I was praying on a long flight to Los Angels over the weekend and out of no where was given a very direct inspiration. I am going to need some help from people like you. Please take a moment to consider the following though.
CALL FOR ESSAYS
I decided to create a book of lessons learned from living vocation in daily life. The book is going to be an e-book offered to anyone for free. The 25 lessons are going to be written by people just like you. Please consider offering a piece of wisdom you have learned in your journey.
NUTS & BOLTS
== Feel free to write about your personal relationship with God, your work, or your family. All these are equal, import parts of our vocation. Share what you have learned about being a Child of God in the world.
== The essay should be between 1000-2000 words. The goal of the book is to be easily digestible little nuggets. We are not looking for your whole life story. Each essay should make only one point.
BUT I AM NOT A WRITER
You might be thinking, “I am not a professional writer. I can’t do this.” Be not afraid! The primary gift you have to offer is your experience. Do the best you can with the first draft. We will work with you to clean it up.
WHAT YOU GET
== The knowledge that you have been part of something really cool. Because this is going to be a pdf file that can be passed effortlessly from person to person, it is going to have life we can’t even begin to dream. You are going to get to share something you have learned in life with people you will never know and never meet.
== The opportunity to share a little about yourself and the ministry you currently do. Each essay will have bio about the author in which you can highlight your web site, your cds, your books, or your personal web site with your family’s vacation photos.
THE SUBMITION & SELECTION PROCESS
== Entries must be submitted by July 31st. No, that is not a lot of time, but at this point we are looking for first drafts, not finished products.
== Send all entries via e-mail to gene@monterastelli.com in either the body of the e-mail, a .txt file or a MS Word document
== Please include full name and the best e-mail address to contact you.
== The first week of August the selection panel will choose the 25 for publication.
== Selected authors will be notified by August 15th.
PASS IT ALONG
Please feel free to pass the note along to anyone you might be interested.
QUESTIONS
Any and all questions can be answered by sending an e-mail to gene@monterastelli.com

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