Help Me Launch My First Work of Fiction!

I'm getting ready to release my first novel, and I'd LOVE your help.

Finishing a Novel

Ever work on something so long that you sort of forget you’ve been working on it? That’s how it’s been with my first novel, The White Door. I started working on it about 15 years ago—off and on, writing and re-writing, expanding and deleting. It always got put behind my non-fiction writing projects. And, to be honest, I was always scared it would never be good enough.

But then I realized something, even as I read great works of literature that I felt my book would never measure up to: it doesn’t matter if your book measures up to anyone else’s work. What matters is that it plays a small part in doing what God has called you to do.

So, I set myself to the task, promising to work on nothing else until the book was finished. And now, it is!! I’m so thankful that God gave me the mental space to finish it. And I’m thrilled to share it with others soon. If it can make even one reader curious about the working and wonders of God, I’ll consider it a success.

Want to Help?

But, I’d love your help to get it out into the world. As you probably know, it takes A LOT to get a book out there and noticed by readers. So, I’m planning to launch this on August 15th. And I’m building my launch team right now. If you’re interested in Christian fiction, then this is for you. Below is a description of the book from the back cover to give you a sense of what the book is about. If you’re interested, then click the button at the bottom to join the launch team on Facebook, where you’ll have access to the PDF and ebook file before anyone else. If you’re not on Facebook but would still like to help me launch the book, send me an email at wordsfrompth@gmail.com.

Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania has deep secrets hidden behind a luminous white door in the woods. And Seth Logan — a young dad and composition teacher battling anxiety and grief — has discovered them. Walking through the white door opens Seth to a world of soul-gripping beauty.

But trouble lurks in a mysterious figure named Skotos, the keeper of a black door, who has been stealing residents one by one for decades and has now targeted Cleft Warrington, Seth's fatherly mentor. As Skotos plots and advances, Seth works with others who have walked through the white door to protect his family, his friends, and the rest of the town from an evil that buries life in the darkest places.

In a world with talking animals, toddler riddles, and holy hallucinations, Seth must face his own fear of mortality and the stubborn ghost of loss. The White Door delves into the nature of good and evil, the importance of hope and faith, and the sacrifice required to make light triumph over darkness.

That’s all for now, but I’ll be touching base soon with some more updates :)