Storytelling Storycraft Style
I’ve been thinking about storytelling and story structure a lot since 2017. Here’s an ever growing and updating collection of my thoughts and useful examples that you’re welcome to, invited to, encouraged to dig into and try! There’s a lot here, so if you don’t see the topic you’re looking for, try searching for it.
Stop Pitching and Start Telling Stories: they aren’t the same thing
My anti-pitch stance wasn’t well-articulated or even defensible position in the beginning. It was a feeling. Pitching feels wrong to me the same way pick-up
Reading Memoirs: There is no one good way to write a memoir
I’m curious about memoirs and have started to gather them at home. This gathering is a process I enjoy tremendously and involves hours spent with
You aren’t funny (and that’s OK)
Earlier this week, I had a conversation with a friend-turned-client (who I still consider a friend first). She told me that introducing herself is stressful
Don’t Polish Your Stories
A client talked about telling only polished versions of her stories yesterday and I jumped in to correct her. Not great manners, it’s true, but
My Private Reading Pleasure
Slightly Foxed is my private reading pleasure. It’s British quarterly literary magazine that “introduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable
Storytelling & Antiracism: Benefits of Listening
This blog post is the fourth in a series about Storytelling and Antiracism. Click on a post title to read earlier posts: Storytelling and Antiracism,
Slavery exhibit at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
Yesterday, I went to the Slavery exhibit at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The exhibit is a historic event; the first large scale public acknowledgement of
March 2021 Book Reviews
My reading mojo returned in March, perhaps the sun woke it from a winter slumber. All of this to say, “I read a bunch of
February 2021 Book Reviews
I’m quite pleased to look back at my February reading list and see that I did a good job of working on my goal to
Storytelling & Antiracism: Benefits of Storytelling
This blog post is the third in a series about Storytelling and Antiracism. Click here to read the first post: Storytelling and Antiracism or the
January 2021 Book Reviews
2021 started with a serious reading month. A number of these books lead to serious reflection and deep thinking. I usually try to spread this
Storytelling and Antiracism: Choosing Stories
This blog post is the second in a series about Storytelling and Antiracism. Click here to read the first post: Storytelling and Antiracism. Click here