Closer, the book

Closer: Spiritual Reflections for Writers and Thinkers helps people of faith grow closer to God through the acts of writing and thinking, so that they can live full, authentic lives as the person who they are made to be.

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The process all started more than ten years before the book was released into the wild.

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I had graduated from college during a recession. I’d started my university education at a time when organizations simply wanted their employees to have a degree in something and I ended with a degree when organizations preferred their new employees to start with at least five years of professional, working experience in the field they were hiring.

So.

I sat at home in my pajamas applying for teaching jobs every day of the summer. I worked for a family member, too, so at least I had a summer income. While I worked I had a lot of time to think about fun things, like actually becoming the writer I dreamed of being. Like actually writing a book. Like continuing to write regularly as I’d been doing while I was a student.

(By the way…I also have signed copied of Closer: Companion Journal for Writers & Thinkers available to purchase here.)

My summer job with family was an assembly line and I was quicker than the machine (yay, me!) and this meant I could write my thoughts and book ideas in a notebook between assembly. Thankfully my boss was a supportive family member (because I got the work done efficiently and quickly — my writing along the way didn’t slow me down).

When 4:30pm hit, I’d clock out and hop into my car, clutching my notes from the day. I’d charge through the door of my mom’s house, still wearing my greasy clothes from the machine shop and I’d plop down at the dining room table with my notebook. I’d spend the next 30 to 60 minutes furiously scribbling all of the thoughts I’d had about the notes I’d jotted that day.

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By the way…I also have signed copied of Closer: Companion Journal for Writers & Thinkers available to purchase here.
Now you can get your words out from brain to page and into the hands of readers who will devour them, too.

I wanted everything that had been swirling around all day to get on the page. And, I was curious about what might come out.

I had a practice of capturing ideas all day in a scrap of notebook paper.

I had a practice of expanding the ideas every day when I got home from work.

I had a practice of showing up every day as the writer I wanted to be.

Listen to pre-launch day reflections here.

This practice meant that I was available daily for the muse to come and inspire me. In this book’s case, my muse was the Holy Spirit. And, I developed a practice of listening for the Holy Spirit, noticing where God is in my daily life, and looking for what I could learn from God to get closer to Him.

📚You can find a signed copy of my book Closer: Spiritual Reflections for Writers & Thinkers here.

(By the way…I also have signed copied of Closer: Companion Journal for Writers & Thinkers available to purchase here.)

📚You can find my book on pretty much wherever books are sold. If you enjoy reading my book, please leave an honest review on Amazon: 

📚You can order the Kindle or print version on Amazon. 
The print version is available at the following (& more!) locations, regionally:

🇺🇸US readers order print copies here.

🇦🇺Australian readers order print copies here.

🇬🇧UK readers order print copies here.

Closer is a collection of essays about every day events where I experienced the presence of God and learned to grow closer in my relationship with Him.

The format is simple:
a) Here’s my story.
b) Here’s how you and I, dear reader, are in it together.
c) Here are some questions to think about where you might notice God.
d) Here’s a prompt for you to write YOUR story.
e) Read. Write. Think. Repeat.

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📚You can find my book on Amazon or wherever books are sold. If you enjoy reading my book, please leave an honest review on Amazon: 

📚You can order the Kindle or print version on Amazon. 
The print version is available at the following (& more!) locations, regionally:

🇺🇸US readers order print copies here.

🇦🇺Australian readers order print copies here.

🇬🇧UK readers order print copies here.

Listen to pre-launch day reflections here.