5. The hardest goodbyes

In Episode 5, we shift from origin story to craft, breaking down the writing and editing decisions that shaped Too Blessed to Stress.Alli walks through why the novel moved from five narrators to four, how one character became a composite of two original points of view, and what it meant to cut beloved subplots around infertility, minimalism, mission culture, race, and cancelation—even when those threads felt important. This episode is about killing your darlings, telling the truest version of a story, and accepting that absence can be part of the point.In this episode:Why Too Blessed to Stress lost a narratorHow one narrative POV was reshapedWriting about infertility and faith under public scrutinyThe subplot about race and mission culture that didn’t survive editsLetting go of a documentary-style structureWhat revision teaches you about power, performance, and beliefNext week, the mini-series wraps with a forward-looking conversation about influencer culture, media, and why Christian influencers matter more than we might want to admit.Links:Too Blessed to Stress — available for pre-order nowEvents for Too Blessed to StressFollow Alli on Instagram: @allihoffkosikFollow Alli on Substack: Getting It Alli Together Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.