Thursday, September 18, 2025

Ai Needs the Storyteller

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You don’t need to be a tech whiz to use AI. You need to be a storyteller. Ai can’t step into *your* story. Only you can do that. That’s your...
Wednesday, July 03, 2024

Mid-Year Rethink for Children's Book Authors

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Hey there, wonderful storytellers! July is my "rethink" time. It's mid-year 2024, and the depth of summer or winter depends on...
Sunday, January 24, 2021

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Author, Speakers, Creative: There are 3 steps to building your heart-centered, integrity-based business (pay your bills, breathe freely, sec...
Monday, June 29, 2020

Float. Reinvent. Pivot.

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Folklore is filled with stories of people who come to a fork in the road, often met by mysterious and maybe dangerous creatures. As you...
Friday, December 20, 2019

Authors: Three Things for Better Public Speaking

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Do you have to have the cheesy motivational=speaker vibe in order to be a good speaker? Nah. I work with lots of people for whom Speaking™ i...
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

San Diego Navy Pier Sunrise (December 2019)

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Lest anyone think I have faded from the world and this blog, I am still here. We've moved most of our discussions to http://smalltoothdo...
Monday, December 03, 2018

Journal for Tweens: You Wake Up One Morning

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http://youwakeuponemorning.com Sean Buvala talks about the latest creativity journal from The Small-Tooth-Dog Publishing Group. 50+ pro...
Saturday, December 01, 2018

StoryRise Goodyear: What Is StoryRise

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"The intention of StoryRise is that it's a 90-minute experience of contemporary storytelling for adult audiences. So, that means ...
Tuesday, July 03, 2018

The Selkie and Her Children

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The Selkie and Her Children: A Story by Sean Buvala .  Excerpt: The man looked out toward the beach and there he saw a bonfire and ar...
Sunday, June 17, 2018

Where to Find Stories (Basics)

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"I don't have any stories!" I hear this from newcomers rather often. Where will you find your stories? Let us look at some i...
Sunday, May 07, 2017

Take Away the "Take Away."

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May I Suggest: Don't always tell people what to think about your stories. As a Storyteller, you might need to learn to trust that the ...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Inappropriate Folktales Podcast

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I have a little side project posting both freshly and brand-new recorded folktales as well as recordings dusted off from my archives. Gosh. ...
Tuesday, January 05, 2016

The Six Stories You Need in Your Storytelling Repertoire

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"Do I have enough stories for the work I want to do?" is a common question I hear. The number of stories you need changes based on...
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Sunday, October 04, 2015

So You Went to A Storytelling Festival...Now What?

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So, you have been to a storytelling festival. What now? Storytelling festivals and major conferences come in all shapes and sizes.If you h...
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Monday, September 28, 2015

Apples for the Princess (Children's Book Trailer)

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Hello all! Here's the "official" trailer of our new *our first* book for kids! "Apples for the Princess" adapted fr...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Storytelling Practitioner: Toss Out Expired Stories

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A story that was perfect for you once doesn't have to stay perfect for you forever. Digging through my refrigerator and pantry the o...
Sunday, April 19, 2015

Storytelling Slams: Cocktails, Canapes and Calliope

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Like me, a calliope is sometimes full of hot air. A bit of personal reflection: "Cocktails, Canapes and Calliope" is the new w...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2015

Storytelling Practitioner: What Does 'Show, Don't Tell' Mean?

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Storytellers use too many words...sometimes. In this next "Hard-Core Storytelling Practitioner" post, I am talking the concept o...
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Monday, January 12, 2015

The Journeyman Storyteller: Ready for the Next Step?

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Journeyman 1: The Oral Storytelling Realities I've written a post that has a very specific audience: for those that are making ...
Saturday, October 04, 2014

Ringmaster Not Roustabout: Those Basic Basics in the Storytelling Tent.

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  Why, hello there, storytelling newbie. I didn't see you standing there. I've been so busy lately over on other shows that I haven...
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Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Getting the New Year in Focus

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Heads up: this post is a bit more personal than what I normally post here. I'm writing more about the "artist" than the ...
Saturday, December 21, 2013

A Story for Solstice: Calling Out a Rising Sun

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Altered-Art Solstice by Michelle Buvala Well, Winter is here in my part of the world. Happy Solstice to You. Here's a story I wrote ...
Thursday, November 28, 2013

The "Talking Turkeys" Story.

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my USA friends and family. For those who don't know, Thanksgiving is a traditional US holiday that focuse...
Saturday, October 12, 2013

Storytelling Practitioner: How to Use Stories in a Short Presentation

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On Friday I had a follow-up coaching session with a student from one of our Executive Speaking Training Workshops (EST). In these follow-up ...
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