspiration back here in So Cal. Your beliefs and understanding inspires all that come into contact with you. You are a blessing my friend.
thank you barak! we miss you and SoCal too… we really do. hope to connect with you next time i am down there. God speed, john
John,
I’ve literally fallen onto this website by following Don Miller’s links for the Mentoring Project. After reading Don’s book, To Own a Dragon, God prompted me to start journaling my own experience of fatherlessness from a woman’s perspective. It’s since turned into a book idea, but like you, I’m finding mainstream publishers difficult to attract. I’ve tried to let go to see if I’m misunderstanding God’s voice but the more I do, the more women share with me the need for this book as a tool for healing.
In July, I’m attempting to present the proposal again at the She Speaks writers’ conference. Would you (or Donald) be interested in writing an excerpt for this book if perchance it is published?
Humbly,
Dawn Aldrich
Author of Auntie’s House (my children’s book)
OH SNAP! John, How exciting. Can’t wait to see what happens.