Eight short diary entries that changed my life.
For years I struggled to enjoy my writing. Every draft, I’d sand off the weird bits, dial down the strangeness. I didn't want anyone to accuse me of preaching, or of backsliding.
But... I wanted blockbusters and dragons. That’s the whole course, really. It’s the thing I wish someone had handed me twenty drafts ago.
It's what inspired our community.
01
Storyteller: How Faith‒Inspired Authors Can Find the Freedom to Write the Coolest Fiction in the World
The opening argument, and the promise the rest of the course keeps.
02
You’re a Storyteller First. No Apologies: You’re Here to Write Stories, Not Sell Faith
Why the story is the argument, and what happens the moment you stop selling.
03
Why Storytellers Must Dig Deep — And What Happens When They Do
The cost of going down to where the real material is, and why it’s worth it.
04
What Happens When the Old Stories Don’t Work Any More — We Need New Ones
On worn-out myths, and the job that falls to the people who make new ones.
05
How Far Is Too Far? What to Do About Anti‒Heroes and Grimdark Games of Doldrums
Darkness is allowed. Sanitizing isn’t. Where the line actually sits.
06
Do You Write Stories for Yourself, for Money, or for the Market?
Three masters, and the one that quietly ruins the work if you’re not watching.
07
There Are Readers Who Desperately Want Your Story Out There — Write for Them
The people already waiting on the thing you keep not finishing.
08
Storytellers as Mystics? Everything, Everywhere, at the Same Time
The strange overlap between making worlds and prayer, held loosely.
