The Story Economy Blog

I don’t like to be misunderstood. No one likes it. But I REALLY don’t like it. After all, my career is about using words to communicate. Isn’t that why writers write? (It is, according to this picture I took in my son’s first grade classroom.) So…

Last week, I was at a writer’s conference in New York City. Whenever I go to events like this, I alternate between inspiration and overwhelm. Friday evening, after the final session for the day wrapped, I knew exactly what I needed: falafel and a walk…

I’ll never forget watching myself on camera in Sister Cecelia’s freshman speech class. I was 14, awkward as hell, and truly awful at communicating a message. As part of our “training,” she recorded each of us giving a speech. Standing in front of…

Have you noticed how much content there is in the world? Here’s what I think: more of it should be extraordinary. Not all of it Some content can be ordinary. Some can simply do the minimum of what content needs to do. A solid “C”…

For those of you who have followed along with my running saga, you know that I’ve been spending the last few months completely relearning to run—to stop heel striking after 20 years and learn the proper form. I got the chance to write a piece about…