Dex the Nerd Who Loves Jesus Drops Christ‑Centered Book for Players & Dreamers –

Rapper Dex the Nerd Who Loves Jesus, simply launched his first e-book. “Dex and the Power of the Great Light” is a Christ-centered e-book for all ages. Dex can be releasing a single to accompany the e-book. Additionally, he’s releasing a track that correlates to the e-book. Titled “I Got the Light,” it’s for all ages to help in strolling in God’s gentle. It comes out this January sixteenth.

Dex the Nerd Who Loves Jesus partnered with Chris LoParco for the writing and Bowie Gill for the illustrations.

The plot follows 16-year-old Dex as he’s unwillingly thrown into an entire new world that oddly mirrors a online game he has spent tons of of hours taking part in. He navigates hardship, battle, and non secular development as he learns to stroll in obedience and belief in Christ. The e-book culminates in Dex going through his best foe: the Ancient Serpent.

We had the prospect to talk with him in regards to the e-book to be taught extra.

As somebody who proudly waves the “nerd” banner, tales like “The Power of the Great Light” have undoubtedly been swirling by way of your head for a very long time. How lengthy has the idea and concept of this story been round, and what/how did you act on it?

The idea of the facility of the good gentle concept has been one thing I at all times wished to make use of and make the most of as an excellent instrument to department each the armor of God and the way we will will that energy by way of a surrendering and counting on the Lord whereas tapping into nerd tradition. Chris LoParco did an excellent job taking all of these concepts I had over time and bringing them along with me rising up as a child, coping with my hardships. I’ll at all times return to consider remodeling, just like Power Rangers, and counting on that energy that’s inside us, tapping extra into what the supply is, the Holy Spirit, staying Christ-centered

How did you assemble your group, Chris Loparco and Bowie, to create this e-book, and the way a lot affect did they’ve on the creation? Was it arduous to take your mission and entrust the imaginative and prescient to others?

I used to be blessed to satisfy Chris by way of our on-line, and he actually loved considered one of my singles and requested to make use of it for a competition trailer he was going to take part in. I agreed and helped him put collectively the trailer together with the one “Spiritual War, ” and from there, our friendship began.

As we began to speak and construct on some concepts, he introduced up his buddy Bowie, who went to school with somebody who was a comic book e-book artist, and there you have got it. How the good group got here collectively so far as trusting any individual, simply with the ability to fellowship with them, opening up their coronary heart, and spending time with them. They made the method so much simpler to belief and put my religion in them as a result of I knew Chris liked the Lord first and really handled me like a brother in Christ all through our complete friendship.

With this being Book 1, do you have got an finish aim of what number of tales you wish to inform? Is the entire thing fleshed out, or are you going one after the other?

Yes, we have been not too long ago speaking about how far we wish to take the sequence, and thru all of the constructive suggestions, it’s been actually encouraging and has been pushing us to begin conceptualizing. We have so much to return. We actually don’t wish to give away a lot, however imagine the sequence might be persevering with. I actually liked how we ended chapter 7 with the primary e-book opening that door for thus many new potentialities to develop within the story.

I noticed your observe about all of the characters within the e-book being fictitious, however are there components and conditions primarily based on true eventualities within the story? The Super Donavon Brothers sounds enjoyable…

(Laughs) Yes, plenty of my tales rising up contributed to the e-book. The love for video video games. Loads of these have been ones I grew up taking part in, which saved me off the streets actually. Video video games greater than doubtless saved my life. Growing up in Detroit, plenty of my mates would come over and ask if I wished to run with them on a fast errand, which I knew meant moving into some hassle. Loads of my mates ended up killed or locked up throughout that point, and taking part in my Super Nintendo actually saved me off the streets.

Was there any issue in lining up Biblical components and themes within the story, and did it’s a must to change something to make it movement higher?

Not in any respect. This is one thing that we actually loved by way of prayer and coming collectively, coping with concern, self-doubt, delight, and the flesh leaping to issues with out consulting the Holy Spirit or one thing. We actually wished to showcase a e-book for a youthful viewers all through their life and daily at school, and even when coping with bullies, hardship, and trauma. When we’re at our weakest, we’re our strongest by way of the Lord, and in a e-book, we actually wish to present me not being good, however I’ve the facility to faucet into the Holy Spirit with the armor of God.

What’s essentially the most tough half about being an impartial literary creator? Are there variations or similarities between this and being an indie music artist?

Yes. I’m studying an entire lot with music. With me doing it for thus lengthy, it was simply pure to convey it collectively, however as soon as you actually hit the streets and construct relationships to place these books in shops, you be taught so much about what’s required. Also, I benefit from the private suggestions and seeing the bodily product in somebody’s hand. Literally the opposite day, I had the chance to stroll in to see somebody studying the e-book whereas on the telephone with their buddy. They have been having fun with it whereas I used to be at work. It actually put issues into perspective, the way you confuse each these components of being inventive music and that bodily product being there and other people interacting with it, the place they will really relate, is one thing totally different than a playlist.

How do you market and promote this e-book? Do you have got an agent or work with an company? Is it utterly boots to the bottom? Where do you go?

Loads of it’s paying for promotion, however primarily boots on the bottom and heading up plenty of the e-book shops, using Instagram and networking. Also, wished to make the e-book helpful for Bible examine, reaching out to youth applications and youth teams for church buildings. We also have a Bible examine for the e-book and a coloring e-book that you may get off the web site. Surprisingly, plenty of households actually wish to discover some Christian content material that their kids, nephews, nieces, sons, and daughters can actually get pleasure from, and that has been a giant push from reaching out to different libraries, and many others.

Will there be offshoots to this? Like a comic book model, an animated model, and many others?

It truly began as a comic book at first. We have plenty of these photos contained in the e-book, and we actually wish to dig deeper and make the most of the instruments that we had obtainable by way of Chris and his reward, however Bowie, being an incredible comedian e-book artist, actually helped so much. We undoubtedly wish to see an animated model. Praying for these alternatives, God will know. Who is aware of what’s across the nook.

Will there be extra musical tie-ins or a soundtrack moreover the one single?

We truly talked about that and would like to do some extra music for every e-book sequence. I might be making a single to assist promote the e-book and produce all of them collectively. This is large, with the ability to fuse each of these worlds in order that the reader can learn alongside and in addition hearken to the theme behind the manufacturing and rhymes to assist information them by way of the books.

What’s subsequent for Dex and the group?

Keep producing meals for the dominion, and it’s making an attempt to remain as persistent as I can to wrap the Lord and put God first in all the pieces that we do. And hold connecting with nice, wonderful folks. It has been a real blessing working with the Rapzilla household behind the scenes. The supporters are wonderful. To get these inventive juices flowing, fellowship is what it’s all about, and thru that friendship we disciple, and we develop, and iron sharpens iron all through this course of to supply extra fruit for God’s glory.

For extra about Dex the Nerd Who Loves Jesus and his e-book, head to Amazon or his website.