Acts of Surrender: A Writer's Memoir

An Exceptional Telling of an Exceptional Journey!

Mark David Gerson never wanted to be a writer, never believed in a world beyond that of his five senses. But when life began to chip away at his sense of self with a relentlessness that he couldn't ignore, he found himself launched on a spiritual journey that would redefine everything about him...multiple times. It was a journey of surrender that ultimately birthed a timeless fantasy trilogy...and a new life he could never have imagined.

"A dynamic read for the creative spirit within each of us. Positive inspiration at its best."
- Hank Bruce, author of Peace Beyond All Fear: A Tribute to John Denver's Vision

"I don't know anyone who has regularly risked more, given up more, to be a writer."
- William Reichard, author of Evertime

"My life, as you will discover, has been rocky, on-the-edge and unconventional. It has been scary, disrupted and a distant remove from what most people still cling to as 'security.' It has also been creative, exhilarating, passion-filled, vibrant, exciting, adventurous and enriching. It has pushed me beyond the boundaries of what I believe and what I believe I want, and it has propelled me beyond the frontiers of the conventionally possible. In every moment, it steers me on a course that I could never consciously chart for myself. In every breath, it reminds me that the story knows best -- the story I'm living as much as the story I'm writing."

"Be prepared to share a journey with a most incredibly generous soul. Read it, love it and pass on Mark David's gift to someone you love.
- Paola Rizzato, Heysham, UK

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Acts of Surrender: A Writer's Memoir

An Exceptional Telling of an Exceptional Journey!

Mark David Gerson never wanted to be a writer, never believed in a world beyond that of his five senses. But when life began to chip away at his sense of self with a relentlessness that he couldn't ignore, he found himself launched on a spiritual journey that would redefine everything about him...multiple times. It was a journey of surrender that ultimately birthed a timeless fantasy trilogy...and a new life he could never have imagined.

"A dynamic read for the creative spirit within each of us. Positive inspiration at its best."
- Hank Bruce, author of Peace Beyond All Fear: A Tribute to John Denver's Vision

"I don't know anyone who has regularly risked more, given up more, to be a writer."
- William Reichard, author of Evertime

"My life, as you will discover, has been rocky, on-the-edge and unconventional. It has been scary, disrupted and a distant remove from what most people still cling to as 'security.' It has also been creative, exhilarating, passion-filled, vibrant, exciting, adventurous and enriching. It has pushed me beyond the boundaries of what I believe and what I believe I want, and it has propelled me beyond the frontiers of the conventionally possible. In every moment, it steers me on a course that I could never consciously chart for myself. In every breath, it reminds me that the story knows best -- the story I'm living as much as the story I'm writing."

"Be prepared to share a journey with a most incredibly generous soul. Read it, love it and pass on Mark David's gift to someone you love.
- Paola Rizzato, Heysham, UK

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Acts of Surrender: A Writer's Memoir

Acts of Surrender: A Writer's Memoir

by Mark David Gerson
Acts of Surrender: A Writer's Memoir

Acts of Surrender: A Writer's Memoir

by Mark David Gerson

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Overview

An Exceptional Telling of an Exceptional Journey!

Mark David Gerson never wanted to be a writer, never believed in a world beyond that of his five senses. But when life began to chip away at his sense of self with a relentlessness that he couldn't ignore, he found himself launched on a spiritual journey that would redefine everything about him...multiple times. It was a journey of surrender that ultimately birthed a timeless fantasy trilogy...and a new life he could never have imagined.

"A dynamic read for the creative spirit within each of us. Positive inspiration at its best."
- Hank Bruce, author of Peace Beyond All Fear: A Tribute to John Denver's Vision

"I don't know anyone who has regularly risked more, given up more, to be a writer."
- William Reichard, author of Evertime

"My life, as you will discover, has been rocky, on-the-edge and unconventional. It has been scary, disrupted and a distant remove from what most people still cling to as 'security.' It has also been creative, exhilarating, passion-filled, vibrant, exciting, adventurous and enriching. It has pushed me beyond the boundaries of what I believe and what I believe I want, and it has propelled me beyond the frontiers of the conventionally possible. In every moment, it steers me on a course that I could never consciously chart for myself. In every breath, it reminds me that the story knows best -- the story I'm living as much as the story I'm writing."

"Be prepared to share a journey with a most incredibly generous soul. Read it, love it and pass on Mark David's gift to someone you love.
- Paola Rizzato, Heysham, UK


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781950189090
Publisher: Mdg Media International
Publication date: 04/23/2019
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Mark David Gerson is the bestselling author of more than a dozen books. His nonfiction includes popular titles for writers, inspiring personal growth books and compelling memoirs. As a novelist and screenwriter, he is best known for The Legend of Q'ntana fantasy series, coming soon to movie theaters. When not writing, Mark David coaches an international roster of both first-time and seasoned writers to help them get their stories onto the page and into the world with ease.

Table of Contents

Overture

About This New Edition

An Act of Surrender

Genesis

Caveat Lector

Act I. Origins

An Inconvenient Truth

Leaving Home

Act 2. Awakenings

School Days

A Writer’s Journey

Writing and Spirit

“I Must Teach”

Act 3. Exodus

Upheavals

Driving Ambitions

Atlantic Time

Act 4. Nova Scotia

No Rules

Birth of a Book

Home, Sweet Homes

Gay? No Way!

Inside “The MoonQuest”

Act 5. Toronto Redux

Farewell to Nova Scotia

Sight and Scent

Voicing the Past, Healing the Present

Of Dogs and Delusions

Act 6. On Georgian Bay

Rainbow Connection

At Home in Penetanguishene

“Dialogues with the Divine”

Return of “The MoonQuest”

Act 7. Back to Toronto

Toronto Calling

The Reiki Portal

The Perils of Pauline

Destination Unknown

Act 8. On the Road

O, Canada

A New Country

Channel Surfing

Sedona Beckons

Act 9. Coming Out

Being Different

Gay and Jewish

Mom and the Psychiatrist

Act 10. Sedona

A New Beginning

The Name Game

How I Met My Wife

Married...with Kids?

Roxy

Act 11. Hawaii

The Land of Aloha and Uē (Crying)

Sweet Surrender

Act 12. Return to Sedona

The Right Place

Changing Channels

Yes...Minister?

The God That You Are

The Art of Surrender

Act 13. Scenes from the End of a Marriage

Ringing Out the Old

Never Forever

Signs of Dissolution

Act 14. On the Road...Again

Guinevere

Pennies from Heaven

America the Beautiful

The End of the Road

Act 15. Canada

Stranger in a Familiar Land

Larger Than Life

Hometown Ghosts

Act 16. The Writer I Am

The Story Knows Best

Cover Story

The Voice of My Muse

Act 17. Albuquerque

Hello, Albuquerque

Goodbye, Albuquerque

Coming Out (Again) for Christmas

All That Matters Is That I’m Writing

Act 18. LA Story

Trading Open Spaces

A Time of Signs

Leap of Faith

The Heart of Desire

Birthday Presence

Sacrifice and Surrender

Act 19. Retracing My Steps

Back to the Future

Passion’s Legacy

Movie Magic

The Write Place

Coda

The Next Surrender...

...And the Next

Appreciation

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