Cathie Dodd, one of the subjects of my Q&A series is trying a storytelling Twitterthon on Monday, September 7, Labor Day in the US, from 6:00 am – 9:00 pm PDT. You can RSVP and see more info here on Facebook. Looks like you need to friend Cathie on Facebook … Continue reading
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Is It Storytelling or Just Technical Wizardry? And What Is Database Storytelling?
Spinning a bit off a comment by Paul Furiga in the recent Q&A with him and his partner, John Durante, I’m thinking that as technical capabilities become every more mind-boggling and jaw-dropping, we need to beware of labeling every technologically stunning multimedia presentation as storytelling. Last week, a Twitterer sang … Continue reading
The Best Laid Plans ….
My target date for releasing my free e-book, Storied Careers: 40+ Story Practitioners Talk about Applied Storytelling, was tomorrow, Sept. 2, the anniversary of my first Q&A publication. I’m not quite going to make that target date. I’m putting finishing touches on the book, proofing, and editing. I do expect … Continue reading
Storytelling: Cross-Media, Transmedia, Immersive … All the Same Thing?
I’ve been seeing and thinking recently a lot about the terms: cross-media storytelling transmedia storytelling immersive storytelling distributed storytelling As I read about these terms, they all seem to be talking about roughly the same thing. I figured if anyone knew about the nuances of difference among the terms, it … Continue reading
Q&A with Two Story Gurus: Paul Furiga and John Durante: Economy Collapsed When People Fell in Love with Inauthentic Story
See a photo of Paul and John, their bios, Part 1 of this Q&A,Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, and Part 7. Q&A with Paul Furiga and John Durante, Questions 15, 16, and 17: Q: Paul, you write in a blog entry that you are an … Continue reading
Q&A with Two Story Gurus: Paul Furiga and John Durante: Wizardry of Content Distribution Too Often Trumps Story Authenticity
See a photo of Paul and John, their bios, Part 1 of this Q&A,Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6. Q&A with Paul Furiga and John Durante, Questions 13 and 14: Q: What’s your favorite story about a transformation that came through a story or storytelling … Continue reading
Q&A with Two Story Gurus: Paul Furiga and John Durante: True Storytelling is Not Direct Selling or Promotion
See a photo of Paul and John, their bios, Part 1 of this Q&A,Part 2, and Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. Q&A with Paul Furiga and John Durante, Questions 11 and 12: Q: Are there any current uses of storytelling that repel you or that you feel are … Continue reading
Venues Collect and Share Stories for Myriad Purposes
Want to hear stories about Utah? Read inspiring sports stories? Is there a kind of story that can’t be shared on the Web? Hard to imagine there is when you see plentiful sites that specialize in every imaginable kind of story. Some offer very open and accessible channels for contributing; … Continue reading
Q&A with Two Story Gurus: Paul Furiga and John Durante: Social Media Falls Short on Story Context
See a photo of Paul and John, their bios, Part 1 of this Q&A,Part 2, and Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Paul Furiga and John Durante, Questions 9 and 10: Q: How important is it to you and your work to function within the framework of a particular … Continue reading
Two-Week Countdown: My 9-9-09 Teleseminar on Why Story Resonates Now
In just under two weeks, I will host a Worldwide Story Work Teleseminar (Wed., Sept. 9, 4 pm EDST), entitled: The Golden Age of Storytelling: Why Is Story Exploding? What Does It Means for Practitioners? If you’re thinking of attending, please access the handout I prepared for the teleseminar — … Continue reading