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What can you learn from Norm Macdonald’s Twitter tribute to Robin Williams?
Here’s how to serialize your story, how to get the word out in 144 (or 288) characters or less — and when to stop typing.… Read the full article
In The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddhartha Mukherjee shares this tiny tale:
How do you find awe-inspiring stories like these?
When Thomas Reardon, M.D., president of the American Medical Association, spoke to the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, he used a personal story to make his key point:
The other day, my wasband came home with a bottle of Kelt — not his usual cognac.… Read the full article
Have you ever been lost in a story?
Have you ever looked up and found that hours, not minutes, have passed since you turned on your Kindle and that you are in fact in your own bedroom and not at the palace, about to be crowned queen?… Read the full article
When you read this passage, can you feel your brain lighting up?
“Funny Girl” starts with Barbara Streisand wishing to be a star.
“My Fair Lady” opens with Julie Andrews wishing for a room somewhere.… Read the full article
Beginning, middle, end: A chronological approach is the best way to organize most nonfiction narratives.
That’s the formula Ira Glass uses for the popular National Public Radio program “This American Life.”… Read the full article
Facts tell, stories sell.
But it’s not enough just to have a great story. To make the most of your best business stories, you also need great storytelling.… Read the full article
