Pinterest Story Prompt: You live alone in your apartment. One day you return to find a sword and an old, leather-bound book lying on your coffee table. - margaretterblanche.com Not too happy with this one - it's boring! If I had any idea on where it was going, I'd wipe out 95% of the scene …
I get some weird looks when I admit I carry a self-created storytelling game in my handbag. Mind you, I get weird looks when I admit to carrying a handbag. Not entirely sure why - I hate having my hands full of random access cards, wallets and umbrellas when they could be hanging on to …
Challenge Write for at least 350 words about a sweet labyrinth king, a red mage, a tavern, a dark tavern keeper, a cat, a frightened crusader who holds a dark secret and a plum tree. - http://www.eelkat.com Response In the kingdom of Or, ruled by the kind and generous King Arto, the royal castle served …
Eric Barker writes a fantastic weekly blog on life and how to be better at it. He researches up the wazoo and publishes in-depth, insightful and evidence-driven articles. A recent one was on rituals to create strong connections within teams and families. A great read as always but the final point had me paying attention, …
Andre trudged down the road, absent-mindedly dodging a psychotic-looking chicken. He gave himself a mental slap, he was a BRUTE, he should have booted the chicken halfway to the castle rather than avoiding it. He was very careful about his brute image, plenty of scars and clothing designed to intimidate, his weapon, an urgrosh, was …
Double warning! This is the essay that came out of the literature review. It's even longer... Why is storytelling important? “...narrative is present in every age, every place, in every society; it begins with the very history of mankind and there nowhere is, nor has been, a people without narrative.” (Barthes, 1977, pg 79) Anthropological …
Once upon a time, there were three little pigs. Their names were Toby, Ben and Hugh. Toby was the eldest and took things seriously. Ben was the middle one and the artistic one. Hugh was the happy-go-lucky, outdoorsy, baby of the family. One day, for various reasons I won’t go into, our three heroes …
This was written a number of years ago as the literature review for an essay on the evolution of storytelling. It's a uni assignment, so it's writing style can most politely be described as academic (and long). Frankly it's hard work. You were warned... A comment in response to Kevin Roberts’ Sep 10, 2008 Blog …
The DNA of Stories 