Here’s the big news. I mentioned an organization wanted to partner with me to publish “Healing Together,” the book I am working on to help supporters of survivors and survivors with the fundamental first-aid of healing from abuse. That organization is LifeWay & B&H Publishing Group.
I wanted to explain a little bit how this happened, as it’s not the norm of my last books that have been published traditionally with Zondervan, Thomas Nelson, Baker, etc. I got a message from them asking if they could partner with me to publish it…not make it a “book deal”…
They said up front they want to keep all electronic versions FREE, just like I wanted to do. And they could make the printed copy $5, which is HALF the price of what Amazon’s self-publishing arm would do at $9.75 a copy, making it more accessible than I ever could have.
I sent them over my table of contents and what I’ve written so far, and they aren’t changing a thing. Basically, they’re taking my book and putting in in the hands of the people of the SBC so that the SBC can see the damage that’s occurred in the church and what survivors NEED from the church to heal. They are letting me, a survivor of abuse IN the SBC communicate and lead the way as a voice TO the SBC, without asking me to change a thing and letting the book be as accessible as it can be.
By keeping it free and only $5 for a print version, it’s not a money-maker at ALL. I honestly don’t know how it even makes sense to print it because it seems like they’ll be losing money on it. But that’s not my issue to worry about. :)
They know that my heart is and has been not to promote a book capitalizing on #MeToo #ChurchToo #SBCToo, but to promote healing that must take place in the church while coming from someone who was hurt by the church. I’m not quite sure how this happened, but I’m glad it did.
We are looking for it to be published before the SBC Annual Convention in June…keep your fingers crossed!