I dare YOU … to read outside the box!

“I dare you.”

Who didn’t hear that growing up at least once?

I had brothers, and grew up in a neighborhood of boys, and had mostly boy cousins that I saw on a regular basis. Believe me, “dare you” was as common to hear as “what’s for dinner” around our house.

Because I was younger than most of them, they dared me a lot.

“I dare you to climb that pole.”

“I dare you to jump on the back of that horse.”

“I dare you flip off the bridge.”

And I did.

I jumped.

I climbed.

And flipping became second nature to me.

The more I dared, the more I dared to do.

But then the world showed up.

Have you ever been daring boldly only to get derailed by their rules, their demands, or their walk?

Been there. Done that. Made t-shirts.

My first book was released and sold 21,000 copies. My second book was released and sold 17,000 copies. I even won awards (for my short story and my cover design).

And it derailed my walk.

I forgot what I had done. I quit thinking about having any success. I got lost.

When I finally remembered the truth … of me, of my abilities, of my passion … I found my way to dare again.

Instead of getting lost in their doubts that stories couldn’t be clean and entertaining.

“Clean is boring. Predictable. Uninteresting.”

I dared to write my stories my way. I leaned into fun, family friendly, and UNforgettable.

FLASHBACK MOMENT:

When I was 16, all of my friends were inside McDonald’s getting something to eat or using the restroom. I waited outside in the car but got bored. I crawled out the window and started walking around the roof of the car.

Yes. You read that right.

That’s the kind of boring things I did when I was clean – not drinking, not doing drugs, not following what they expected.

I turn that unexpected into stories that are clean, fun, and definitely not ordinary.

I dare you to dare your journey – to live clean, bold, unboaring boldness!