The Story Economy Blog

I’m inspired by women and girls who just aren’t taking it. “It” being stereotypes, unfair contracts that penalize them for being female, brands and leagues who talk a good game but then don’t follow through with the money, and ideas about who…

A few chapters into Camille Pagan’s new novel, I’m Fine and Neither Are You, I realized it was a story about honesty. In fact, the main character, Penelope, basically goes on an honesty journey—just like I did in writing my forthcoming book about…

I spent several hours last week searching for people who served with my dad in the 1950s. He was drafted in 1952, served in the 4th Infantry as part of the United States Army Europe (USAREUR), and was stationed in Germany until 1954. He took hundreds…

Only in the water for 30 seconds at the Paddling Center at Shingle Creek, I was already feeling the familiar anxiety associated with not understanding how to do something. I was on a guided stand-up paddleboard (SUP) tour through a picturesque…

Last spring, after my literary agent and I sent my honesty book proposal out, we had several phone meetings with acquisitions editors representing interested publishing imprints. I typed out lots of notes and memorized some answers to questions I thought…