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The Story Woman Story Salon Sizzles with Emotion

04/26/2009 By 4 Comments
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Three fabulous firsts... #1:  Last Friday night "The Story WomanTM Story Salon" was launched in Boise, Idaho. It was an overwhelming success in every way. There were fifteen of us ‘ordinary' women who came together in my sister Dana's  living room to listen to true tales, bio-vignettes, that were written by a wide variety of daughters to capture the character of their mothers' from my collection, TellTale Souls: Keeping Spirits Alive One Story at a Time. The evening went beyond my (our) expectations and beyond the meaning of profound in so many ways. I don't know if the following words do it justice, but it was truly: Inspiring Intimate Connecting Emotional Educational Supportive Bonding Passion filled These ‘Wonderful Women' (as I call them - I know, rather a lame name, but they were simply wonderful) won't let it end, nor should they! They plan to continue on this journey of discovery we started on April 17th by meeting once a month to work on their

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Permission to Break Three Grammar Rules

04/13/2009 By Leave a Comment

I found the following terrific article this morning on copyblogger. And I hope you will read it and send your comments or questions to ask The Story Woman. Three Grammar Rules You Can (And Should) Break by Michelle Pierce Grammar rules exist so that we don't sound like complete idiots when we write. Most of them have a good reason for being around; after all, clarity in communication is a good thing. A virtue, even. However, that's not to say that all grammar rules are written in stone. In fact, some of them seem to be the work of rabid grammarians, who gleefully enforce confusing syntax and awkward construction in the name of "proper English." To heck with that, I say. Here are three grammar rules that were made to be broken. 1. Ending a sentence with a preposition I have no idea where this rule came from. What I do know is that many people, in an effort to keep from ticking off the Grammar Police, start twisting their sentences around so as not to end them with

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7 Tips for Playwrights

04/04/2009 By 2 Comments
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Enter, stage right: Jayne Wenger, artistic director, dramaturg, and workshop leader par excellence.  I'm excited that Jayne's writing tips will be offered for the first time by The Story Woman here on the TellTale Souls' blog. After you read Jayne Wenger's Seven Tips for Playwrights, join her and artists from around the world this August in beautiful Assisi, Italy, for the time of your life.  SEVEN TIPS FOR PLAYWRIGHTS Make Writing your Habit If you don't have hours each day to write, squeeze in at least 20 minutes. Writing scenes in your head won't work, write them down!  Write. Rewrite  Write. Rewrite. Summarize your Story and Subplots Do this just for yourself.  It will help you to stay on course.  Or, if you are veering off course, you will know it. Maybe that's the place you meant to go all along! And write a few sentences about each character. Just for yourself, again. What defines them?  Stage Directions are Important Don't let anyone tell you that they

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