Finding the deeper themes in your stories can solve both the "too much" and "not enough" problems in storytelling. So let?s talk theme! Also, while I illustrate how to use ?theme? as an editing tool, I'll share a magical coincidence I experienced a few years ago that fully justified my obsession with time travel.

Need story help? Work with me!

Want more? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack for storytelling insights, personal essays, and the free companion workbook!

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EPISODE CREDITS:

Written and hosted by Micaela Blei

Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach

Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei

Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther

CONNECT WITH ME:

Website: micaelablei.com

Substack: thestoryletter.com 

Instagram: @micaelablei_stories

LinkedIn: Micaela Blei

You might think you need to perfect your story before sharing it with anyone. Respectfully, you would be wrong. Today we're exploring the power of "social drafting" ? and I'm taking you behind the scenes of my memoir-writing process, with a story that didn't make the final cut of my 2024 Audible Original.

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Listen to my Audible Original, You Will Not Recognize Your Life

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EPISODE CREDITS:

Written and hosted by Micaela Blei

Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach

Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei

Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther

CONNECT WITH ME:

Website: micaelablei.com

Substack: thestoryletter.com 

Instagram: @micaelablei_stories

LinkedIn: Micaela Blei

Let?s get tactical! I'm breaking down the three key elements that turn a story idea into a capital-S Story. Plus you?ll hear these tools in action: I?m workshopping a brand new story about my extremely brief tango career, sharing my thought process and decisions along the way.

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Need story help? Work with me!

Want more? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack for storytelling insights, personal essays, and the free companion workbook!

Listen to my Audible Original, You Will Not Recognize Your Life

Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Written and hosted by Micaela Blei

Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach

Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei

Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther

CONNECT WITH ME:

Website: micaelablei.com

Substack: thestoryletter.com 

Instagram: @micaelablei_stories

LinkedIn: Micaela Blei

What happens when we revisit old stories with fresh eyes? Today we're thinking about how time and perspective can change our narratives completely. And I'll take you on a field trip to my middle school years (and my literal middle school) that changed how I see my past.

Need story help? Work with me!

Want more? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack for storytelling insights, personal essays, and the free companion workbook!

Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Written and hosted by Micaela Blei

Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach

Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei

Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther

CONNECT WITH ME:

Website: micaelablei.com

Substack: thestoryletter.com 

Instagram: @micaelablei_stories

LinkedIn: Micaela Blei

Are middle schoolers as scary as they seem? In this first episode of The Story Letter, we're at the starting line for this season all about personal stories: what they can do, why they matter, and how to tell them. We?ll talk about how a story can change both its listener AND its teller. And I?ll share a kind of lovely moment that I had with a fifth grader that showed me how powerful a personal story can be.

Need story help? Work with me!

Want the free workbook that goes with this podcast? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack! 

Listen to "Altered," my story about Italy, mentioned in the episode, here.

Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Written and hosted by Micaela Blei

Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach

Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei

Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther

CONNECT WITH ME:

Website: micaelablei.com

Substack: thestoryletter.com 

Instagram: @micaelablei_stories

LinkedIn: Micaela Blei

If you?re feeling blocked about which story to tell, I've got you. Learn why the "most dramatic" story isn't always the best one to tell, and discover how to pick the stories that matter to YOU. Plus, I'll share how one of my very first storytelling performances taught me a lesson about being ?myself.?

WATCH ?MOVING? ? My Moth story about Laszlo and The Wolf (you can watch me discover I love storytelling IN REAL TIME, before your very eyes)

Need story help? Work with me!

Want the free workbook that goes with this podcast? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack!

Enjoying The Story Letter? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Written and hosted by Micaela Blei

Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach

Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei

Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther

CONNECT WITH ME:

Website: micaelablei.com

Substack: thestoryletter.com 

Instagram: @micaelablei_stories

LinkedIn: Micaela Blei

Micaela Blei has spent the last 14 years telling stories and teaching thousands of people how to tell theirs. In The Story Letter Podcast, she?ll share the stories and strategies to help you tell better stories, feel great telling them, and connect with your audience, wherever you are. Look out January 14 for the first season of The Story Letter!

Need story help? Work with me!

Want the free workbook that goes with this podcast? Subscribe to The Story Letter on Substack!

EPISODE CREDITS:

Written and hosted by Micaela Blei

Produced, edited and mixed by Laura Boach

Artwork designed by Stefan Davis w. Micaela Blei

Music: Duke of New York by Adrian D. Walther

CONNECT WITH ME:

Website: micaelablei.com

Substack: thestoryletter.com 

Instagram: @micaelablei_stories

LinkedIn: Micaela Blei