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Lessons in What Makes a Good Story

This post contains affiliate links. “All tales, then, are at some level a journey into the woods to find the missing part of us, to retrieve it and make ourselves whole. Storytelling is as simple – and complex – as that. That’s the pattern. That’s how we tell stories.” ~ John Yorke, Into the Woods:Continue reading “Lessons in What Makes a Good Story”

Stories to Round Out Your Summer (or Winter)

This post contains affiliate links. “Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness. “To know all is to forgive all.”  ~ Dale Carnegie, How To Win FriendsContinue reading “Stories to Round Out Your Summer (or Winter)”