Hey, my fellow storytellers!

Right here we’re once more—heading into the ultimate stretch of the yr. As all the time, that is the time once I begin reflecting on what’s labored, what’s impressed me, and what I need to convey to you within the coming months. And this yr, I can say with certainty: I’ve some massive concepts in retailer for 2026!

This summer season, I had the privilege of sharing a presentation on the WorldShift on-line summit, and your enthusiasm there was actually reinvigorating for me. It jogged my memory how a lot I like creating areas the place writers can come collectively across the deeper that means of story—one thing that feels particularly vital proper now. Story isn’t simply leisure; it’s a sacred, archetypal power that helps us bear in mind hope, transformation, and the life-affirming energy of that means.

Trying forward, I’m exploring two new instructions for the positioning and podcast:

• On one facet, a complete legacy grasp course that can pull collectively the whole lot I’ve ever taught about story principle—plot, character arcs, theme, outlining, and extra (with the potential for certification alternatives for editors).
• On the opposite, a rising deal with the religious and archetypal depth of storytelling, exploring story as initiation, touchstone, and sacred goal. I imagine it’s extra vital than ever for us to deal with the embodiment of creativity and storytelling.

Each of those threads might form the form of content material you see right here, and I’d love so that you can be a part of that shaping!

Go away Me a Remark With Questions and Submit Strategies!

Let me ask you: What would you want me to write down about subsequent yr?

• Do you could have a burning query about story construction, character arcs, or theme?
• Are you hungry for deeper explorations into the sacred and transformational facet of storytelling?
• Is there a spot the place you notably have to really feel resourced, nurtured, or nourished in your writing journey?
• What sort of content material helps you most—step-by-step craft posts, audio podcasts, or video classes?

Go away me a remark and inform me what you’d most like me to cowl in 2025. Your questions and concepts are all the time my greatest inspiration, and should you phrase yours as a query, I’ll even be capable of quote it in a future publish (except you’d specify I don’t).

A Survey About What Story Means to You

I’ve additionally put collectively a survey to discover how folks work together with story. I need to know what sorts of tales transfer you, what tones you’re drawn to (mild or darkish, hopeful or difficult), and what influence you imagine tales have on us individually and culturally.

Your solutions will assist me higher perceive the deeper motivations that drive our artistic and emotional connection to storytelling. They’ll assist form the conversations we’ll be having right here within the coming months. I’d enormously recognize it should you take a couple of minutes to share your experiences and ideas with me!

Take the survey right here (what you see right here is Web page 1 of 8, so make sure you click on the Subsequent button on the backside!): 

Thanks, as all the time, on your enthusiasm, your tales, and your willingness to have interaction on this area. It means the world to me, and I can’t wait to see what we create collectively subsequent yr.

Wordplayers, inform me your opinions! What writing matter or query would you want me to discover in future posts? Inform me within the feedback!