Crispin's Creative Storytelling

A sense of the other 15.02.2024 15:13 ↓

Send us Fan Mail A major storytelling theme. A character outside their comfort zone. In this case my mum.

Uncle Gee 08.02.2024 15:10 ↓

Send us Fan Mail One of the major influences in my young life

It takes a village 01.02.2024 14:59 ↓

Send us Fan Mail Starting to introduce the characters from my village childhood

Food Glorious Food part 2 25.01.2024 15:31 ↓

Send us Fan Mail Continuing one of the strongest storytelling themes

Food Glorious Food Part 1 18.01.2024 15:24 ↓

Send us Fan Mail We all enjoy stories about it and delight in writing about it

My Christmas 11.01.2024 14:51 ↓

Send us Fan Mail The preparations and journeys heading towards Christmas

The power of Christmas 04.01.2024 15:09 ↓

Send us Fan Mail Such a strong storytelling device

The clue is in the weather 28.12.2023 15:21 ↓

Send us Fan Mail Why changing weather conditions are so much a part of storytelling

Meet My Mum 21.12.2023 16:00 ↓

Send us Fan Mail Introducing an amazing character

The Notebook 14.12.2023 14:53 ↓

Send us Fan Mail Investigating the Mystery of the Notebook

What Daddy Did 07.12.2023 15:31 ↓

Send us Fan Mail The tales my father told me about the War

What did you do in the War Daddy? 30.11.2023 15:13 ↓

Send us Fan Mail Introducing my Father and hopefully some questions answered

Identity Crisis 23.11.2023 15:12 ↓

Send us Fan Mail The investigation begins

Who did I think I was? 16.11.2023 15:21 ↓

Send us Fan Mail What would you do if you could not prove your identity?

Observed and Overheard Part 2 09.11.2023 15:09 ↓

Send us Fan Mail Why do people not share the stories of their lives? The silent generation of World War 2

Overheard and Observed Part 1 02.11.2023 15:34 ↓

Send us Fan Mail The details of observation. What we notice and what sticks. More eccentricities.

The Comedy of Failure Part 3 25.10.2023 14:53 ↓

Send us Fan Mail The complex elements of the commedia  archetypes

The comedy of Failure Part 2 18.10.2023 15:05 ↓

Send us Fan Mail Continuing the exploration of commedia characters and their failures. Why are they funny? Their importance in the development of comedy.

The comedy of Failure: Part 1 11.10.2023 15:25 ↓

Send us Fan Mail Why do we laugh at someone's failure? Examples from the character of The Captain

Commedia dell'arte 04.10.2023 15:21 ↓

Send us Fan Mail What is it and why is it so important in storytelling

The Bit That Doesn't Fit 27.09.2023 15:24 ↓

Send us Fan Mail The eccentricities that make both a character and their story memorable and real.

Harry Potter: Is it an Odyssey and its religious iconography? 20.09.2023 15:25 ↓

Send us Fan Mail An unusual type of Odyssey? What is its Religious Iconography?

Harry Potter: A school story 13.09.2023 15:07 ↓

Send us Fan Mail Why are the Harry Potter stories so successful? is it a Morality Tale? The importance of the School Story?

The Morality Tale 06.09.2023 15:28 ↓

Send us Fan Mail What is a Morality Tale? Its origins in Mediaeval texts and its influence in Pantomime.

Types of Christ: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. 30.08.2023 15:58 ↓

Send us Fan Mail An example where the author themselves tells you the hero is a Type of Christ. Why the Chronicles of Narnia are so important.