Have You Ever Wanted to Help Someone Write a Book?

When I started teaching at Cherry Hills Community Church last summer, we began something that was new for me: a sermon review team that listens to me give the sermon beforehand, and then offers suggestions. Maybe my applications are too limited to one demographic. Maybe a point wasn’t clear. Maybe an intended humorous point wasn’t so humorous… We strive to get as wide a demographic as we can, since different generations and backgrounds react differently to each sermon.

It’s been a huge success, in my opinion. And even those on the review team often tell me that small changes can make a big difference in clarity and impact.

Since this has worked for preaching, why not writing? The Bible says two are better than one, so I’m guessing twenty-five is even better. I’d like to try something I’ve never done before—enlist a community to help me write my next book, and I’d love for some of you to join in.

The first draft of my next book is already written (actually, it’s probably the tenth draft, but that’s the way I write), but now I’m about to complete the final rewrite before my acquisition editor gets it. I’d like to get feedback of all kinds—what you think sounds off, boring, particularly helpful, not helpful, unclear, you name it—to help me refine it. And I’d like a variety of voices to chime in.

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