Am I the first brave sole to spike up to say that was constructional, if a wee bit raw? Writning my first proposal this mourning, following Hyatt download, of curse. The post fierced me to take a brake, give out a lafgh, and remember to take priffing serially.
Michael, I'm tempted to go just to meet you (well...and pitch my book, Generational Fathering).
But, talk about "creative," how would I explain to my wife why I'm gone for a week? I swore off cruises on the onliest one we took. I'm a retired Navy captain, got to get to the bridge, chat with the captain...made the "mistake" of asking if, the cruise lacking a chaplain, I could conduct services on Sunday. Went great...until the rare loudspeaker call, "Captain Taylor, please report to the Cruise Director." I instinctively went, "Aye, Aye," headed to the office discovered I was being asked to tend to the death of one of the passengers. Then another. Then another. But I did get a bottle of wine for using up most of two days of my "vacation". If you guarantee no one will die or that YOU will be the chaplain, I just might go.
Your advice makes me schizoid. Early stages of my own book, an admonition to fathers and grandfathers to build, together, a godly legacy. I've printed off in stacks around the study your avice about building an s-media following, prepping good proposal, et. al. I want, passionately, to have appeal enough for Nelson or a traditional publisher. I think of the "Goodin alternative" as a fallback. I've begun sliding (backsliding?) in that direction; easier, maybe? You yank me back to "going fer it," the golden ring. Question: Should a first-time author put all his energy (and hope) in "getting published" or in self-publishing? Doing both could dissipate. Wrong early choice could a one-way dead-end.
Nice, new friend. I was nurture on Calvary Road and We Would See Jesus as a teen. Brokenness is a lost truth. Bet it's harder for younger Xgens and Millennials centered around themselves and presumptions of the self-management of life. BTW: Excellent graphic. I'll share it.
PS: Maybe we can trade guest posts. My series from young Taylor's Rite of Passage challenge will carry me through the week. Might be something worth passing on.
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Kevin, Caught my attention from my own blog a couple days ago. This one is new and not ready for prime time but I think you'll like how Fathering up the steep hill and the Sherpas God make available way too often go unused.
(www.gendads.com) I speak of not doing it alone because often we don't partner with the "forgotten" generation, the dads of the dads to help bring the third generation to be the good and godly lighthouses for a dark, chaotic generations ahead.
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I like the "Best Friend" title your wife earned in "About Me". Be encouraged, better friending ahead. 45 years sez so. Thus, writing a book, Generational Fathering. @ www.com to prod legacy fathering. I'll stay in touch.
NICE and simple. I've given a few sermons and lots of devotionals. My soninlaw (and co-author of our book in process, Generational Fathering) is a therapist, the illustration is a good one, but this is the first time I've heard this illustration. ____In an uncomfortable coincidence, today my wife of 45 years and I had one of those "you don't understand me" spats. Distance. In a take of your comment, it was that distance that drew me to look at my distance with my Lord. Sorta like a dance, in this case we chose to step away from each other. Distance ain't good for intimate dancing. The Lord is reminding me my dance with Him was a bit remote. Like you say, distance breeds distance. Tomorrow's devotional will be followed by a step in the right direction, a hug from Him, a hug to her.
Funny thing happening on my way to the publishing circus. Soninlaw, co-author, a Gen Xer, has no clue. Barely uses cell, never doest text. So here I am four generations away from the Millennial (5) kids he is letting me help him raise on the fathering side, and I am pumping him on the need for this "tribe" and following thing. Printing your counsel here, Michael. We've a site, but the biggest nextest thing is our blog-to-be, GenDads. If I don't print this off, he won't be a-reading it.
AHHHhhhh. Thanks so much, Michael. The comment about "young and hip," I mean. Come to think of it, I don't have the other three illusions to a fast track to authors' success. I'll turn 70 in a month and am finally getting my passion in to a book, the working title of which, Generational Fathering, goes way out from "hip"--and fast.!____Side note: I've been touched by and prayed over your Tweets of compassion for your brother-in-law.
Mikie sent me. Clear, simple, sound, and not just catchy. Am printing and pasting for family devotions. Opening a new blog, mainly for dads, of a similar bent. Laying it out now and I like your model. Don't quite get the ad stuff though.
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