“Creativity to me is just knowing a lot of stuff, and just making new connections, reframing it, rewiring it, into a new whole.” - anja stas on changing the story. thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn707 Anja Stas is an award winning marketer with a passion for the possible. #newepisode

"...it’s scripted. It’s like a concert. They aren’t just going off the top of their head. It’s a song they wrote.” - Rich Prange Rich Prange Comedy on comedy performances. thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn708 #storytellers

She's an artist, an animator, a creator... a #storyteller. Hear @AnimatedWoman's story with Dan Moyle here: thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn709 “I created my own series. That was the pinnacle… but I was exhausted. I didn’t go back to the industry because I was just broken.”

NEW EPISODE: “Apple could get out of digital media completely. Then what do you do? You need a newsletter. You don’t control Twitter, Facebook, Spotify… nobody.” - Paul Sating--Plays With Swords on owning your content thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn710 #audiodrama

I talk about all things writing on the The Storytellers Network! Check it out while you're relaxing on the last day of this awesome holiday weekend! thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn710? #amwriting #writer #writingtips #writingadvice

Very cool to have these two former guests at the same conference and have a moment to chat!

NEW EPISODE: “You don’t know where people are going to encounter your brand. So you need to have one central theme, or focus. So we chose to have the focus be these renegade cows that behaved like 7 year olds.” - Steve Robinson. thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn711

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“Stay true to your vision. Keep doing what makes you feel fulfilled, what serves the original idea. People are responsive to that.” - Ryan Johnston on keeping your audience. thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn712 #storytellers

"...out of spite I went to Twitter and said ‘Fine I’ll get those followers and I’ll show you.’” - Michelle Keener, PhD on social media. This cracked me up - so many great moments in our conversation! thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn713 #storytellers #writingcommunity

“Every single one of them is broken because all of us are broken in different ways. Don’t let that be your limitation. Let it be your inspiration.” - DJ Nash on his characters. thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn714 DJ and Dan Moyle talk story on the latest episode.

I write fantasy because one day I'm going to create a world where Twitter isn't full of toxic, angry people.

“The world needs content. There’s all these devices, and something’s gotta be on them. The need for solid content and creative is high.” - Tish Rabe on the need for creators thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn803 #storytellers Episode 100!!!

[NEW EPISODE] “The power behind poetry… it’s one of the best outlets to taking something ugly and making it beautiful. Poetry creates purpose out of any story.” - Talia Mingey on poetry with a purpose @tal_ee_uh #storytelling #poetry thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn804

[NEW EPISODE] “The story of education is individual students, in their challenges, in their backgrounds… so the story of education should be your success stories.” - Alex Lee on story in education. Website: thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn806 #storytellers #educationalstorytellers

“I tried to figure out if there are rules to these things that are the ultimate ‘long story short.’ I’m an engineer. I’m a geek. I love to take these things and explain them to people through story.” - Ron Ploof on studying proverbs. thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn808 #storytellers

[NEW EPISODE] Listen to school communication expert Tom Page & SCN explore story in education with Dan Moyle thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn811 "...in 30 years that was how I saw parents evaluate who good teachers were. They were just good people showing up.” #storytellers

[NEW EPISODE] “Facts don’t make you care. The person in the story who’s compelling makes you care.” - Aaron Baskerville on the power of story. thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn812 #storytellers

I talk about the craft of storytelling with Dan Moyle on this episode of The Storytellers Network thestorytellersnetwork.com/podcast/tsn904 #storytellers #listennow #podcast #author #authorinterview #fiction #faith #RomanticSuspense #suspense #reading #readingcommunity #bookworm #bookish