Recently I assisted three new authors with the publishing process. From start to finish: formatting, uploading files, book covers, tips of the trade, and being published as an Indie author. They now have digital and paperback books available for purchase. It isn’t that I have great knowledge, or know all the tricks of the trades, but after publishing ten books myself I am able to assist.
I didn’t help them because I wanted accolades or payment, but because I wanted to help them each obtain their goals of getting their books in front of others. They all have wonderful devotional books, but their writing styles are different than mine, which is great. It takes different styles of authors to impact different people.
Ironically, three of us have one thing in common. Our first name is Mary. I have sent group emails with information to the Marys, because it pertains to them specifically and their goals. When I do this, I call it a 3-way Mary email. Just like a 3-way bulb, different authors bring a unique brightness to this world.
As Psalm 139:14 says, “Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.” The 3-way Mary is wonderfully complex as in Susan, which means each of us has a unique personality, writing ability, and writing style as an author. We also all display different God given characteristics that make us unique in this world. We are an example of God’s wonderful workmanship, in a unique and marvelous way.
This world would be a boring place and books would be mundane, if we were all created the same, with the same styles, and the same likes and dislikes in life. Variety is what makes learning from one another exciting. I encourage you to read a variety of authors and devotionals that are easily available in today’s world. Each book is unique and wonderfully written, just like the authors are unique in God’s eyes. But, if you are looking for suggestions, I recommend three new authors on the 3-way bulb that brightens your pathway to Jesus.
God’s Magnificent Creatures by Mary Rogers, Faith and Goats by Susan Criswell, and Sloppy Christianity by Mary O. Miller!
Enjoy the devotional books and study materials God puts before you as you grow closer to Christ. And, remember to pray and thank God for making everyone in this world unique and wonderfully complex…including yourself!
