Publishing goal for my (in development) book...
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:00 pm
Friends, I am writing a book titled: TERROR STRIKES (This is a fact/fiction blend book). Actually, it was mostly written and already copyright in 2006. However, never published. I am revisiting it now PRAYING that enough inspiration comes and can flow onto the pages to actually be worthy a publishing/selling. It is a Christian book, but not in a traditional sense. By the title you obviously know the over-riding theme, but as with most manuscripts several sub-themes usually are present. I am hoping for SUBTLE NUDGES to non-believers that may read my book, would want to learn more about Christ.
Each chapter starts with a TEASER QUOTE. A few of those, are Scripture passages. But, again, I am actually AVOIDING too much Scripture quoting, going for more subtle, gentle, influencing. I will share a portion of COMIC RELIEF chapter further down. I, of course, welcome your thoughts - why otherwise would I be posting, right? LOL
But before that, I want to share with you an email I sent several of my close friends to see what kind of reaction that I might get....
-------- that email, plus most of it posted to GAB, GETTR, PARLER, more --------
More importantly, OBJECTIVELY, if it were NOT ME YOUR FRIEND would this be something you'd be interested in???
Hey gang, got a strange post for y'all....
How avid a Reader are you?
I am more a - wait until it is a movie person but I can share that my favorite book I would likely say is THE SECOND COMING OF LUCAS BROKAW!
My favorite movie: The Thirteenth Floor.
Why I ask is, I started writing a novel back in 2005-2006. I just was never able to get all the pieces in place to finish it to a point that it could be Published. Well, I feel God put it back into my Life now. I know I still will not be able to get everything like I'd want it to consider it good enough for Publishing, so I am going to look for a ghost-writer to help bolster a couple weak chapters that need some work and likely the transition chapter that was my ultimate hangup from the first 3/5's of the book to tie the ending that I wrote back in 2006. It was copyrighted in 2006, to protect what I did/do have. Hoping to have Published some time in 2022.
Again, the reason I say all that, is to ask this... The following is my BOOK ELEVATOR PITCH:
Terror Strikes is not just a Book, but a Book within a Book as the lead, Marten a newspaper man, is writing a Book about Terrorism. It is also a Blog, within a Book, as Marten uses his Blog* as some source material (why reinvent the well if you have related material that can go into the book, right?). Terror Strikes not only acts as a history lesson and warning, but concepts of not just those lost but Survivors Guilt and other related issues surrounding Violent acts effecting everyday life.
some of the additional things are Survivors Guilt (and how it drives some to suicide), PTSD (same suicide concerns), recovering from loss, Love vs Hate, etc...
Part history book, part drama, part just me being weird (lol)....
Not only deals with Terrorism, but how the Left seems to at times be sympathetic with their BLAME AMERICA for everything stances, and several sub-threads of FASCICRATS hate, bad policy (like weak on Terrorists and all Criminals in general these days), etc...
Not a Christian Book, per se, but does touch on MORALS from a Christian perspectives (including Abortion issue (briefly)).
(for a synopsis sneak-peak see the SYNOPSIS attachment at: https://jlenarddetroit.locals.com/post/ ... -bookstand )
Is that something you would want to consider reading?!?!?
* The BLOG WITHIN THE BOOK is a new development (and somewhat a new concept, I cannot say NO-ONE has done or doing it, but I've not seen it yet. However, Blogs/Vlogs are one of the THINGS now with the wide available FREE SPACE on the Internet people can put them). And perhaps part of why 2006 wasn't right for my manuscript but today is?!?! I just thought of it last week. Since I had BOOK WITHIN BOOK already then I thought the play of using some of my own online articles that would fit/related and be able to copy them in as new chapter pieces. A cheat, I can cut/paste them, and make minor changes to put them in the voice of my lead character likely cutting a week or two of writing. Once I put a month work in to build on what I had and bring it up to date (sitting around since 2006, some parts are stale and outdated needing updating) then I can seriously look for the right ghostwriter. I need to find one willing to work with my Disability Income Budget. One who will hopefully do for less up front, have cowriter and some royalties option!
Anyway, weird post like I said.
