Today is the official publication day for my new book, Sacred Margins: On the Spiritual Life of a Writer. Flinging a project into the world is always a balance of sheer terror, exhilaration, crushing doubt, hope, fear of hubris, and the knowledge that you’ve done your best.

May these scribblings speak in a small way into the heart of every reader.

From the back cover:
Part spiritual formation and part reflection on craft, Sacred Margins: On the Spiritual Life of a Writer draws from Scripture, vast reading, and decades of experience in publishing to explore the interior life of the writer—the hidden places where words are formed long before they reach the page.

Table of Contents:

Part One: Sacred Margins

1. The Yearn to Write
2. The Alchemy of Memory
3. The Wonder of Imagination
4. The Transparency of Broken Places
5. The Crucible of Lament
6. The Carnage of Time
7. The Plight of Self-Doubt
8. The Gravity of Waiting
9. The Agony of Criticism
10. The Peril of Success
11. The Darkness Can Be Pierced
12. Perseverance in the Sacred Craft

Part Two: Rekindle Your Inner Fire
         Twenty-one Spiritual Exercises

Part Three: A Lifetime Reading Plan

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