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November 20, 2023 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Why Can’t I Focu….SQUIRREL!

I am a writer who has earned her living writing and teaching storytelling for many many years, so you would think I would be a…

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November 20, 2023 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Write What You Want To Know

Questions come in all sizes. There’s the age-old: where did I put my keys? The hometown fav: are you really going to wear that? And the esoteric: who would I…

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October 31, 2023 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Smile! You’re on Camera

Video. When I watch myself in a video it’s sort of an out-of-body experience; is that really me on the screen? Do I look like…

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August 15, 2023 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Is Storytelling C.R.A.P.?

Is my life’s pursuit of great storytelling now defunct, cast into the bin of “that used to be a good idea?” I ask this because…

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July 12, 2023 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

What it means to be a writer: Pay Yourself First

While you couldn’t say my father was on the quiet side, he wasn’t the type to make small talk about the weather. Instead, he spoke…

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June 15, 2023 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Love Affairs Come and Go…Even With An App

You might call me a serial dater. I fall in love quickly, get bored or flummoxed, then off to the next one I go. Love…

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June 1, 2023 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Do You Say Yes?

Are you the type of person who says Yes? The other week I was listening to extemporaneous speeches given by our students in a leadership…

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May 5, 2023 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Writers Who Wait

Playing Waiting Games I’ve been a little obsessed with the idea of waiting, the joys and pains of it. Expectation and anticipation are a form…

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April 3, 2023 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Tools of the Trade: Where Did I Put That List?

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t keep some kind of list, whether it’s grocery, ToDo, or “bucket” style. Entrepreneurs have become millionaires by creating methods…

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February 28, 2023 by jill@storystudiochicago.com

Here’s the D@mn Formula

Don’t Get Mad. Make It Up. It started out as a joke, a silly way for us to blow off steam. We invented something out…

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