YOUR THOUGHTS?!?!?
And an aside,
what other book you gonna get a discussion on both...
Psychological Projection
and Schrodinger's Cat theorem
?!?!? lol ?!?!?!?
The former seems obvious fit with topic
does wondering how the latter is worked in intrigue anyone?
LOL
I'm laughing, but seriously I do employ them.
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The last few paragraphs from COMIC RELIEF chapter, after the lead character interacts with a couple of strangers...
"
Marten recalled “love your neighbor, as yourself,” and he certainly knew he welcomed the kindness of strangers. While an odd one, it was a bit of a “random act of kindness” in a loose sense that the term oft used.
Likewise, his Christianity surfaced, he recalled Matthew too: “you shall know them by their fruits!” Contextually applicable beyond the negative connotation about misdeeds, but too those who engage in good-deeds. Alas, Marten thought, so many love to tout only certain scripture while at times completely overlooking other relevant passages that provide context, a clarification, an extension, of other life-lessons of the Bible. There is far more to Ephesians 1:7 “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” and much beyond that is still expected of Christians. Again, be “Brother’s Keeper” clearly commands an action, a deed, a task, at test of own personal worthiness by that which we afford others.
It important to “act” as a Christian, not just tell people one is. Not just spout Scriptures, and expect that a non-believer will immediately fall to their knees and join the faith because they memorized lines to repeat. “Show, Don’t Tell” in the verse of the Canadian Rock group Rush. Indeed, demonstrate, while welcome someone to Christ. If you wear a visible Cross necklace, your actions will speak more than your words about it. Give them the “word” when knowing they are really open to hearing them, and ready for their next step toward redemption.
So, yes, humor would have to be an inclusion. Faithful words of encouragement too. His book would be a multiple “Mission” including that in the Christian Missionary sense. He was “called” to this book, and glory to God must be part. To be a Christian messenger, but not an over-bearing one so-as to not have someone tune-out from the message having been too aggressive.
"
I wrote in my lead feeling CALLED, just as I felt to writing the book in 2006, but clearly it wasn't MEANT TO BE then - I feel it was all necessary then, for it to be able to better developed these 15ish years later.
additional sample text in: http://tinyurl.com/TerrorStrikes-Synopsis
I WELCOME YOUR THOUGHTS!
Joseph Martin Lenard (@JLenardDetroit)
Each chapter starts with a TEASER QUOTE. A few of those, are Scripture passages. But, again, I am actually AVOIDING too much Scripture quoting, going for more subtle, gentle, influencing. I will share a portion of COMIC RELIEF chapter further down. I, of course, welcome your thoughts - why otherwise would I be posting, right? LOL
But before that, I want to share with you an email I sent several of my close friends to see what kind of reaction that I might get....
-------- that email, plus most of it posted to GAB, GETTR, PARLER, more --------
More importantly, OBJECTIVELY, if it were NOT ME YOUR FRIEND would this be something you'd be interested in???
Hey gang, got a strange post for y'all....
How avid a Reader are you?
I am more a - wait until it is a movie person but I can share that my favorite book I would likely say is THE SECOND COMING OF LUCAS BROKAW!
My favorite movie: The Thirteenth Floor.
Why I ask is, I started writing a novel back in 2005-2006. I just was never able to get all the pieces in place to finish it to a point that it could be Published. Well, I feel God put it back into my Life now. I know I still will not be able to get everything like I'd want it to consider it good enough for Publishing, so I am going to look for a ghost-writer to help bolster a couple weak chapters that need some work and likely the transition chapter that was my ultimate hangup from the first 3/5's of the book to tie the ending that I wrote back in 2006. It was copyrighted in 2006, to protect what I did/do have. Hoping to have Published some time in 2022.
Again, the reason I say all that, is to ask this... The following is my BOOK ELEVATOR PITCH:
Terror Strikes is not just a Book, but a Book within a Book as the lead, Marten a newspaper man, is writing a Book about Terrorism. It is also a Blog, within a Book, as Marten uses his Blog* as some source material (why reinvent the well if you have related material that can go into the book, right?). Terror Strikes not only acts as a history lesson and warning, but concepts of not just those lost but Survivors Guilt and other related issues surrounding Violent acts effecting everyday life.
some of the additional things are Survivors Guilt (and how it drives some to suicide), PTSD (same suicide concerns), recovering from loss, Love vs Hate, etc...
