The 5-minute minimum viable story
It’s easy to overcomplicate storytelling. And that’s a shame because writing a story should be simple. We’ve all done it since childhood. Everyone can write a story in five minutes. Yes, honestly it’s more than possible. It’s a certainty. I...
Transmedia storytelling: creating worlds where you’re in the story
Once upon a time … We’ve been storytellers for centuries. Through story we’ve learnt, taught and understood. Our lives have been enriched, enhanced and enlarged by the stories we’ve told, heard and shared. But what if you could become directly involved in the...
Friday Mission Impossible: tell a complete story without words
Which wins the storytelling battle – words or pictures? Sometimes words create a mind-picture so complete that adding an actual image doesn’t make the story any more vivid. While a picture (often in a heartbeat) conveys unspoken subtleties that may otherwise be...
Spellbinding words written to the farmer in us all
It’s rare that your breath’s taken away these days. Very rare indeed. You harden up fast. Few things crack the shell. But not last week. For two spellbinding minutes I was breathless. Captivated and touched. By words written, narrated and pictorialised, to...
