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Points of Entry and Tactical Storytelling

Editing and Honing the Universal in Your Story I knew early on in my life I wanted to be a writer. Actually, I wanted to be a reader. I loved reading. But at that time, I didn't think you could get paid for that. So, I switch my dream career from reader to writer. I wrote a lot during those tim...

by Carlos Garbiras — Apr 01, 2025 editing productivity storytelling writing

Worried About Including Others in Your Essay? Ask Yourself These 4 Questions

Most of the time, I'm not thinking about whether or not I'm going to include someone in a story because when I do, it will end up being playful and in good nature. But when an essay is a little more thorny or raw, and I feel uncomfortable about what I have to say about a person, I use a handful o...

Mar 20, 2025 creativity editing storytelling writing

Invisible Art: How Storytelling Can Sell the Nonexistent

Oh, man. What is this word that I'm looking for? What did this Miró painting evoked in me? This painting is so... So... Oh, I know. So dumb! What a fucking dumb painting? Listen, I have to admit to you. Sometimes, what critics call high art is just above my limited intelligence. This canvas, whic...

by Carlos Garbiras — Mar 13, 2025 creativity editing productivity storytelling writing

Two Misconceptions About Storytelling (Free Storytelling Workshop Tonight)

I recently bought Mike Sacks' "And Here is the Kicker," and when I added it to my humor writing collection on Kindle, I saw that this collection has become quite sizable. I have been reading on writing and humor writing for over ten years. I especially like interviews with comedic writers because...

Mar 07, 2025 editing productivity storytelling writing

My First Facebook Live Was A Terrible, Horrible Disaster...

And I'm doing it again! Five minutes before my Facebook Live started, I realized I had already gotten myself into my pajamas. So I quickly ran to my closet to get a sweater to look presentable from the waist up. I sat at my computer. I needed to run the workshop from there because I was showing ...

Mar 04, 2025 creativity editing productivity storytelling writing

Is This Story True? Join Me Tonight at Let's Talk (Story-)Shop

When I perform at story slams, I typically have people approach me after the show and ask me if my story is real. The thing about most story slams is that the stories you tell need to be real. Some people choose to make up stuff. I don't. Life is plenty bizarre without any help from me. Then they...

Feb 27, 2025 coaching creativity editing productivity storytelling structure writing

The Winter Funk Finally Got to You: 4 Tips To Get Back to Writing When You Don’t Feel Like It

There is a funk going around, isn’t there? In almost every conversation I am having, people are feeling a bit down. Maybe it is the fact that even after making a conscious effort not to follow politics, Musk and Trump still manage to do something outrageous that can pierce your information barrie...

Feb 25, 2025 creativity editing productivity storytelling writing

Stop Chasing Flow and Find Pockets of Time Instead

It is the only option you have if you are a busy person There is very little hope for a day when, at 6:15, someone you love screams in your face at the top of their lungs, kicks you in the balls, and punches you in the stomach. There is no better adjective to describe such mornings than 'shit." ...

Feb 20, 2025 creativity editing productivity storytelling writing

The Missing Piece to Your Creative Practice

Incorporating an important step from the Montessori workflow There is a difference between authoritarian and authoritative communication models. Authoritarian communication is one established through fear and coercion. If this model had a motto, it would be, "Because I said so." Authoritative com...

Feb 18, 2025 creativity editing productivity storytelling writing

I Don't Have Time for Creativity

And it doesn't matter. You still have to do it. I saw my mother-in-law last Sunday, and she told me how, on Friday, she hosted a small get-together after a putting contest at our local golf course. She woke up early in the morning to cook and clean, then ran to the course, then came back to host...

Feb 11, 2025 creativity editing productivity storytelling writing

Finding Creative Advice at the Westernmost Bookstore in the United States

Two suggestions for your creative practice from John Cleese's book Creativity Every time I fly to Hawaii with Hawaiian Airlines, I read Hana you. It is the airline's magazine, and it is filled with great stories, beautiful photography of all the islands, and suggestions of what to do depending o...

Feb 05, 2025 creativity editing productivity storytelling writing

A Magical Structure for Writing Anecdotes and Stories Consistently

In college, I competed in college forensics, a weird word for debate and not a competition to figure out blood splatter patterns. But to travel with the team, you needed to have other events you competed on. I did after-dinner speeches and impromptu speaking. When you watch an Impromptu competi...

by Carlos Garbiras — Jan 30, 2025 editing productivity storytelling writing

The Story Frame

Tips and tricks in bite-sized posts to help you tell your story

Tags: editing

The Story Frame

Tips and tricks in bite-sized posts to help you tell your story

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