A simple question from a movie producer provoked Miller into an ongoing quest to live a memorable life. While crafting a story arc for a fictional Donald Miller character for the upcoming Blue Like Jazz movie, Miller is confronted with the reality that the life he leads is boring, and in need of major overhaul.

"Aren't you excited at the possibility of editing your own life? Who wouldn't jump at the opportunity to do things over in a better way?"

Stunned by the profundity of this question, and a little bruised around the ego, Miller sets out to edit his life through the principles of good story-telling: Namely, that what makes a good story is the same thing that makes a life meaningfully lived.

Rob Bell was quoted as saying that he felt like this book READ HIM. I agree. I'm still shaken (albeit, in a good way) a month later...