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Her dreams were filled with motherhood, the due date circled on the calendar. She titled her newest Pinterest board, “Nursery Design,” and spent hours poring over new ideas. The first ultra-sound was scheduled weeks ago. It should be the most joyous time in her life. But her uterus is empty, and the baby is gone. She’s suffered what most pregnant women fear ... a miscarriage.
What does a woman do with her unfulfilled dreams and the immense hole in her heart? How does she grieve the loss of the baby she never held? Is it even possible to move on from her sorrow?
God cares about your marriage.
Not only does he care about your marriage for you and your husband’s sake, he designed marriage to represent his relationship with his Body, the Church. Therefore, he has a vested interest in helping you to improve your relationship.
God’s Heart for Your Marriage will give you hope, help, and peace regardless of the struggles you face. With practical and specific biblical insights, you will also examine biblical couples who also struggled the way you do.
Are you a woman of a strong faith crumbling beneath your crushing pain? Have unthinkable circumstances severely challenged that faith? Although desperate to cling to the God you have loved and served for many years, do you struggle because of your heart’s devastation?
The Offering: How to Emerge from Shattered Faith will take you on a journey of healing—not an easy, instantaneous journey, but one wrought with raw emotion and hard questions. Nan Jones will lead you to gather up the broken pieces of your faith, come to terms with your pain, and find restoration for your soul.
Who We Are
Elk Lake Publishing, Inc. is a traditional publisher that partners with you in a nontraditional way. “Publishing the Positive" expresses our focus. We come alongside authors to ensure your work is published in the most professional manner possible. We function as a community, a family where cheerleaders and prayer warriors support you on your journey. Our publisher is a text or phone call away, we welcome queries, and proposals are answered in less than a month. If you want to belong to a company who understands you and wants you to be the best you can be, consider submitting to Elk Lake.
Who We Are
Elk Lake Publishing, Inc. is a traditional publisher that partners with you in a nontraditional way. “Publishing the Positive" expresses our focus. We come alongside authors to ensure your work is published in the most professional manner possible. We function as a community, a family where cheerleaders and prayer warriors support you on your journey. Our publisher is a text or phone call away, we welcome queries, and proposals are answered in less than a month. If you want to belong to a company who understands you and wants you to be the best you can be, consider submitting to Elk Lake.
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Six Steps to Publishing
#1 Start Building Your Platform
Getting a book published has always been a challenge, but perhaps even more so over the last decade. Publishers assume a lot of risk when signing new authors. Therefore, they are interested in knowing how broad and extensive your platform happens to be.
#2 Write a Book Worth Reading
Every published author has a story about how they came up with the big idea for their book. Learn from them and look for ways to enter into your own personal creative zone. Be diligent and disciplined when it comes to writing. And most importantly, don't run away from feedback.
#3 Yes! Hire a Skilled Editor
Here's the biggest secret in the publishing industry. Even the bestselling authors have hired editors. In fact, they have teams of people who help them prepare their books for publication. However good you are with your writing skills, you need a second set of eyeballs on your manuscript.
#4 Sign with an Agent
Agents are the gatekeepers in the publishing industry. After you write your first book, you'll soon discover that publishers don't want to read it unless your work is recommended by a literary agent. Some agents already have so many clients that they will not receive an unsolicited manuscript.
#5 Choose the Best Publisher
Publishers, like ourselves, come in many different shapes and sizes. Some will only consider publishing well-known successful authors, while others are looking for rising stars and voices in the wilderness. If your calling is writing, remember that every author was once unpublished.
#6 Prepare for Launch
First time authors are usually surprised that it's easier to write a book than it is to prepare for publication and the subsequent marketing campaign. This is the season where you spend every waking hour growing your platform and communicating with your network of adoring fans.