Caroline Allen
Sat, 17 Mar 2018 19:29:47 +0000 My third novel, FIRE, follows protagonist Pearl Swinton as she travels Southeast Asia in search of self and purpose. Along the way she meets an array of characters, from a boat boy in the Philippines to a rickshaw driver in India. Without home or country, she struggles with identity. Who is she? Who does she want to be? She settles in London, where she is…
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Sat, 17 Feb 2018 22:10:49 +0000 For those of you who have read my second novel, AIR, you may recognize this painting. After reading the second novel in the Elemental Journey Series, Massachusetts' artist Gay Tracy (gaytracy.com), felt compelled to paint Usui, the Jesuit missionary who becomes a friend and a mentor to Pearl, the protagonist. In this scene, the homeless Usui is living under a bridge in a Tokyo park.…
Sat, 24 Mar 2018 00:24:37 +0000An increasing number of life coaches, motivational speakers and healers are writing books. The process, though, is much more than a marketing tool. Writing is as much about honing your purpose and healing yourself as it is about attracting clients. Let’s first look at the practical marketing benefits coaches and others have when they publish a book. Entrepreneur.com did a good job of describing these in a…
Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:03:12 +0000 Thursday, September 21, 2017 is International Day of Peace. How do we find and remain centered in an internal place of peace in a world fraught with emergencies and difficulties? These are difficult times. There is no way around it. As a coach, I've been working with people all over the world who are having trouble staying centered. How do we keep our footing when…
Tue, 03 Apr 2018 22:53:08 +0000Do you use your own life in your art? My books in the Elemental Journey series are semi-autobiographical. I've always felt I was trying to convey not just my life, but also the epic journey of all of our lives.
Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:43:53 +0000 I've been a book coach for two decades. I've worked with expats on novels, lawyers on self-help books, and acupuncturists on memoir, and I've written three novels myself. People often ask, "What is the biggest issue new writers face when writing books?" There are many, like: Writers need to learn to let go of perfectionism to write the rough draft (rough means rough, people). They…
Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:02:07 +0000 Long before the current kerfuffle around Tony Robbins' dismissal of the #MeToo movement, I’d been talking to friends about how the self-development movement in its current incarnation is doing us all a disservice. For those who haven’t been following the news, Tony Robbins was at his "Unleash the Power Within" event in San Jose, CA, when he spoke about how the #MeToo movement is about…
Fri, 06 Apr 2018 21:29:51 +0000 At Art of Storytelling we are passionate about diversity of voice. We work with writers of different nationalities, races, and ethnicities across the globe, and help them tell their stories. We've created this FREE BOOK: #Write: The Four Stages of Writing a Book for Writers Working in English as a Second Language. Sign up and we'll send you a free downloadable PDF that gives you…
Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:39:41 +0000With clients from all areas of the globe, different nationalities, different ethnicities, both genders, all sexual preferences, and most socio-economic groups, Art of Storytelling's founder Caroline Allen is proud to be co-presenting a literary event at The Hague in the Netherlands in March. Not only have we delved into the creativity of people from most continents, we've also explored a wild variety of genres, from fantasy…