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Writing and storytelling tips in links you might have missed

Writing and storytelling tips in links you might have missed

by Sue Horner | May 7, 2024 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

Welcome to another roundup of links you might have missed from posts I’ve shared on social media! In this edition, you’ll find plenty of writing tips, including some specific to storytelling, and one fascinating story about squirrels. STORYTELLING How to turn numbers...
5 ways songwriters touch hearts (Wordnerdery)

5 ways songwriters touch hearts (Wordnerdery)

by Sue Horner | May 23, 2023 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

When Canadian music legend Gordon Lightfoot died on May 1 at the age of 84, tributes flooded in. They praised his songwriting abilities and ballads that brought Canadian stories to the world. “A songwriter without parallel, his melodies and words were an...
Find the heart of your story with (many) questions

Find the heart of your story with (many) questions

by Sue Horner | Apr 8, 2021 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

Dense, complicated and potentially boring subjects need explanation, no matter who you’re writing for. That’s often what I’m asked to do, and here’s my “secret” for turning a potentially boring subject into an interesting one: Find the human, because...
That’s me in the spotlight (thanks, Brad!)

That’s me in the spotlight (thanks, Brad!)

by Sue Horner | Oct 8, 2020 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

One of the things I love about social media is the random way you meet interesting people. I’m not quite sure of the breadcrumb trails that led me to connect on Twitter with Brad Marley, CEO of Yelram Media, but we share an aim to help companies tell their stories...
Storytelling sells prospects on the cruise life

Storytelling sells prospects on the cruise life

by Sue Horner | May 1, 2019 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

My husband and I have never taken a cruise, but somehow we’re on a mailing list that leads to regular promotions for ocean and river adventures. We also get frequent invitations to events where we can get more details. Finally, we accepted one, and set off to learn...
Wordnerdery: Let songwriters inspire your storytelling

Wordnerdery: Let songwriters inspire your storytelling

by Sue Horner | Jul 26, 2018 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

You’ll find some of the best storytellers in the music world. Songwriters use lyrics to create a mood or trigger emotion. They are adept at alliteration, and use rhyme and rhythm to help listeners feel the tale behind the tune. Expressive language gets the point...
Storytelling makes the Orlando shooting personal

Storytelling makes the Orlando shooting personal

by Sue Horner | Jun 16, 2016 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

A mom out dancing with her son was one of the 49 people killed and 53 injured in the latest senseless shooting in the U.S. That could have been me; maybe that could have been you, or your mother, daughter, sister, wife, aunt, friend. It’s almost irrelevant that...
Writing is magic, and not just scary (Stephen King)

Writing is magic, and not just scary (Stephen King)

by Sue Horner | Jun 21, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog

Stephen King’s books used to be on my reading list. Early in my working career, I read The Shining on the half-hour train from the suburbs into the city. I would get on the train and start reading, and suddenly I would look up, eyes wide and heart pounding, and...

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