STORYBEAST
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Episode #46: The cooking show metaphor and other gems for unslumping your Story Self
36 minutes Posted Sep 21, 2023 at 4:00 pm.
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Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story with Summer beast, Nadine Flint. 

In this episode, you'll hear:

  • about story flavour bombs
  • the Beasts share what you can learn from cooking shows as a writer: microtension! scene hops! pacing! looking at villainy from a different perspective! relationship building! trust!
  • the Beasts discuss tools for character building, including flaws. Shout out to the Negative Trait Thesaurus
  • ways to seek out your inspiration
  • about finding the unusual in the ordinary
  • how to practice writing with less pressure

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Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!  

A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.  

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Be brave, stay beastly!

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