Category Archives: Story

Stories are equations

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Bill Wren

This is how stories work: 1 plus 2 equals 3. They are equations. However, unless you’re a mathematician, this kind of equation isn’t very interesting. Storytelling is an art (or craft, if you prefer). A storyteller makes his or her … Continue reading →

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Storytelling, classifications and definitions

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Bill Wren

We live in a world mad for deconstructing, classifying and compartmentalizing. We have always done this but never to the degree we do now. It has something to do with the rise and growth of science. It’s the process we … Continue reading →

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Social media is gossip (that’s why it works)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Bill Wren

This is a repost of something I wrote about a year and a half ago, April 2009. I’m putting it up again partly because I like this one but also because I recently saw remarks made by Andrew Stanton of … Continue reading →

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Impractical pursuits and other questions

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Bill Wren

I have a post on Thoughtwrestling today called Nothing more to say – the secret brain. In it I mention something I call The Impractical Pursuits Project and I’m deliberately vague because I’ve not fully formed the idea in my … Continue reading →

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Storytelling — get out of the way

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Bill Wren

With the indifference of weather, he shot the child and kept walking. I’ve mentioned before that far too often we’re focused on writing rather than storytelling. I refer to writing because that is what I do, but this is applicable … Continue reading →

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