Someone asked me this week about the case for reading fiction (as opposed to science, politics, more weighty genres), and my answer is always the same: stories are how we fuel our ability to make change. And it doesn't really matter if you're reading something that's true in the sense of having happened to real … Continue reading The Value of a Good Story
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A Reliable Reputation
I was recently onboarding with a new client, revisiting brand objectives and setting goals for the next quarter. Like many companies, they're investigating the possibility of building a proprietary AI tool for use with their customers--and the founder quipped (without pausing for breath), "not for writing, Sharon" and kept moving. I'm not mad about it. … Continue reading A Reliable Reputation
Storytime
I'm an organizer for my local 1 Million Cups community, and I find myself often repeating the same advice in our weekly meetings: starting with the simple question: what's your story? Several of our organizers are language experts, and we've come to think of ourselves as the Story Folk (I'm trying to make Story Squad … Continue reading Storytime
Something Polished 