Barbara Ganley

"A loose gathering of (mainly) French-speaking writers and mathematicians which seeks to create works using constrained writing techniques. It was founded in 1960 by Raymond Queneau and François Le Lionnais. Other notable members include novelists Georges Perec and Italo Calvino, poet Oskar Pastior and poet/mathematician Jacques Roubaud." - Barbara Ganley

STORY FIELDS - THE NARRATIVE SHAPE OF OUR LIVES AND CULTURES - Barbara Ganley

Narrative writing is not just a writing style. As much as narrative demands creativity, it also demands discipline. Much of that discipline falls into the three categories examined here: * Development of the elements or ingredients of a story. * Development of the narrative structure. * Knowing what not to use in the story itself and how to use supplementary “layers” to enhance the story presentation and to tell the story using multi-media. - Barbara Ganley

The Public Conversations Project provides free training guides and dialogue resources. The organization and its staff publish widely in academic journals, are quoted in the mainstream press, and offer a cadre of materials related to planning and facilitating a dialogue. - Barbara Ganley

In The Art of Community you’ll experience the broad range of talents required to recruit members, motivate them, manage them, and make them happy to be part of your community. Bacon takes you through the different stages of community and covers the information you’ll need, ranging from software tools to conflict resolution skills. - Barbara Ganley

"Reformations and Deformations of the Sonnet" - Barbara Ganley

[This is Part 3 in our series stealing the best tips from the audio storytelling handbook of the CBC's Dispatches radio program. Parts 1 and 2 ran earlier this week.] - Barbara Ganley

Storytelling exercise - Barbara Ganley