Tue, 05 Jun 2018 19:32:34 +0000   What is Revolution of Voice? Many of us are being called now to find our authentic selves. As with the #MeToo movement, and with people of all races standing up and speaking their truth, we're seeing an outward expression of this revolution. As an artist and coach, I'm intrigued with the inner transformation, those times when we're called to "find ourselves" outside society's restrictive…

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:38:46 +0000 Years ago, a journalist friend in Seattle came over to my apartment. She’d just returned from Afghanistan, where she was responsible for setting up a newsroom and training local journalists. When she arrived, she was so exhausted and drained to her very core, she could barely walk or talk. I knew the feeling. I’d given up journalism a few years earlier because it had sucked…

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Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:51:14 +0000 In 2007, Harvard Medical School conducted a study around a five-finger piano exercise. Half of the participants were told to play for two hours a day, five days and keep to the metronome's 60 beats per minute. The other half were asked to simply think about practicing the piano, holding their hands still while playing the music in their heads. Scientists then looked at the function of…

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 18:06:23 +0000 When I became a book coach nearly 20 years ago, I'd actually never heard the term before. I knew about life coaches and fitness coaches, but coaching on a book? I was teaching fiction writing in a university extension program when one of the students came up to me after class. Would I work with her privately on her stories? She didn't want to have…

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 21:53:51 +0000 Yesterday, I posted a blog, What is a Book Coach?, where I talked about what makes a good book coach. Today I want to describe the book coaching process.  I've been coaching people on self help, memoir, and fiction for nearly 20 years, through my business Art of Storytelling. Often, people come to me not knowing what book coaching actually is. Here's what it looks…

Sat, 29 Dec 2018 23:58:11 +0000When you're building a business, they'll often tell you to get to the "why". Why are you running this business at this time? What's driving you? What's motivating you? Why you? Why this biz? Why now? I've been a book coach for 20 years and have helped thousands of people write their stories, in workshops and as a book coach for people across the planet. I…

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:51:02 +0000 An 8-week program for emerging expat writers Begins in January 2020 Be the writer you've craved to become your entire life. There is an urgent call for all of us to fulfill our passions and make a difference, wherever we are on the planet. Be empowered by taking control of your creative life. Sometimes as expats we can feel disempowered; we can't get a visa to work,…

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:18:15 +0000 The Heart of the Writer Understanding your emotions on your literary journey is just as important as knowing how to write In ninth grade, one of my teachers, Mrs. Hentges, came up to me and told me that she was entering me in a statewide fiction writing contest. Only one person from each school was allowed to enter. Every participant would get to go to the…

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…