STORYBEAST

Episode #61: The storyteller's emotional napkin and why you need to ask for one

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Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story. In this episode, you'll hear about:

  • bringing story to life in your head by being magical and mystical 
    • Courtney's request for Super Stabby Resources
    • the murder library and modernising evil
    • hooking a reader and keeping them engaged
    • the story opening as a dating metaphor
    • emotional napkins: gaining a reader's trust as a craft device
    • an underused tool for gaining reader investment
      • the boundaries of vulnerability
      • self trust as a writer

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        Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks! A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.    

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