After I got the email telling me my novel pitch was oneof the 25 picked I was ecstatic...that is until I started reading the other pitches and their comments. I realized mine did not capture the heart of my novel very well. I know I heard the Lord when he nudged me to even send in my pitch, and I know He is in control. He has my future and my success or failure as a published writer does not balance on whether I am the winner of this contest, or even the fan favorite or if the only votes I receive are the awesome 6 I have. I cried my heart out to the Lord this morning, wishing I had sent in a better pitch. One that truly captures the writer God created me to be. As I stood in the shower I heard the Lord say, "Well, then rewrite it...not for them but from me and for you." So here is what came out. It still is not perfect but I took the critique I received from the BookDoctors for being one of the 25 and made it better.
“I need to see the view from the top once more.”
What do you do when all that stands in your way is one last climb? Eight years before, Rachel could not have asked for more-a supportive family, wonderful fiancé and a great job. But the night of her engagement with her boyfriend Ethan, tragedy hits her family and tears her blessed life apart.
Rachel’s only motive in moving to Colorado is escaping the pain and heartache her life and family had become. She never imagined that the night Lizzie climbed into her car, she would also bring hope with her. Rachel begins to believe once again that the God she decided had forgotten about her and her family, may still care about her existence.
Climbing the Divide is not only a narrative about finding the physical strength to hike a mountain; it is also about experiencing and discovering with a it takes to heal a soul and repair a heart. Rachel faces the Divide once again, carrying a burden she hopes the climb and the view from the top will help lessen. Each step brings Rachel closer to a new future and one step farther from the life she once led. Journey with her as she remembers the last eight years, the friendships she has made along the way, and what has brought her to this fateful climb.
“I need to see the view from the top once more.”
What do you do when all that stands in your way is one last climb? Eight years before, Rachel could not have asked for more-a supportive family, wonderful fiancé and a great job. But the night of her engagement with her boyfriend Ethan, tragedy hits her family and tears her blessed life apart.
Rachel’s only motive in moving to Colorado is escaping the pain and heartache her life and family had become. She never imagined that the night Lizzie climbed into her car, she would also bring hope with her. Rachel begins to believe once again that the God she decided had forgotten about her and her family, may still care about her existence.
Climbing the Divide is not only a narrative about finding the physical strength to hike a mountain; it is also about experiencing and discovering with a it takes to heal a soul and repair a heart. Rachel faces the Divide once again, carrying a burden she hopes the climb and the view from the top will help lessen. Each step brings Rachel closer to a new future and one step farther from the life she once led. Journey with her as she remembers the last eight years, the friendships she has made along the way, and what has brought her to this fateful climb.
