Episode Notes

Hello to you listening in Ellsworth, Maine!

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is 60 Seconds for Story Prompt Friday.

Long ago in China there were cities surrounded with towering walls and magnificent gates. The gates let people in and out of the city but more importantly the gate was the place where the soul of the city resided. How do you build such a gate?

People would collect the bleached bones of warriors from the old battlefields and carry them back to the city where they were sealed inside the newly constructed gate. The hope was that the long dead warriors would protect the city in exchange for being remembered. When the gate was finished it was sprinkled with the blood of a specially chosen animal because it was believed that adding blood to the dead bones would bring the souls of the warriors back to life. [Inspired by Sputnik Sweetheart, by Haruki Murakami  published 2001 – pages 15 to 16]

Writing your story is much like this. To begin gather together the bones of the story for shape and structure. But a story is organic; it needs a soul to live and breathe. Invoke the “sorcery of stories” to link the world of your words with the world of your imagination and you’ll create the soul of your story.

Story Prompt: Where might the soul of your story reside? What will bring it to life? Write that story!

Practical Tip: The magic of stories is also in the sharing. If you wish share your story with someone or something.   All that matters is you have a story.

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Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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