The SWDT crew talks about how a story can evolve over time. But before that, Vishal shares a story that he wrote during our online workshops.
Read moreEpisode 140: I don't want to write about this
On this episode, Brittany shares a deeply personal story about writing and dealing with depression. After her story, Brittany joins the SWDT crew to a wide-ranging and insightful conversation about her writing process. To learn more about Brittany, visit her website and follow her on Instagram @britcambooks.
Read moreEpisode 139: I have begun to dream again
On this episode, Stefan shares a story about how his dreams have turned nightmarish, but his waking life is going pretty well. After the story, the crew comes together and talks about the challenges with writing and telling stories that involve dreams.
Read moreEpisode 138: Poor Review
The SWDT Crew is back with another batch of brand new episodes for our brave new world. On this episode, Joey shares a story about receiving a poor job review, a new dress, and lighting a fire. It all comes together at the end. After the fire is over, the crew talks about writing and listening to a story that has an incredibly satisfying conclusion.
Read moreEpisode 137: November Rain
The SWDT Crew is back with another batch of brand new episodes for our brave new world. On this episode, Paul shares a story about looking for love during a pandemic and learning how to play the Guns N' Roses classic song November Rain. You'll even get to hear him try and play it - very awkwardly. He then joins Joey and Stefan for a quick chat about integrating music into a story.
Read moreEpisode 136: Workshops
This is a special one-off episode that we hope provides some insight into our writing process. For each event, we hold two workshops with the intention of helping to guide storytellers to feel confident about sharing their story with an audience.
Read moreEpisode 135: We wanted to put on a show
For the last episode in this series, the SWDT crew comes together to talk about what you do with a book once it’s finished - marketing, launching it, and events. Included at the end of the episode is a short clip from a video that we produced for the launch event where you’ll hear directly from some of the book authors.
Read moreEpisode 134: We all can be Stefan if we want to be
On this episode, Paul talks too much about the ins and outs of putting together a book from the production end: organizing 40+ authors, how to layout a manuscript, designing covers, and distribution.
Read moreEpisode 133: Letter to the Editor
On this episode, the editor of the Stories We Don’t Tell book, Steve Hostetter, joins the crew to talk about his process, what it was like working with 40+ authors, and being a part of this very unusual publishing project.
Read moreEpisode 132: Some things we learned along the way
Join the Stories We Don’t Tell crew for this episode where we introduce the mini-series and go into where the idea came from for publishing the book.
Read moreEpisode 131: Not all romance novels are created equal
Brianne goes way back to the beginning of Stories We Don’t Tell and joins the crew with a brand new story. She talks about how her life has changed and the surprise of becoming a romance novel enthusiast.
Read moreEpisode 130: We still have the sky
Episode 129: Exquisite Corpse | Chapter One
The Exquisite Corpse is a writing exercise that was invented by French Surrealists in the 1920s. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, but are only allowed to see what the previous person contributed. This is an audio version of this exercise, and we’ve asked each of our guests to write and record their own contribution based on a previous guest’s prompt.
So, this episode includes a stitched-together story written by several people. What is the story about? Where will it go? What will happen? You’ll have to listen to find out. Welcome to the Exquisite Corpse: Chapter One.
Read moreEpisode 128: Why am I so anxious?
On today’s episode, Rob shares a story about getting ill, his distaste over hipster haircuts, and his appreciation of red carpet Christoph Waltz. He is then joined by the Stories We Don’t Tell crew to talk about finding positivity and generalized anxiety.
Read moreEpisode 127: Two Moments
Join hosts Joey, Stefan, and Paul for this special ongoing series. This episode is a throwback to before, well, you know what, where you’ll hear a story from the live event followed by a discussion on an aspect of storytelling.
From last October, Georgette tells the story of two past relationships, and the lessons she learned from them. Your hosts have a discussion about writing relationship stories.
Read moreEpisode 126: You've gotta pull it together now
On today’s episode, Jon shares a story about having to shut out the world, but the world wanting back in. For more stories from Jon, visit his website jonaaronsandler.com and follow him on Instagram @jonaaronsandler.
Read moreEpisode 125: Do you ever smile?
On today’s episode, Paul shares a story about getting back onto the dating scene at the worst possible time.
Read moreEpisode 124: The Mind Olympian
On today’s episode, Joey shares a story about coming home and having to isolate, providing the space and time for reflection.
Read moreEpisode 123: We're all in this together
Join hosts Joey, Stefan, and Paul for this special ongoing series of episodes. Due to, well, you know what, they’ll be recording remotely and posting new episodes with more frequency. On each episode, you’ll hear a story from one of them or from a special storytelling guest, followed by a quick discussion.
Read moreEpisode 122: No end in sight
For the next few episodes, Paul and Stefan are joined by special guest co-host Joey Jakob. Each episode will include the usual: a story from the live event and a discussion about an aspect of storytelling.
Our old friend Brianne returns with a story about health and diagnosis. Listen to Brianne’s podcast, No End in Sight, at noendinsight.co and follow her on Twitter @bennessb.