It’s Not What Happens…

The conversation went something like this:
“Tell me about your story.”
“Well, there’s this guy, see, and he’s hit by a car….”
“So the action in your story is the car accident?”
“Oh, no. That was just the start of it.”
Exciting as a car accident sounds, it isn’t a story. It’s just an incident.
A story has a character or [...]

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And the moral of the story is…

Don’t you dare, don’t even consider for a minute using that phrase at the end of your story.
If you haven’t woven your intended lesson all the way through your story, then it’s too late to start when you are one minute from leaving the stage. Using “and the moral of the story is…” is like [...]

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True Lies

Usually when adults tell a prepared story to other adults we are doing it to drive home a point. We might in addition be using it to connect with others and to break up a rather long chunk of information but it is still all about driving home the point.
The goal and purpose of [...]

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Where do I find stories?

Stories are everywhere – it’s just a matter of being aware and listening for them.
Start with your own experiences. It doesn’t have to be a grand adventure ‘The Story of how I climbed Everest!”. There are stories in your everyday life. How you dealt with some of the problems we have all faced. Some of [...]

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