# @breyeschow on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-07-11T01:22:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bruce Reyes-Chow (@breyeschow) — https://gondola.cc/breyeschow

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I promise it is not a gesture of false-humility to say I am shocked that my body, mind, spirit, and ego have made it through another book-writing process in one piece.

Yes, the writing part makes up a bulk of the mental and spiritual heavy lifting, but I find the post-manuscript even more grueling. I have a pretty tough skin and know that editors are there to make the book stronger, but I have to take a running start before I am brave enough to open up that first draft of edits. Every time it is a bloodbath of red edits. We're talking hundreds and hundreds of corrections, suggestions, and comments like, "I'm not sure what you are trying to say here."

Having been through this a few times now, I am sure I require more editing than your average bear. I tend to write like I talk, which is the vibe of my writing, but does not always communicate what I am trying to say. From the amount of word salad my editors are forced to decipher, it has also become painfully evident that my brain moves much faster than my fingers. It is not hyperbole to say that editors are the real heroes of the book-writing process. They should get hazard pay for what their brains must go through on any of my projects. 

After multiple rounds of editing, Prophets, Priests, Pastors, and Poets: Being and Becoming the Resurrected Christ is finished — Subject: Final Edit [SEND]. 

With a big sigh of relief, the schilling can now begin. With the final edits submitted, the official 30% off, pre-order link is live on www.chalicepress.com, and you are invited to pre-order two or ten copies for yourself, your book group, for a church read, or to secretly mail to your favorite Christian Nationalist (joking, not joking). 

For those considering using PPPP for a book group or church read, let me know. If you would like me to remotely join your group for an hour, arrange a time by sending a note to theteam@reyes-chow.com.

Thanks again for all of the support and for helping to fill in the cracks in between all of these projects. I am deeply grateful.

Preorder at: https://bit.ly/preorderpppp

#author #books #jesus

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Reyes-Chow | @breyeschow | https://gondola.cc/breyeschow | Writer/Author |

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jesus, author, books

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