Welcome to another Storybeast LEGENDARY episode! Our Legendaries are special guests that are an expert within their area of storytelling. Laura Thomas is a writer, TEDx speaker, and the founder of Next Level Story, where she is a professional editor and ghostwriter. Her first book, The Magic of Well-Being: A Modern Guide to Lasting Happiness, distills masterful advice for living a better life, and her upcoming memoir explores her journey through loss, love, and coming home to herself. You can find her on Instagram @laurathomaswrites.

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Special thanks to Deore for our musical number. You can find her on Instagram @deore.music or find more of her creative work on Spotify. As ever, thank you dear listeners. Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.

Ever wondered how to build atmosphere and what makes a good surprise? Ghabiba and Courtney dig into the concept of surprise and expectation in this follow up to their interview with Maya Chesley. 

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Be brave, stay beastly.

Welcome to our first LEGENDARY episode! Our Legendaries are special guests that are an expert within their area of storytelling. Maya Chesley is a Fulbright ETA scholarship recipient and a Pushcart Prize nominee. They hold an MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) from Johns Hopkins University. Their work has been published in various journals and magazines, including The New Yorker, where they currently work as a copy editor.

In this episode you'll hear about:

If you are interested in the detailed worksheet covering the topic of surprise, get it here. 

Additionally, Maya would like to credit the writer Kate Keleher, from their MFA cohort, for explaining the term "blocking." It's use about talking for writing for the stage and dealing why it's important for fiction writing has been pivotal to their writing process. 

Special thanks to Deore for our musical number. You can find her on Instagram or more of her creative work on Spotify. As ever, thank you dear listeners. Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast. 

You can find us here on our website at www.storybeastpodcast.com or on Instagram. For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe here. Please reach out if you want to talk story or snacks. 

Be brave, stay beastly.

Welcome to Storybeast, a podcast for story lovers. Hosted by writers Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack, the two friends embark on the first season of Storybeast to talk about their favorite tales and story concepts not only with each other, but also with special guests from the storytelling world. First episode premieres October 20th.