I’m embarrassed to say that this month’s theme is a little ironic since it took me so long to get it out. But a little late is better than a lotta late, so I take comfort in that.
Now that I’ve shared my better-late-than-never story, it’s time for you to start working on yours. Have you ever worked at something, given up on getting it, and then gotten it unexpectedly years later? Did your dad wait until you were 50 to say he was proud of you? Did you apologize to someone 20 years after you should have? Did you work the clubs as a musician for a decade until you got a sweet job at Microsoft writing notification sounds?
Whatever it is, we’d love to hear it. Remember that a story isn’t just a series of things that happened. There needs to be something at stake that you overcome by the end.
Practice the story out loud to as many people as possible and time yourself when you’re doing it. Please don’t get onstage if you haven’t practiced your story. The audience is giving you their time and attention. It’s not fair to them if you get up there and try to wing it.
All stories have to be under eight minutes. Stories can be as short as you want, but no longer than eight minutes. Stories also have to be clean in both language and content. Send me an email if you have any questions about that.
FGS themes are just suggestions, so you can come out and tell a story about anything as long as it follows our usual rules and guidelines.
Our free monthly online workshop is a great place to get feedback on your story.
I’m also happy to help anyone with a story they’re working on. Email me, and we can set up a phone call.
See you Thursday, March 19, at 7 pm on the top floor of the Seattle Swedish Club, 1920 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
Paul
Freshgroundstories at gmail dot com
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