Category Archives: My Book

*Drum-roll please* My book title is……

Posted on May 3, 2013 by elizabeth

Girl at The End of the World my escape from fundamentalism and search for faith with a future by: Elizabeth Esther Releasing early spring 2014 pssst: like my FB author page to get early, insider announcements and book info!

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Nothing less than everything

Posted on March 17, 2013 by elizabeth

I gave everything I had to the first two drafts of my book. And now, I must give more. This has shattered me. Because it is true. I must give more. And yet, giving more is not what I thought … Continue reading →

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6:04 am. January 24, 2013. MY BOOK IS DONE.

Posted on January 24, 2013 by elizabeth

He brought me up out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. –Psalm 40:2 I made it. I’m here. I’m safe. I’m free. I finished, by His … Continue reading →

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What writing a book looks like

Posted on January 17, 2013 by elizabeth

Writer’s block Frustration! Almost giving up Accepting there’s no way around the pain, only through it Finish the scene. Then cry about it. Scotch. On the rocks.

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The story fights for me

Posted on December 11, 2012 by elizabeth

Felt completely heartbroken last night. Just utterly torn up and wrecked. I’ve reached that point in the book where I feel like I simply can’t, can’t, can’t take another step. I want to quit. I want to raise the white … Continue reading →

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If I go missing, come look for me in 1984.

Posted on December 3, 2012 by elizabeth

I don’t know how people write books and blogs simultaneously. I really wish I had that kind of superpower. But I don’t. I can’t even write a blog post right now. My whole entire self is stuck in 1984. At … Continue reading →

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My shadow days are over

Posted on September 24, 2012 by elizabeth

I finished my book and emailed it to my editor. One minute later I freaked out. It was like giving birth and then mailing off your baby. I’ve been wandering around for a week in a daze. I have anxiety. … Continue reading →

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Compassion

Posted on August 13, 2012 by elizabeth

“Compassion can never coexist with judgment because judgment creates distance, the distinction which prevents us from really being with the other.” –Henri Nouwen, The Essential Henri Nouwen I have been very quiet here. I am deeply ensconced in book-writing. Last … Continue reading →

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A Time To Write

Posted on July 27, 2012 by elizabeth

I finally let myself feel it. I dressed up and went out to celebrate my book deal. The twins saw me all dressed up and demanded to know if I was a princess. Also, Mommy, can I smelling you? Jude … Continue reading →

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Random House. RANDOM HOUSE. R-A-N-D-O-M H-O-U-S-E.

Posted on July 18, 2012 by elizabeth

Guess what I got yesterday? My official 2 book contract with…. RANDOM HOUSE! I just signed, sealed and mailed it. I’m gonna write books, yo! In other freakanomic news, my entire first book is due in November. Which means (for … Continue reading →

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