Alena shares a story about a relationship slowly breaking up. Paul and Stefan talk about how to translate a written essay into a performed piece.
Read moreEpisode 149: Taboo Topics
Paul shares a story about doing things alone as a single person. Stefan then joins him to talk about using humour to dig into taboo topics.
Read moreEpisode 148: Themes Revisited
Stefan shares a multi-generational story about trying to stay afloat. Paul then joins him to talk about one of their favourite topics: themes.
Read moreEpisode 147: Date Night
Veronica shares a story about finally finding the time to go out on a date that doesn’t end well. Paul and Stefan talk about structuring a story by using a time limit.
Read moreEpisode 146: Alternate Timelines
Sam shares a story about breaking his neck - in this timeline, at least. Paul and Stefan talk about how to take a very plot-driven story that you’ve told many times and unpack the emotions.
Read moreEpisode 145: Vision Boards
Lee-Anne shares a story about creating a vision board that manifests an experience that is perhaps a bit more dangerous than she had expected. Paul and Stefan talk about developing an entire story around one incident.
Read moreEpisode 144: No Content
It’s been a minute. You’re going to have to wait a bit longer for some new stories. This episode is all updates, no content. The SWDT Crew gathers in-person for the first time in a long time to briefly discuss some upcoming things. We are all very excited about those things and think you should be too.
Read moreEpisode 143: Failure
On this episode of the Stories We Don’t Tell Podcast, the crew talks about writing stories about failure. But first, Monica shares her story about the highs and lows of her career.
Read moreEpisode 142: Places and Spaces
On this episode of the Stories We Don’t Tell Podcast, the crew discusses writing a story that takes place in a specific location. They have some tips and tricks on how to go back into your mind and imagination to tell a story rich in detail. But first, Jette shares her story about some memories of her past.
Read moreEpisode 141: A change is as good as a rest
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.
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