How to Tell a True Tale: Neil Gaiman on What Makes a Great Personal Story
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How to Tell a True Tale: Neil Gaiman on What Makes a Great Personal Story
In my current less-young age, I’ve learned that almost more than anything, stories hold us together. Stories teach us what is important about life, why we are here and how it is best to behave, and that inside us we have access to treasure, in memories and observations, in imagination.
Anne Lamott • Almost Everything: Notes on Hope
"good writing is about telling the truth. We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are."
Anne Lamott • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
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our audience is a human one, and humans want to connect. Personal stories can make the complex more tangible,