How the STORY Site Came into Existence 12 Feb 2013 | 02:37 am

In the early years of STORY we wanted to "magnify the enigma" of imagination. Hence the full-flash sites that allowed us to control the entire experience. Quite frankly, our goal was to create a uniqu...

Slinging Around First Draft Emails 19 Jan 2013 | 01:34 am

I don't know if this is a tangent or what, but here goes... I think a lot of us are slinging around first-draft emails. They're thoughtless, cold, impersonal. We've turned email into a task-list and ...

Google Has the Best Commercials 12 Jan 2013 | 11:41 pm

Best Wedding Toast Ever 11 Jan 2013 | 07:46 pm

My bud Aaron Foster sent me this. So good.

The Quest to Tell a Good Story 11 Jan 2013 | 07:36 pm

There's a difference between a "sequence" and a "story" on film. A sequence is a series of events that follow each other. A story begins with a great problem that must be solved. If the footage is b...

How Do You Create a Sense of Place 8 Jan 2013 | 03:27 am

On the very ground you're standing, something else of significance took place. A child was raised. A man built his career. A confederate soldier lost his life. For the past few months, I've been expl...

The Knee-Buckling, Breathtaking Agony of Clarity 18 Dec 2012 | 09:33 pm

I have to admit - I don't like the feeling of it. But I seek it out like lost treasure. It's the sort of insight about myself that knocks the wind out of me and buckles my knees at the sheer thought...

The Downside to Knowing What You're Great At 14 Dec 2012 | 07:52 am

I'm a huge proponent of the idea that you are the BEST in the world at ONE thing. It's more niche than you realize. In fact, the practice of it probably doesn't exist right now. You'll miss it if you ...

'Untitled' Available in Paperback 12 Dec 2012 | 07:47 pm

Blaine Hogan's book UNTITLED has been released in paperback this week. I got to read this work when it was first birthed into the world, and now it's been refined and packaged into this lovely product...

Dream Year Projects for Christmas 11 Dec 2012 | 07:54 pm

Here are some extraordinary projects from Dream Year participants. Would you take a few minutes to window-shop and consider them for Christmas presents? 1. The Great Cover Up Joy Trachsel has writte...