Book Review: The Weaver by Kai Strand
Kai Strand’s debut mid-grade novel The Weaver is a must read. The story is about Mary Wordsmith, whose wish is to be able to weave a tale just like her mother. Mary is a typical teen who wants to be...
View ArticleComic Review: Jack and the Zombie Box by Bruce Brown, Mike Barentine, and...
Comic books are one of the guilty pleasures I acquired as a kid. I was raised by two English teachers as parents and my Mom was never too keen on me spending time reading comics. It wasn’t until I was...
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Book Review: Conversational Capital by Bertrand Cesvet
By now, many would’ve heard of buzz and viral marketing, experiential marketing, and the art of conversational marketing. Many would have also learned about three key marketing ideas: creating a Purple...
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Interview with Kai Strand, Author of The Weaver
Kai Strand is a middle grade and young adult author. She lives in Central Oregon with her husband and children. They love to hike and geocache. She reads every story she writes to them. They are...
View ArticleMy Family’s Tradition of Storytelling, Revisited
My youngest child is now an older teen and she possesses the cognitive skills necessary to understand, enjoy, and/or be mortified by the tales my family has long had a habit of spinning, especially...
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Book Review: Our Secret Territory: The Essence of Storytelling by Laura Simms
Unlike its cousins Literature and Song, Storytelling has not yet received much in the way of critical attention. Artist, educator, and humanitarian Laura Simms does her part to remedy this by weaving...
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Book Review: The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland by Frank Delaney
At a fairly late point in The Last Storyteller, the protagonist Ben McCarthy says that, in times of acute pain and fear, people need “something other than their norms.” By this, he was referring to the...
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Interview: John Paul Jaramillo, author of The House of Order
A native of Southern Colorado, John Paul Jaramillo now lives, writes and teaches in Springfield, Illinois. He has an MFA in creative writing from Oregon State University, and presently holds the...
View ArticleLes Miserables – The Best Movie I’ve Ever Seen
Until this week, Casablanca was my all-time favorite film. Les Miserables has now taken its place. I’m not a film critic – I go to a movie not to criticize, but to enjoy it for what it is:...
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Book Review: Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to...
Books on the craft of writing generally fall into two categories: how to write well and how to tell a story well. Most deal with writing words: grammar, style guides, literary devices, structure,...
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Book Review: ‘Storytelling: The Indispensable Art of Entrepreneurism” by Rudy...
Storytelling isn’t only for writers or Hollywood producers, and this book is a great resource for people who are starting a business or venturing into the world of entrepreneurship. In a simple,...
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Interview: Rudy A. Mazzocchi, Author of ‘Storytelling’
Welcome Rudy A. Mazzocchi, award-winning author of the Equity medical thriller series, and now of the nonfiction book for entrepreneurs, Storytelling, recently released by Twilight Times Books....
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Book Review: Conversational Capital by Bertrand Cesvet
By now, many would’ve heard of buzz and viral marketing, experiential marketing, and the art of conversational marketing. Many would have also learned about three key marketing ideas: creating a Purple...
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Interview with Kai Strand, Author of The Weaver
Kai Strand is a middle grade and young adult author. She lives in Central Oregon with her husband and children. They love to hike and geocache. She reads every story she writes to them. They are...
View ArticleMy Family’s Tradition of Storytelling, Revisited
My youngest child is now an older teen and she possesses the cognitive skills necessary to understand, enjoy, and/or be mortified by the tales my family has long had a habit of spinning, especially...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Our Secret Territory: The Essence of Storytelling by Laura Simms
Unlike its cousins Literature and Song, Storytelling has not yet received much in the way of critical attention. Artist, educator, and humanitarian Laura Simms does her part to remedy this by weaving...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: The Last Storyteller: A Novel of Ireland by Frank Delaney
At a fairly late point in The Last Storyteller, the protagonist Ben McCarthy says that, in times of acute pain and fear, people need “something other than their norms.” By this, he was referring to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Interview: John Paul Jaramillo, author of The House of Order
A native of Southern Colorado, John Paul Jaramillo now lives, writes and teaches in Springfield, Illinois. He has an MFA in creative writing from Oregon State University, and presently holds the...
View ArticleLes Miserables – The Best Movie I’ve Ever Seen
Until this week, Casablanca was my all-time favorite film. Les Miserables has now taken its place. I’m not a film critic – I go to a movie not to criticize, but to enjoy it for what it is:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Book Review: Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to...
Books on the craft of writing generally fall into two categories: how to write well and how to tell a story well. Most deal with writing words: grammar, style guides, literary devices, structure,...
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