TODAY is the day. It’s officially here.

What Was Meant for Harm: A Media Memoir of Faith, Fracture, and the Fight for Truth is now available in ebook and print editions.

It’s my honest account of navigating media chaos, personal grief, and spiritual reckoning — and finding that God uses every season for the good of those who love Him. It covers everything from Iraq to the Texas Hill Country, from mainstream media to independent creators, from loss to renewal, from searching to surrender.

If you’ve walked any part of this road with me, if you believe in what I’m doing — please share. You can grab your copy on Amazon, or visit quinnsnextstep.com.

Thank you. ♠

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Now Available

“… The world locked down, burned, argued, censored, and unraveled. And in the middle of that chaos, I lost people I loved, questioned the path I was on, and found myself being drawn back to the only foundation that doesn’t shift.”

— excerpt from What Was Meant for Harm

Official release tomorrow. Pre-order at quinnsnextstep.com. ♠

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The Firm Foundation

“Creation was the one place where the noise didn’t drown out the purpose. But what was that purpose? Why did I keep showing up?”

— excerpt from What Was Meant for Harm: A Media Memoir of Faith, Fracture, and the Fight for Truth

TWO days until release. Pre-order at quinnsnextstep.com ♠

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The Purpose of Creation

“… That summer conversation would become one of the most important memories of my life. It felt like a final moment of understanding and reconciliation before the world grew even more chaotic.”

— excerpt from What Was Meant for Harm

THREE days until release. Pre-order at quinnsnextstep.com ♠

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Calm Before the Storm

“It felt like every institution was being exposed at once. Hollywood, politics, media, and the rules of public judgment were changing overnight…”

— excerpt from What Was Meant for Harm: A Media Memoir of Faith, Fracture, and the Fight for Truth

FOUR days until release. Pre-order at quinnsnextstep.com ♠

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The Shift

“At twenty-nine, sitting outside the MEPS station in Phoenix in front of a Burger King, I prayed a desperate prayer. ‘God, if I do this, my life is in Your hands.’…”

— excerpt from What Was Meant for Harm: A Media Memoir of Faith, Fracture, and the Fight for Truth

FIVE days until release. Pre-order at quinnsnextstep.com ♠

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The Military-to-Media Journey

“If you’ve ever felt disoriented by the world around you…

if you’ve ever watched institutions crumble and wondered what to trust…

if you’ve ever walked through loss and found your faith sharpened in the process…

then this story is for you.”

— excerpt from What Was Meant for Harm: A Media Memoir of Faith, Fracture, and the Fight for Truth

SIX days until release. Pre-order at quinnsnextstep.com ♠

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Why It Exists & Who It’s For

What Was Meant for Harm: A Media Memoir of Faith, Fracture, and the Fight for Truth drops on May 8th.

This book is for anyone who has watched the world fall apart and wondered what God was doing in the midst of it all. It’s my honest account of navigating media chaos, personal loss, and spiritual reckoning… and finding that God uses every season — even the strangest ones — for the good of those who love Him.

Pre-order your ebook or print copy at quinnsnextstep.com/preorder

ONE WEEK. The countdown has officially begun.


For the past couple months, I’ve shared this memoir in the open — chapter by chapter, as it was written. It has been one of the most meaningful creative seasons of my life.

The chapter‑by‑chapter pages on QuinnsNextStep.com will be removed on April 5th.

If you’ve been reading along and want to finish any chapters before they’re removed, this is the window.
Thank you for walking this road with me.


Closing the Season: ‘What Was Meant for Harm’ Coming Down April 5th