Don't Forget Your Story

<p>A lot of writing is fine-tuning your writing, or creating clever structure, but the most important thing is the story itself.</p> <p>Consume: Read “<a href="https://granta.com/the-husband-stitch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Husband Stitch</a>” by Carmen Maria Machado.</p> <p>Create: Write a 200-400 word story with the following outline: <br> - A is with B.<br> - A loses B.<br> - A makes a choice that brings B back.<br> - A and B are back together, but different as a result of that choice.</p> <p>Join the SWT Membership community to share your work, give feedback, and connect with other artists:<br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/startwiththis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/startwiththis</a></p> <p>Help spread the word about our show by wearing our logo: <a href="https://topatoco.com/collections/startwiththis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://topatoco.com/collections/startwiththis<br> <br> </a>Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/startwiththis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/startthispod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p> <p>Credits: Jeffrey Cranor (host) &amp; Joseph Fink (host), Jeffrey Cranor (producer), Grant Stewart (editor), Vincent Cacchione (mixer). Rob Wilson (logo).</p> <p>Theme written and performed by Joseph Fink. If you'd like your own cover of the theme song featured on this show, email us at <a href="http://mailto:startwiththis@nightvalepresents.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">startwiththis@nightvalepresents.com</a> or share it in our membership community.</p> <p>Produced by Night Vale Presents.</p> <p><a href="http://www.startwiththispodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.startwiththispodcast.com</a><br> <a href="http://www.nightvalepresents.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nightvalepresents.com</a></p>