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There are two website like people who are doing things similar to myself and are willing to let me use the testimonies they have collected for my book. One of them is precious-testimonies.com. I can use any of their testimonies that they have signed consent forms on, which makes sense. Ages and countries will be hard to find, and many of them have passed, but I am blesssed. Then I got the permission from a woman who helps write a blog called Free and Holy. She has four testimonies at the moment. She said I just needed the permission of those people and I could use them, so I sent out emails today.
For those of you in the dark, this summer I started writing books. Four were poetry books, and three of them are online right now but all are written. Two of them are personal story books, which are in an Our Stories series. The last book is a devotional I am currently working on. It is about the worries that I feel like myself and others around my age struggle with: finances, purity, singleness/becoming a spouse for marriage, general worries, following God's direction, loving others, and loving oneself. It could technically be for anyone, but the whole mawwage/purity section is directed at those who aren't married and all and finances may be too old for youngins.
PRAYER REQUESTS/CALL OUT
If you feel led to contribute a love story of your testimony (how you came to God, your life story with Him, a time that God was just so, so awesome with His power and love with you or someone) please talk to me. Below is more information on these books if you feel interested:
1. Our Stories: Clears Away Tears
This book is a devotional surrounded around people's Christian testimonies. It has journal room and meditational questions at the end of each week/chapter. This is the biggest calling I felt on God through writing. The purpose of this devotional is to help believers and nonbelievers alike. For believers, it reminds us of God's awesome power and love, it helps us feel united as a Christian body. There is just so much power and wonder in people's testimonies. And then for nonbelievers, it shows them why people believe in God, that God has power and such love for sinners, and hopefully help lead them to God.
2. Our Stories: Working Toward a Love that Lasts
This book is a collection of love stories from people who have been dating for long, long time, are engaged, or are married. The purpose of it is for inspiration and encouragment. We live in a world where there's lots and lots of heartache. There is about a 40-50% change of getting divorced nowadays. Living in this world makes it feel like it's nearly impossible to have a happy, long-lasting marriage. This book is to show it is possible for those who have fears, worry, or doubts.
These books will be sold on lulu.com (the self-publishing website) as a paperback and an ebook, as a kindle on Amazon.com, on nook at barnesandnoble.com, at GooglePlay, and, I believe, the ibookstore. I am selling them because I see that they can be seen by so many people through these venues. I want a lot of people to be able to see and be inspired and encouraged and just grow through these books.
If you have any questions or a slight interest, please send me a note or comment or anything ^.^
There are two website like people who are doing things similar to myself and are willing to let me use the testimonies they have collected for my book. One of them is precious-testimonies.com. I can use any of their testimonies that they have signed consent forms on, which makes sense. Ages and countries will be hard to find, and many of them have passed, but I am blesssed. Then I got the permission from a woman who helps write a blog called Free and Holy. She has four testimonies at the moment. She said I just needed the permission of those people and I could use them, so I sent out emails today.
For those of you in the dark, this summer I started writing books. Four were poetry books, and three of them are online right now but all are written. Two of them are personal story books, which are in an Our Stories series. The last book is a devotional I am currently working on. It is about the worries that I feel like myself and others around my age struggle with: finances, purity, singleness/becoming a spouse for marriage, general worries, following God's direction, loving others, and loving oneself. It could technically be for anyone, but the whole mawwage/purity section is directed at those who aren't married and all and finances may be too old for youngins.
PRAYER REQUESTS/CALL OUT
If you feel led to contribute a love story of your testimony (how you came to God, your life story with Him, a time that God was just so, so awesome with His power and love with you or someone) please talk to me. Below is more information on these books if you feel interested:
1. Our Stories: Clears Away Tears
This book is a devotional surrounded around people's Christian testimonies. It has journal room and meditational questions at the end of each week/chapter. This is the biggest calling I felt on God through writing. The purpose of this devotional is to help believers and nonbelievers alike. For believers, it reminds us of God's awesome power and love, it helps us feel united as a Christian body. There is just so much power and wonder in people's testimonies. And then for nonbelievers, it shows them why people believe in God, that God has power and such love for sinners, and hopefully help lead them to God.
2. Our Stories: Working Toward a Love that Lasts
This book is a collection of love stories from people who have been dating for long, long time, are engaged, or are married. The purpose of it is for inspiration and encouragment. We live in a world where there's lots and lots of heartache. There is about a 40-50% change of getting divorced nowadays. Living in this world makes it feel like it's nearly impossible to have a happy, long-lasting marriage. This book is to show it is possible for those who have fears, worry, or doubts.
These books will be sold on lulu.com (the self-publishing website) as a paperback and an ebook, as a kindle on Amazon.com, on nook at barnesandnoble.com, at GooglePlay, and, I believe, the ibookstore. I am selling them because I see that they can be seen by so many people through these venues. I want a lot of people to be able to see and be inspired and encouraged and just grow through these books.
If you have any questions or a slight interest, please send me a note or comment or anything ^.^
Day After Christmas
Well, I've been home for Christmas break for about a week and a half (Oh, why does it ever have to end) and have been away from DA for far too long.
I've done some novels: heathermead.tk, and I should have some more up in this week (my devotional for young adults/college age about worrying and then a fiction novel about being a Christian/being the Church/battling persecution). I have four poetry books and a testimony compilation on there too.
I've been fighting with poetry... not really, but we haven't talked in a while, sadly. Miss it.
And I try to blog: http://missingmomentsreviews.blogspot.com/ (book, restaurant, game,
So Long, Farewell
I will be leaving to go back to college in three days, which means I will be without Deviantart until I come home for a break, or at least until I go to Starbuck's and buy a drink (no spend money, nooo).
I hate to leave the DA community. I like seeing the pictures, reading the blogs, keeping tabs on people's works.
I haven't written poetry in about a month and a half really, since I started doing novels and all, but if I did write something, I like putting it on here for feedback.
So that's one thing I'll miss about home and break :(
Making a Love that Lasts
If you've been keeping tabs, I have been blessed with being able to write and come up with many novel ideas as part of my Christian ministry.
I am almost finished with Clears Every Tear, a devotional made up of people's testimonies-people from 9 years old to 70, people from all over the United States and some other countries, and people who are either new to faith or always believed. Each person has a different story, but some people can relate in ways. This book has about 60 testimonies and is divided up by weeks/topic.
The point of this journal is that I will hopefully be able to begin a similar book called "Making a Love that Lasts."
Precious Testimonies
The people of precious-testimonies.com gave me permission to use the testimonies they have gathered over the years that either have signed consent forms or of people they know would be cool with it. To be safe I'm doing the signed consent form people only... which is about 40 TESTIMONIES.
I also have 25 people who said they'd write one and just haven't finished it yet.
My book is 118 pages right now, containing 8 chapters. I have 20 more testimonies to get through (I just rewwy sweepy).
Since the beginning/middle of July until now I have accumulated 11 book ideas. Three are self-published, two are done being written, two require people'
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Hey Heather, I would love to talk to you and perhaps give you a piece of my testimony to see if it is something you might be looking for. Perhaps we can skype sometime. My e-mail is kyle.stinnett.wr2013@gmail.com. Just shoot me an e-mail and we'll go from there. Good luck! ~ Kyle Stinnett