Publishing My Book, One Piece at a Time

 

    

Most of my regular readers will note that I have a manuscript on just war in the Book of Mormon for which I'm trying to find a publisher. I don't have a publisher yet, but I'm proud to say that I have published or presented most of the book already. Only like Johnny Cash, I have done it one piece at a time. Here is the master list of where you can find them. I will update with links as they become available:

Chapter 1: Greater Portion of the Word: The Decisive Book of Mormon in the Debates on War and Peace, FAIR LDS, Defending the Book of Mormon Conference.*

Chapter 4: Loving Neighbors by Standing up to Their Slaughter, Public Square Magazine.

Parts of Chapters 5-7:Updated 4/19/24: The Unspoken Debates in Moroni's Letter.  Interpreter.

Chapter 8: Kishkumen's Dagger: First Strike in the Book of Mormon, Square Two. (Note: Publishing with two different organizations that have "square" in the title leads to hilarity.)

Chapter 11: Renounce Peace and Proclaim War: Love, Hate, Intervention, and Section 98, LDS National Security Professionals Conference.*

Chapter 12: From Laban to the Laffertys: Nephi, Mormon, and Utilitarianism in the Book of Mormon, Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, Updated 7/13/24. I received a revise and resubmit. The revisions are significant, and I removed it from the manuscript because it didn't fit thematically. I'm considering next steps, though honestly, I would like to relax and enjoy the fruits of my labor for awhile.

Updated 7/13/24. I also created a chapter based on the Chinese material and received a revise and resubmit from the Journal of Mormon Theology and Philosophy. I will leave it unpublished for many of the same reasons as the Lafferty chapter. Additionally, many of the criticisms were a result of material I cut due to length, but already addressed in Beyond Sun-Tzu, and I don't have the energy for the major edits. 

Seven out of nine potential  publications or presentations, and two revise and resubmits is excellent. Its a testament to the hunger for a deeper study of just war and a confidence boost for my writing. It is very good to know my ideas are wanted and because its mostly published already I'm considering self publication. (Update: Done.) I want to make my way through the journal process first and then I'll reassess. Make sure to follow my author page on Amazon to receive any potential updates about the book.

*Conference proceedings will be printed as well.

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