Picking the hero in your story
Picking the hero is the first step in planning your story. If you want to get started now, download a free Who’s Your Hero Worksheet. You can also read the rest of the post for insights into how your hero changes your story! We use hero’s names to refer to stories in many fairy tales: […]
A little book with big ideas about storytelling
The Mystery Feast isn’t a book I went looking for. I suspect it found me. I was aware of Nigerian author Ben Okri as any Booker Prize follower must be aware of him. His novel The Famished Road won the Booker Prize in 1991. However, my interest became more specific last summer. I spent a […]
Tell your Story, Minus the Barnacles
Imagine my dismay when I discovered a book with the same title as my official business name. I felt a bit dumb. I felt a bit silly. But most of all, I was curious. What would a book called Storycraft be about? I ordered the book in early April after finishing Christopher Vogeler’s Writer’s Journey, […]