The Story of Chad

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Welcome to the Leanpub Launch video for The Story of Chad: The man who changed the heart of Podunk https://leanpub.com/thestoryofchad by Chastity White Rose! 0:00 Chastity introduces herself and describes The Story of Chad as her first novel 0:51 Chad's character: star soccer player, vegan, golden retriever owner, and his conflicting view of God 1:42 The book's emotional themes around faith and universal struggles with religion 3:14 Overview of the supporting characters and the small fictional town of Podunk 4:52 Publishing an incomplete novel on Leanpub and the value of reader feedback 7:14 Whether reader feedback might lead to revising already-published chapters 8:55 The 1980s/90s small-town rural setting and how Full Sail coursework shaped Chad's character details 13:43 Chastity's perspective on Christians who seek to impose their beliefs on others 14:30 Jesus's teachings on loving your neighbor and the contrast with judgmental religious attitudes 15:15 Personal empowerment, respecting others' choices, and how that philosophy runs through all of Chastity's writing About the Book The following story you are about to read started as an assignment for my Creative Writing course with Full Sail University. It started as a joke, but then it turned quite serious and emotional. Chad is your most basic Cisgender Straight White man who is actually quite different from me. Chad is obviously a fictional character, but he is based on expectations of what society expects him to be. He also desires the approval of his parents. He is written to be a relatable character, as you will see as the story continues. I developed more elements of the characters for assignments in other classes. After I graduated in July 2025, I began work on turning this into a complete story. I hope you enjoy this story. About the Author Chastity White Rose is an author of over twelve books and two WordPress blogs. She writes humorous and educational content about philosophical and religious topics. She also uses her writing and graphic design skills to teach people about the game of Chess. She is a Creative Writing graduate from Full Sail University with self-taught computer programming and graphic design skills. As a transgender Christian woman, she writes books and blog posts to help others like her process the seeming disconnect between religious faith and an LGBTQIA+ identity. She measures the success of her writing by its emotional impact rather than its sales. For this reason, most of her writing is available free of charge. Follow the author here! https://x.com/Chastity_W_Rose Thank you for watching, please like and leave a comment, we'd love to hear from you! Please Subscribe and Follow! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/leanpub X: https://x.com/leanpub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leanpub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leanpub Create Your Own Leanpub Book! You can create your own book anytime here: https://leanpub.com/create/book Here's the tutorial showing how to write and publish a Leanpub book in your browser (it's free!): https://help.leanpub.com/en/articles/2932527-getting-started-writing-a-book-in-leanpub-s-web-browser-writing-mode If you're a Leanpub author and you'd like to submit your own Launch video for us to publish, or if you'd like to record a Launch video with Len, please go here: https://leanpub.com/launch. #books #leanpublishing #selfpublishing #leanpub #writing #christianity #humorandsatire #ChristianFiction #StruggleOfFaith #SmallTownStory #SerialFiction #TransChristian