I want to tell you about my next book
But I also really like round numbers
It’s been almost two years since my book Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness released. It’s been a whirlwind, an adventure, and a privilege to have this book out in the world and to engage with you all as you read it. Thank you.
But many of you (including my agent!) have been wondering when my next book is coming. Well, friends… I’ve been working on it. It hasn’t been pitched yet, so there’s no guarantee. It may have to shift or morph or outright change altogether, but I have a lot of faith in it.
And I want to share it with you… soon. Before I do though, I need some help.
When you’re pitching a book, there’s a lot that goes into whether or not it gets greenlit. The publisher has to decide whether or not they think it will sell, and the primary way (whether it should be this way or not) is the author’s platform. And publishers’ love an email newsletter more than social media, which can change and even go away without warning. (Looking at you, “Twitter.”)
I’m really close to 1500 subscribers to this newsletter, which is a beautiful round number that a publisher can really latch onto. Obviously, you’re already contributing to that, but if you want to help me get further, consider sharing one of my posts. Pick one that was especially impactful for you and share it on social media or, even better, direct email to someone you think would appreciate it.
I’m also very close to 50 *paid* subscribers. (Like, really close. Just a couple away.) Paid subscribers signal to publishers that not only do people like what I write, but some of them will even pay for it! As always, I don’t take lightly the responsibility of being paid (even minimally) to write on this, and I will never put my words behind a paywall. But if just a couple of you who have the ability and desire to support my work financially choose to do so, it would mean the world, and afford me the time to keep sharing more and more of my time.
Read more about my ethic on this here:
So that’s the plan! When I hit those two nice round numbers, I will share with you all the plan for my next book. Until then, however long it takes, I’ll keep writing every week… Really excited for the piece I’m working on for this Friday.
Peace!