StoryChat - With John Fornof

This week on StoryChat, John is at StoryHaven 2021! He chats storytelling with Paul Hastings, Alex Lerma, Nathan Webster, Robert Brace, Adam Hardy, Tyler Hunt and Greg Tull. They talk the importance of storytelling and their unique takes on their passion that is storytelling!  Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Why do we do what we do? How is our storytelling important? Do we even need a noble goal in our storytelling? John and Bryan cover this and more in this week's episode. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

CONFLICT! At the core of storytelling lies conflict, a battle of wits and wills. Who will come out on top? In this episode, John and Bryan discuss what makes conflict work and some of the do's and don'ts at the core of storytelling. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Writing in a funk can be hard. Be it depression, anxiety or simply out of fear, it can be hard to put pen to page. This week, John discusses how to write well even in our darkest places.  Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Film? TV? Book? Audio-Drama? Stage-play? Stuck on what presentation will best fit your story? John and Bryan discuss what medium you should choose and the pros and cons that will fit your story! Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Everyone loves a great villain, but how do you craft one? In this episode, John and Bryan talk about how to craft a great villain and how to use them effectively in your story.  Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

We have questions from YOU! In this weeks episode, John and Bryan answer some questions from you regarding writers block and structuring you outline! Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Are you creatively starving? Are the things that are inspiring you good and beautiful? Or are they just a waste of time? In this weeks episode, John and Bryan dive deep into what is the best way to feed your creativity, and how to avoid bad inspiration. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Ever feel stuck in your writing? Having trouble soldiering on? John helps to alleviate this problem and show you how to get rid of the accursed writers block. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Is your scene about what your scenes about? Sound confusing? Well this week, John and Bryan tackle subtext and why its needed to tell an effective story. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

Don't be intimidated by the “boring” topic of Structure! In this episode, John explains how structure can be exciting and necessary for the storytelling process! Also, there are some car alarms. car alarm art by Rflor from the Noun Project Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

John and Bryan tackle the topic of creating a protagonist and how to make a character relatable. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!

In the first ever episode of StoryChat, John and Bryan delve into the question of why storytelling is important, and tell a little about themselves. Hoping to inspire and encourage storytelling in everyone!