Day 65 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge I started reading Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work today. To me, he sounds like a modern-day Seth Godin — an artist who’s figured out how to say, very poignantly, not just how he found success, but how he built it. And he shares it in a way … Continue reading Flow and Stock
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You Showed Up
Day 64 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge | Thank You Campaign Last night, I knocked on a door I’ve been refusing to knock on for quite some time. The door of telling people what I’m up to and inviting them to be a part of my creativity. I don’t know what I thought would … Continue reading You Showed Up
Day 60: The Four-Day Hike
Day 60 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge A long time ago, when I first got interested in being a writer, I thought about the kind of characters I wanted to create. I wanted heroes. Strong ones. Ones who couldn't be beat. It took me years to realize that a character worth reading isn't a … Continue reading Day 60: The Four-Day Hike
Day 59: Point Toward the Horizon
I was reading Donald Miller today — A Million Miles in a Thousand Years — and he tells the story of a friend who runs a law firm. Not just any law firm. This firm rescues girls from human trafficking and the sex slave trade. When Miller asked the man what his primary job was, … Continue reading Day 59: Point Toward the Horizon
Day 57: A Character Is What He Does
Round 2, Day 17Tuesday, March 3, 2026 I remember hearing Randy Travis for the first time when I was in the fifth or sixth grade. Late ‘80s. This was right after he’d gotten big — Forever and Ever, Amen was everywhere. But when you grew up the way I did, you didn’t just hear the … Continue reading Day 57: A Character Is What He Does
