by Edie Melson @EdieMelson
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| The story behind While My Soldier Serves. |
As many of you know, I spend a lot of time on this blog encouraging writers to NOT think of
themselves as the exception to the rule. I have also been very up front about
the fact that in general, publishing moves at the speed of a sleepy snail.
These facts can be very discouraging for writers. So today, I’d like to share
an encouraging story of a time when publishing moved—not at a snail’s pace—but
at a pace more approaching the speed of light.
The Story Behind
While My Soldier Serves
This book was born out of two books originally contracted
with Thomas Nelson back in the spring of 2013. They subsequently cancelled
publication of those books in January of 2014.
Fast forward to Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers
Conference 2014, when I signed with a new agent David Van Diest. He and I spent
the fall, hashing out ideas I had for books to pitch. I mentioned the cancelled
books and he suggested I combine them into a single volume and we pitch that book idea.
