Write and Publish Organically - Catherine Lawton

"This book breaks new ground." -Alice Scott-Ferguson, poet and memoirist

"Lawton captures the adventure of writing." -Susan Elaine Jenkins, teacher and author

How do faith-based writers and publishers sustain hope, creativity, and authenticity while seeking to speak to readers in a postmodern, increasingly secular and technological world? This book is for authors desiring fresh perspectives and practices in their writing life-and for those looking to effectively publish. Readers of this book will be inspired to plunge their creative hands into healthy, ever-renewing "soil" for a productive, fruitful life of writing and publishing.

In a mix of research, memoir, and poetic styles, seasoned author and publisher Catherine Lawton engages the reader in lively discussions of "How-tos" as well as "Why-to" and "What-to" write and publish. Using a gardening analogy she brings together personal experience, historical and biblical perspectives, and current thought leaders. Chapters include:

1. SOAK. Like garden soil, a writer's output depends on what they are soaking in and soaking up with their time, attention, talents for under-the-surface viability.
2. SPOKE. The Master Gardener has spoken life-giving words from the beginning and continues to speak hope to each generation in language they can hear. Do we?
3. EVOKE. We can learn from the past without clinging to it, willing to experiment as we listen to, learn from, and communicate with postmodern readers.
4. PROVOKE. Both gardening and writing are forward thinking, aware of seasons, trends and changes, while provoking to renewed health, faith, and action.
5. STOKE. We stoke "fires" of awareness by taking our "produce" to market, using traditional as well as unconventional and cutting-edge methods.

The Appendices offers practical, useful tips:

1.  Publishing Models
2. The Publishing Process
3. Marketing for Introverts