Earlier Work · The Awkward List
The Awkward List: Finding The Epic Story In Your Life
An earlier self-published book by Tyler Schuetze
Everyone has a story. The Awkward List was Tyler Schuetze's first full book: a self-published project about purpose, risk, faith, personal growth, and choosing to live with intention.
It is a very different creature from LUCID — brighter, more direct, and written during an earlier chapter of Tyler's creative life. But it was also where he cut his teeth on completing a book, connecting with readers, and learning what it means to take writing seriously.
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Chapter 01
We All Have An Awkward List
A dragon suit, a toilet-paper cannon, and a backyard full of sugar-crazed kids become the unlikely launchpad for the question behind the whole book: what story are you writing with your life?
Chapter 02
A Library Is Burned
A proverb from a village in Mali becomes a warning against letting your own memories, hard-won wisdom, and buried stories burn before they can teach you who you are.
Chapter 03
Gold Mines In Graveyards
A fictional inheritance sends the reader digging through a graveyard, where buried gold and old bones reveal the risk and reward of excavating the past.
Chapter 04
Trauma Zombie Survival Strategy
A zombie-survival field guide for naming old wounds, confronting triggers, and refusing to let buried hurt keep clawing its way back into your story.