Collaborations offer great opportunities to get a taste of different authors; for writers, they provide a forum for trying something rather new. I expect to stay busy with this sort of book, and look forward to more of them.
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Letters to Me features essays from nearly 20 writers who send letters to younger versions of themselves about a particular event they experienced when they were between 18 and 30. It’s full of stories that are by turns funny, poignant, and wise.
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While I like doing my own thing, I also enjoy working with a team–and I’ve brought that latter interest into some writing endeavors. A few years back, for instance, a bunch of us worked on Our Savior Come, an Advent guide full of meditations on the Incarnation as well as activities to celebrate the Christmas season.
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Another delightful opportunity for collaboration emerged when a local church asked me to shepherd a collection they wanted to produce for Lent. As a result, Blessed Are You came into being. This same group worked on a Lenten devotional– Making Space –that I helped bring to publication.
BTW, If you–or your church, or small group, or extended family–would be interested in working on a collaborative book, I can help. Drop me a note, and let’s explore possibilities…
Toucanic 