Truly the strangest thing – I can’t explain what The Fine Line is about! I really can’t! It’s the first question people ask and the only question I can’t answer!! So, it shouldn’t surprise you that I struggled and struggled to get a synopsis to the publisher for the front flap of the hardcover. I truly think it’s because I’m so engulfed in the novel itself that I can’t pick out one main theme, one exact “pursuit”. The byline “One Passion. One Prison. One Pursuit” isn’t exactly a window into the storyline, maybe a peephole at best. So many areas of life come and go throughout the novel. It was hard to narrow it down and identify the big picture. Several sheets of paper with words and phrases jotted in every direction resulted in this:
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March 17, 2013
A quick phone call to tell my dad that we would be in Iowa the week of March 10th took a quick turn when I asked him a simple question, “What are you doing?” Totally catching me off-guard, he said, “Well, I just got done reading an article about you.” What?!?
I knew my article would be featured in my hometown newspaper, The Newton Daily News, but I had no idea when. I was so excited to read my very first newspaper plug on The Fine Line. I loved it. I overlooked the grammatical errors, (hey, there are a few in The Fine Line itself -even after months of eyes combing the pages) and enjoyed Ty Rushing’s angle. His opening lines cracked me up and made me feel like I was a part of something bigger, something huge, something . . . magnificent, the world of published authors.
A few weeks ago, my first tears emerged when my name become searchable on Barnes and Noble. The realization that I am an author; I do have a book. It happened. It’s happening. And it’s not the accomplishment or the coolness, although it is both an accomplishment and cool compared to my daily routines, but it is, rather, the complete surrender to God’s plan for my life. I’ve been holding on to this calling for so long, keeping it to myself, hiding it at times, even refusing to let it emerge. So, for me, seeing it all unfold before me is evidence that when I surrendered and gave it to God, He took over, He is taking over, and He will take it wherever He wants.
So, here’s a link to article #1. https://www.newtondailynews.com/2013/03/06/the-fine-line-author-credits-newton-schools-for-success/awz6me2/
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