See a photo of Penelope, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Penelope Starr, Question 5: Q: If you could share just one piece of advice or wisdom about story/storytelling/narrative with readers, what would it be? A: If you want to tell … Continue reading
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Q&A with a Story Guru: Penelope Starr: The Time for Community Storytelling is Now
See a photo of Penelope, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Penelope Starr, Questions 3 and 4: Q: The storytelling movement seems to be growing explosively. Why now? What is it about this moment in human history and culture that makes storytelling so … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Penelope Starr: Audiences Respond to Storytellers’ Authenticity and Sincerity
See a photo of Penelope, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Penelope Starr, Question 2: Q: How do you go about choosing the people who participate in Odyssey Storytelling (See yesterday’s entry)? Do you ensure that they are good storytellers? What has the audience response to … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Penelope Starr: Unlikely Founder of Community-Storytelling Event
I believe I learned about Penelope Starr when she kindly cited this blog in one of her columns for the Tucson Citizen. I’ve followed her columns about storytelling since. I’m so pleased to present this Q&A with Penelope, which will run over the next several days. Bio: Penelope Starr founded … Continue reading
News and Updates from the World of Storytelling
After our big cross-country move, I’m still playing catch-up — in a very big way — in curating story news and conducting synthesis and analysis. Here are a few items of interest that have popped up in recent weeks: Seth Kahan, one of the leaders on the Washington, DC, storytelling … Continue reading
A Vision-Board Story
In celebration of today’s International Day for Sharing Life Stories, here’s a little piece of my story: Martha Beck recently told me everything I did wrong with my vision board in 2008. So what’s a vision board, who’s Martha Beck, and what does any of this have to do with … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Cathryn Wellner: Canadian Storytelling Resources
See a photo of Cathryn, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Cathryn Wellner, Question 5: Q: I’ve had quite a few Canadians as subjects of this Q&A series, giving me the impression that storytelling is thriving in Canada. As a … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Cathryn Wellner: Stories Can Be Life-Changing
See a photo of Cathryn, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Cathryn Wellner, Question 4: Q: What’s your favorite story about a transformation that came about through a story or storytelling act? A: Although I know many instances of transformation through a … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Cathryn Wellner: Creating the New Story That Will Persuade Us to Take Care of Our Planet
See a photo of Cathryn, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Cathryn Wellner, Question 3: Q: The culture is abuzz about Web 2.0 and social media. To what extent do you participate in social media (such as through LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Second … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Cathryn Wellner: Community Development is About Stories
See a photo of Cathryn, her bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Cathryn Wellner, Question 2: Q: How did you initially become involved with story/storytelling/narrative? What attracted you to this field? What do you love about it? A: I dived into storytelling as a survival mechanism. I’d … Continue reading