I’m huddled over the laptop this week, typing out painful lines onto the screen, lines made into questions for the small group leader’s guide for Graceful. This is checkbook-balancing work for me. I can do it, but it takes me a long time.
Slow.
Detailed.
Write a line, erase two.
I’m quite honestly not very good at this.
So instead of working on the guide, I’m going to interview myself because that’s what people do when they have lots of work to finish and only a limited amount of time to finish it in.
Emily, isn’t your book already printed?
Indeed it is. It releases on Tuesday. Of next week. As in, five days from now.
So didn’t you kind of miss the deadline to put a leader guide in?
Yes, but we did that on purpose. It didn’t seem right to put a guide for leaders in the back of the high school book. The book is for girls. Period.
If you don’t like writing leader guides, why are you doing it?
I cannot in good conscience send out a book for high school girls into the world without leaving something for small group leaders to grab onto. I have been a small group leader too long to do that.
Describe the process to us.
I sit, labor, squeeze out words, read the book I wrote. Then read it again with my own questions. Then read it again and roll my eyes at myself.
Would you rather write a 60,000 word book than a 5,000 word leader guide?
Yes. True story.
Stop complaining. This is your dream job. Dream jobs take real work. Get over yourself.
I know. I’m sorry. You’re right.
Why are you telling us this anyway?
Because I have felt disconnected and crazy and I just thought you should know.
So when you finally finish talking to yourself, how can we get our hands on a leader guide?
The guide will be available to download for free from the Graceful book page. As soon as I finish it.
I’m a small group leader and can’t wait to lead my girls through your book!
Really? Thanks! That’s awesome. Say hi in the comments. I’d love to see your face.
You are really giving in to the resistance today.
Obviously.
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