Part history book, part drama, part just me being weird (lol)....
Not only deals with Terrorism, but how the Left seems to at times be sympathetic with their BLAME AMERICA for everything stances, and several sub-threads of FASCICRATS hate, bad policy (like weak on Terrorists and all Criminals in general these days), etc...
Not a Christian Book, per se, but does touch on MORALS from a Christian perspectives (including Abortion issue (briefly)).
(for a synopsis sneak-peak see the SYNOPSIS attachment at: https://jlenarddetroit.locals.com/post/ ... -bookstand )
Is that something you would want to consider reading?!?!?
* The BLOG WITHIN THE BOOK is a new development (and somewhat a new concept, I cannot say NO-ONE has done or doing it, but I've not seen it yet. However, Blogs/Vlogs are one of the THINGS now with the wide available FREE SPACE on the Internet people can put them). And perhaps part of why 2006 wasn't right for my manuscript but today is?!?! I just thought of it last week. Since I had BOOK WITHIN BOOK already then I thought the play of using some of my own online articles that would fit/related and be able to copy them in as new chapter pieces. A cheat, I can cut/paste them, and make minor changes to put them in the voice of my lead character likely cutting a week or two of writing. Once I put a month work in to build on what I had and bring it up to date (sitting around since 2006, some parts are stale and outdated needing updating) then I can seriously look for the right ghostwriter. I need to find one willing to work with my Disability Income Budget. One who will hopefully do for less up front, have cowriter and some royalties option!
Anyway, weird post like I said.
YOUR THOUGHTS?!?!?
And an aside,
what other book you gonna get a discussion on both...
Psychological Projection
and Schrodinger's Cat theorem
?!?!? lol ?!?!?!?
The former seems obvious fit with topic
does wondering how the latter is worked in intrigue anyone?
LOL
I'm laughing, but seriously I do employ them.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
The last few paragraphs from COMIC RELIEF chapter, after the lead character interacts with a couple of strangers...
"
Marten recalled “love your neighbor, as yourself,” and he certainly knew he welcomed the kindness of strangers. While an odd one, it was a bit of a “random act of kindness” in a loose sense that the term oft used.
Likewise, his Christianity surfaced, he recalled Matthew too: “you shall know them by their fruits!” Contextually applicable beyond the negative connotation about misdeeds, but too those who engage in good-deeds. Alas, Marten thought, so many love to tout only certain scripture while at times completely overlooking other relevant passages that provide context, a clarification, an extension, of other life-lessons of the Bible. There is far more to Ephesians 1:7 “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” and much beyond that is still expected of Christians. Again, be “Brother’s Keeper” clearly commands an action, a deed, a task, at test of own personal worthiness by that which we afford others.
It important to “act” as a Christian, not just tell people one is. Not just spout Scriptures, and expect that a non-believer will immediately fall to their knees and join the faith because they memorized lines to repeat. “Show, Don’t Tell” in the verse of the Canadian Rock group Rush. Indeed, demonstrate, while welcome someone to Christ. If you wear a visible Cross necklace, your actions will speak more than your words about it. Give them the “word” when knowing they are really open to hearing them, and ready for their next step toward redemption.
So, yes, humor would have to be an inclusion. Faithful words of encouragement too. His book would be a multiple “Mission” including that in the Christian Missionary sense. He was “called” to this book, and glory to God must be part. To be a Christian messenger, but not an over-bearing one so-as to not have someone tune-out from the message having been too aggressive.
"
I wrote in my lead feeling CALLED, just as I felt to writing the book in 2006, but clearly it wasn't MEANT TO BE then - I feel it was all necessary then, for it to be able to better developed these 15ish years later.
additional sample text in: http://tinyurl.com/TerrorStrikes-Synopsis
I WELCOME YOUR THOUGHTS!
Joseph Martin Lenard (@JLenardDetroit)