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Did you ever wish you could tell a story that leaves others spellbound? Storytelling teacher and champion Margot Leitman will show you how! With a fun, irreverent, and infographic approach, this guide breaks a story into concrete components with ways to improve content, structure, emotional impact, and delivery through personal anecdotes, relatable examples, and practical exercises.

Assistant literary agent Freya Harrison never thought her chance at a big break would look like this: at a swanky romance conference in New York, managing the agency’s most insufferable client. Sure, Jake Richards is a global best-selling author, adored by all his fans. But on meeting him, Freya finds him arrogant, condescending, and, worst of all, a complete phony. After being overheard calling romance ‘easy money’ and his readers ‘fools’, Jake’s reputation is tanking. And it’s Freya’s job to clean up the mess – and maybe, finally prove her worth to her boss.

Growing up homeschooled in Berkeley, California, Beatrice Quinn is a statistical genius who has dreamed her whole life of discovering new mathematical challenges at a school like Oxford University. She always thought the hardest part would be getting in, not convincing her parents to let her go. But while math has always made sense to Beatrice, making friends is a problem she hasn’t been able to solve. The compromise? The Connecticut Shakespearean Summer Academy.

The Bible is a big book and reading it can seem a bit daunting, especially if you’re not sure where to start. It’s also a very important book. Is has had a huge impact on the world - socially, morally, politically - and even on the language we use. This book is structured around 12 phrases that come from the Bible and uses them to explain the whole story - from the first book (Genesis) to the last book (Revelation). If you want to find out what the Bible is all about, and why it has changed the world, this book is for you.

Willie Nelson shares his life story in this "heartfelt" bestselling memoir of true love, wild times, best friends, and barrooms (Washington Post). "Unvarnished. Funny. Leaving no stone unturned." . . . So say the publishers about this book I've written. What I say is that this is the story of my...

Nonfiction Short Christmas Story from Author Sara Niles Southern Arkansas, 1963 Nostalgic The Spirit of Christmas Short Christmas Story Mood Setting The years of all our lives fly by as the seasons of our lives change, while the people in our lives come and go, the memories always last. This story is about the childhood Rural Arkansas Christmas of author Sara Niles. A wonderful and magical time of sharing and friendship, as family bonds were strengthened and immortalized during a happy time long ago. The Magic of Christmas revisited.

“One of the sport’s most accomplished athletes.” —Eric Larsen, polar explorer, educator, and lecturer “Humble and understated… [Justin] goes into challenging situations with the mental toughness and aplomb that it takes to turn a miserable situation into something enjoyable. [He is in] the upper echelon of long-distance hikers.” —Outside magazine A collection of Trauma’s best stories from thru-hiking more than 40,000 miles of trails Having hiked more than 40,000 miles of trails across the globe, Justin “Trauma” Lichter recounts the survival instincts, physical ...

The fourteen short stories in To Cut a Long Story Short show Jeffrey Archer’s great skills with a wide variety of character, of subject and of setting, but all with that trademark twist in the tale. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of the legal profession - and those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar - to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty’s diplomatic service - but for a good cause.

Follow the disaster magnets of St Mary's as they hurtle around history! The ninth book in The Chronicles of St Mary's Series collects the best-selling short stories in audio for the first time.

In this charming and heartwarming retelling of the classic It’s a Wonderful Life, Camille Pagán introduces us to Bailey, a dutiful yet sharp-witted 30-something who finds herself on the verge of a nervous breakdown as Christmas Eve approaches. As if it wasn’t enough that Bailey’s husband just cheated on her, the family business she’s been running since her parents died, which employs most of her small town, is about to go under. But even as she’s questioning whether her life has any meaning, Bailey bumps into a handsome stranger who claims to know her.

This week on RHOP, Tia has a polo party without Stacey, Angel forgets to extend her Airbnb reservation, Ashley brings catfish to a hoedown and more!Follow me on social media, find links to merch, Patreon and more here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A collection of 15 short, but suspenseful stories, including: Anything for a Sale, Careful What You Wish For, Starting Over, and Time's Up.

Opposites don't just attract. They crash. Elizabeth Graber makes her quilts the Lancaster way. They speak for themselves. When Ohio woodworker Micah crashes into her market stand suggesting fancy, carved stands for her quilts, she's insulted by the implication her quilts need help to sell. Then English customers commission matching wedding gifts requiring both their skills. Working side by side, Elizabeth discovers Micah's heart behind his "different" ways. His tools help her arthritic father and she starts falling for him. But Micah's family expects him home for harvest. And his mother has...

Long Story Short? This week, we got into the holiday spirit and took a trip into some memories with the Ghost of Christmas Past in Good Spirits by B.K. Borison and we're excited to tell you why this book should be moved to the top of your TBR!Please note that our podcast is 18+ and our episodes may contain adult language and themesCONNECT WITH USInstagramTikTokYouTubeWebsiteMusic by Dani LaCroix

“A diverse and glorious selection . . . a gift of imagination, wit, and wonder. The collection is filled with miniature masterpieces. . . . This must-have anthology is a treasure trove not to be missed.” —Library Journal (starred review) The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring...

Join Megan and Wendy as we watch and review the latest Hallmark original movies! Megan is a long time Hallmark channel fan, while Wendy was a Hallmark rookie at the start of this podcast! Now we're seasoned pros sharing our thoughts week to week.

“Bewitching … Tokarczuk is an excellent storyteller.” —The New York Times A novel about the rich stories of small places, from the Nobel Prize–winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Books of Jacob and Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead A woman settles in a remote...

"Includes something for every kind of King fan.” —People From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the iconic, spine-tingling story collection that includes winners of an O. Henry Prize and other awards, and “Riding the Bullet,” which attracted over half a million online...

New York Times #1 bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, a master of the short-story form, joins forces with renowned illustrator Paul Cox to re-imagine twenty of his most popular and fêted short stories alongside beautifully rendered watercolor illustrations in The Short, The Long and the Tall...

The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring prize-winning stories by a diverse and exciting array of writers, including Wendell Berry, Alice Hoffman, Dave Eggers, Ling Ma, Lori Ostlund, and Anthony Marra. Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's...