Story Resources

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Story Theology
This work references Stephen Crites’s “The Narrative Quality of Experience” which is what set me on the path to story in one of Dr. Edward St. Clair’s religion classes in the late 60s.

Why Narrative? Readings in Narrative Theology
This is Dr. Stanley Hauerwas’s work. After talking to Dr. St. Clair early last summer about story, he guided me to Dr. Hauerwas, who teaches at Duke, right around the corner so to speak.

Theology of Narrative or Narrative Theology?: A Response to Why Narrative?
This is an interesting take on Dr. Hauerwas’s work.

Group Process Consulting
Annette Simmons’s site (The Story Factor, Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins). There are some wonderful resources available here. In my estimation, she is, quite simply, the best. She lives about 45 minutes away. It would seem that I am lucky enough to be surrounded by great storytellers!

Story Dynamics
Doug Lipman’s site. It’s a little late 90s in look but the man knows “story”.

Story Colored Glasses
Cynthia Kurtz’s site. I’ve just discovered her. She brings some science to bear on “story”. Reading her is also challenging me to think about story in some different ways. That’s likely a good thing.

Working With Stories
More of Cynthia Kurtz.

Rakontu
A web app to help small groups work with story. Developed by Cynthis Kurtz.

Stories That Sell
Casey Hibbard’s site focusing on customer testimonial stories.

Believe Me: a Story Manifesto
This is Michael Margolis’s main site. He is a great storytelling resource. His book, Believe Me, has just been published.

Updates from 2/10/10
Polaris Associates Consulting,Inc.
This is Dr. Karen Dietz’s site. I just read her post The Trick To Leaning A Story thanks to Dr. Kathy Hansen’s post about it. This site is a remarkable testament to the power of story and a resource you will want to bookmark, subscribe to and visit often.

Updates from 12/2/09

Three Reasons Why Storytelling is the Key to Social Media Marketing Success
A nice post from the 2020Social Blog.

A Storied Career
Dr. Kathy Hansen’s wonderful site full of great storytelling advice and posts. I have no idea how I missed this one first time around. Glad to have found her now though. A great resource.

Believe Me
This is the site for Michael Margolis’s new book on storytelling. I haven’t read it yet but it’s starting to get wonderful reviews. You can download a free excerpt too. (I have read that.)

100 Digital Storytelling Tools for Your Digital Selves + Natives
This is the first of four parts. A very nice resource for digital storytelling tools.

I hope that the rest of these will provide you with some ideas and guidance in your storytelling as well. The titles, for the most part, will give you a good idea about the content that they offer. I plan on updating this page regularly with new resources. I’ve also enabled comments so please don’t hesitate to speak your mind about any and all of these.

What the Universe Is Made Of

The Types of Stories You Can Tell On Your Blog

Why Stories Are An Effective Communication Tool For Your Blog

When Storytelling and News Meet

A Story Before Bed
This is a great site from the folks at Jackson Fish Market. If you have young children, or if you’re a grandparent, you’ll be glad that you visited it.

The Six Stories You Need to Know How to Tell

The Stories Brands Can Tell In Social Media

Fourth Story Media

Tell Me A Story

The best ad comes when you tell a story

How To tell A Story

David’s One of a Thousand Stories to Tell

SMB Marketing Is About Telling Your Story

Facts Tell While Stories Sell

How To Effectively Tell Your Story

Tell Me A Story

Profitable Storytelling