New book is just about ready
TL;DR: Check out the first chapter of the new book, Medium Well: The Journey from Believing to Believing In, for free.
I’ve had my head down and plowing the last few months, and so I haven’t talked with you in a while. But I have good news: the next book in The Sparklight Chronicles is on the verge of coming out, and you’re first in line!
Medium Well: The Journey from Believing to Believing In will be available on major retailers like Amazon and Barnes and Noble on March 29, and it’s up for pre-order already. But it will be available on my own store on March 22 for a lower price, plus some extras. When it’s there, I will tell you about it first.
And if you want to check out the first chapter for free, you can find that here.
If you know of people who could enjoy a good story or benefit from encouragement on their own journey, share this so they can join in.
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What is Medium Well?
Glad you asked.
When Skye Jackson starts her new job at the hospital, she wants nothing more than to fit in. But she makes a startling discovery—she can communicate with comatose patients in a way no one else can. At first doubting her own sanity, Skye finds herself helping doctors understand their nonverbal patients better.
But as Skye tries to make sense of her strange talent, she faces skepticism and lack of understanding. When her conversations are misunderstood, she fears she could lose not only her job but her own sense of reality. Worst of all, Skye begins to doubt herself. With no one to believe in her unique ability, Skye may betray her true potential, at the cost of her life.
She finds unlikely allies in a café barista and a hospital social worker. They see Skye not as abnormal, but as gifted. With their guidance, Skye must decide whether to believe in herself or give in to easier paths. Only by embracing her oddity can Skye fulfill her life's purpose and, maybe, save a life—her own, and someone else's.
Readers of The Way of the Three-Year-Old Why will recognize familiar characters—Dan and Grace Roberts, Callie Anagnostopoulos, and especially Hope Roberts. You’ll also meet Skye Jackson, Irene, Erica, and others who figure into the journey.
Although early readers think it’s a good story, the lessons that Skye and Dan discover will help you to live your own values and value your life:
Learn about believing in yourself when others do not.
Confront challenges when you just want to quit.
Feel the fear and do it anyway—when you’re pursuing a worthwhile goal.
Medium Well is a story of self-discovery, perseverance, and learning to accept unconventional strengths. It explores what happens when one must believe not just in inexplicable events, but in one's own ability to rise above limitations, both external and internal. If you enjoyed the books Still Alice, The Go-Giver, and The Vagrant, you will love Medium Well.
So right now, while you’re thinking about it, get the first chapter for free. If you got this in email, you’re already in line when the whole book becomes available. If you stumbled across this on Substack, make sure you don’t miss the release.
You probably know someone who would enjoy and benefit from this book. Let them know about it!