I'm writing a 28-day devotional with journaling pages for parents estranged from their adult children. Our only daughter has been 'no contact' with us for over 7 years now. We miss her so much!
Each story begins with a hardship I faced and how God carried me through it. You, too, can find light in the darkness with your Savior by your side.
The Wilderness Between is currently in the editing phase. While that's being done, I'm working on branding, the book cover + page designs, my website, and marketing. This process is expensive. I never knew!
Here's the current breakdown of costs already incurred:
- Hiring a Writing Coach and rounds of editing so far $2,175.00
- Deposit to artist for book branding kit and cover/page designs $250.00
- Deposit for website build, social media marketing, & carmenmeurer.com brand kit $1,516.50.
- Equipment for recording marketing Stories + Reels on Meta $50.96
- Writing Retreat $59.00
- SpeakUp Writing Conference $149.00
- Misc other $250.75
For a total of $4,451.21 (as of 2/21/26)
I will keep this updated as progress rolls along. I'm so anxious to bring this to parents living this horrific journey.
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