When I perform at story slams, I typically have people approach me after the show and ask me if my story is real.
The thing about most story slams is that the stories you tell need to be real. Some people choose to make up stuff.
I don't.
Life is plenty bizarre without any help from me.
Then they tell me their fantastical stories, and I could ask them the same questions.
But I know better.
There are incredible stories out there and people need to hear them.
This newsletter is the result of wanting to help others tell their personal stories. Why? Well, I'll let this quote tell you.
"Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell." -Louisa May Alcott
It is why I started an in-person storytelling circle here in Petaluma and the reason I am starting to host a weekly, free, Facebook live Let's Talk (Story-)Shop to workshop your first personal stories.
Let's Talk (Story-)Shop
Starting tonight, I'll host a weekly Facebook Live session from The Story Frame Facebook Page. It starts at 8:15 PM Pacific Time.
If you are on Facebook or Instagram, make sure to say hi! These are my personal accounts, too, so be nice!
Let's Talk (Story-)Shop will be a live session to draft stories. I will take fifteen minutes to show you how I use my free cheat sheet to outline a story, and then I'll finish the first draft on the spot. Tonight, I want to talk about a time I was in the Southwest of Ireland and I was missing home and its culinary comforts.
After that, I'll open the floor to answer your questions about writing your first story. (i.e. How to dive into a story? How to create more tension? How to make it funny? How to create a hook? Or more practical questions like what if x sees this?
West Side Stories Grandslam
I recently won February’s Story Slam. See video below.
If you are in the Bay Area, you should check out the Annual Grand Slam on the second Wednesday of December. The Mystic sits 500 people and the tickets have sold fast for fifteen years straight because locals know how much fun it is to watch twelve incredible performers in one night.
I mean it, if you are in the area, come and check it out! I’ll be there! Actually, it will be me fifth year there. But who is counting? I am. You should, too. Come on, let’s do this!
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