This week we move into world building - something I completely forgot about until I realized my story takes place 100 years in the future. So yes - world building is going to be a prerequisite...

This week we continue to plan - or plot - whatever works for you. We discuss how planning can make a mess and that you can get lost in the process. But with every mess comes new possibilities - new opportunities for growth and progress toward your goal.

This week we look at the Big Idea itself. We start high level with Genre and Story Structure - then discuss a few categories the story falls into - and eventually we talk turkey - on what the story looks like.

This week we look a bit closer at some of the novel plotting methodologies. Then I discuss the strategy I've chosen - and round things out by talking through the spreadsheet I'm going to use to plan out the entire trilogy.

This week we look at two high level writing styles. I bet you can't tell which camp I'm in. Yes - I'm a Plotter - and in this episode I discuss the rationale behind my plan for book outlining.

This week we look at the writing process. How many people successfully write a novel? And how much harder would it be to write a trilogy? We wrap things up by talking about math - and the Math of Storytelling.

Here we go! Our first official episode documenting my journey writing a fiction novel. This week we kick things off with The Back Story. How drinking isn't always a bad thing, how I made progress without much effort and how I stalled out early on.

This week we jump back into our series on fostering. We pick up the story in a strange place - after an unexpected event during the holidays.

This week kicks off a new series documenting our journey to become Foster Parents. Join Tammy and I as we discuss why we became a Resource Family, the process we went through and how we got our first little kiddo.

Have you taken a Personality Inventory to two? If so - did you stop with the initial results? Or did you press on and do additional research? Today we discuss how we can Transcend Our Type by setting healthy goals based on our strengths and weaknesses.

How do we find meaning and purpose in life? This week we talk about the "God shaped hole," finding the Double Meaning and how to Set Priorities.

This week we discuss three things we can do in 2022. Ask Better Questions. Find Our Vibe. And Stretch Ourselves. This is the perfect time to jump back in and continue the journey!

This is the first episode of Season 2! Today we walk through a refresher course on Transcend Human. What it is, where we’ve been and where we’re going this year.

In this episode we discuss ten things that initiate our thinking - moving us from worldly thinking to transcendent thinking.