storytelling

The Unspoken Rules of Writing About Personal Experiences
There's pitfalls to telling your stories, especially when others are involved. Here are lessons I've learned the hard way for sharing those stories…
 • Dave Conrey
I'm the Hero of a Story With No Third Act
What to do when the world doesn't want to hear your dull stories
 • Dave Conrey
The time I had to punch my way through to creativity
Breakthroughs are easy. It’s the get-up-off-the-couch part that's hard
 • Dave Conrey
Let them put hands on your work
Being able to hold the work is more vital now than ever.
 • Dave Conrey
They Don't Sing Songs About Wallflowers (redux)
The squeaky wheel gets the art grant, solo show, and big money benefactors
 • Dave Conrey
Can a visual artist make a living being (almost) completely digital?
This is a revisited lesson on whether artists can make money going totally digital
 • Dave Conrey
Reimagining my studio space for work and peace
When my wife and I moved into our 1920s Craftsman home, I didn’t intend to turn my garage into a partial art studio.
 • Dave Conrey
Five essential lessons on storytelling I taught my mom this weekend
My mom wants to write more but doesn't know where to start. This is what I told her.
 • Dave Conrey
I miss Anthony Bourdain
But I may have found his replacement
 • Dave Conrey
Words are Agnostic
I'm a content creator, and it's ok not to like that phrase, but I'm not changing it.
 • Dave Conrey
This week in storytelling
Why is this man so good at stories and so bad at selling?
 • Dave Conrey
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