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WRITING STORIES THAT CHANGE THE WORLD

We have accomplished authors here on TBP. We have aspiring authors, such as, Stephanie (Clams). And none of us are so awesome that we can’t learn a thing or two, even if only writing an article … which is really a short story.  So, I hope this brief article is interesting and helpful for all.

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Writing Stories to Change the World

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We need stories to change the world.

There is truth. There is vision. There are values– They all come out of stories. Stories come first. You don’t just come up with a value. It is rooted in stories and or myth, or not to quibble, the key writings of major religions. Those writings are built with stories.

I interviewed Donald Maass– author of a number of highly acclaimed books for writers– The Breakout Novelist, The Breakout Novel, The Workbook for the Breakout Novel. These books and the workshops he offers, plus him being head of The Maass Literary Agency at maassagency.com have made him a rock star among budding and aspiring writers. I read one of his books, attended one of his workshops and decided an interview with him could help activists and people seeking to make change happen. So I did an interview with him. Here’s an excerpt.

I’ve seen that your ideas for writing novels could absolutely apply to writing about change and even in writing in terms of coming up with the words for the campaigns and what have you. Have you ever done anything with any of those areas?

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