The Lapis Lounge Podcast
By Magz
Stories are powerful tools. They can pull us together and tear us apart. They encourage us to reevaluate who we are, not only as individuals but also as a collective.
So let’s explore the art of storytelling together. All in pursuit to answer the question:
“What makes the storyteller?”
So let’s explore the art of storytelling together. All in pursuit to answer the question:
“What makes the storyteller?”
The Lapis Lounge PodcastNov 06, 2021
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Episode 5 - Story Elements
Hi Listener! Welcome to the fifth episode of The Lapis Lounge Podcast. Another technical short, this time about different storytelling elements.
For questions, suggestions for future episodes, and storyteller shoutouts, please email podcast@thelapislounge.com. Want me to interview you or someone you know on the podcast about your own storytelling journey? Also feel free to pop it in an email!
Continue the conversation on this episode's comment thread on The Lapis Lounge blog!
Episode Mentions:
General Elements to Literary Analysis - www.alamo.edu/siteassets/sac/about-sac/college-offices/writing-center/elements-of-a-literary-analysis.pdf
12 Elements to a Story, as explained through a Scene - fictionformula.com/elements-of-fiction-writing-scene-definitions/
5 Essential Story Elements - btleditorial.com/2020/02/11/five-elements-of-story/
7 Story Elements - lewisu.edu/writingcenter/pdf/narrative-elements-1.pdf
Magz's socials:
Instagram (updates, life, aesthetic), Twitch (for occasional streams), Facebook (for general shenanigans)
Producer Credits:
ThaIslandPrince - Instagram Page (seriously, you need to get in on him. Stop sleeping on greatness ya'll. He even has an album on Spotify!)
For questions, suggestions for future episodes, and storyteller shoutouts, please email podcast@thelapislounge.com. Want me to interview you or someone you know on the podcast about your own storytelling journey? Also feel free to pop it in an email!
Continue the conversation on this episode's comment thread on The Lapis Lounge blog!
Episode Mentions:
General Elements to Literary Analysis - www.alamo.edu/siteassets/sac/about-sac/college-offices/writing-center/elements-of-a-literary-analysis.pdf
12 Elements to a Story, as explained through a Scene - fictionformula.com/elements-of-fiction-writing-scene-definitions/
5 Essential Story Elements - btleditorial.com/2020/02/11/five-elements-of-story/
7 Story Elements - lewisu.edu/writingcenter/pdf/narrative-elements-1.pdf
Magz's socials:
Instagram (updates, life, aesthetic), Twitch (for occasional streams), Facebook (for general shenanigans)
Producer Credits:
ThaIslandPrince - Instagram Page (seriously, you need to get in on him. Stop sleeping on greatness ya'll. He even has an album on Spotify!)
Dec 22, 202121:12
Episode 4 - Not a Hero's Journey
Hi Listener! Welcome to the fourth episode of The Lapis Lounge Podcast! This episode, we get a bit technical about different storytelling formats.
For questions, suggestions for future episodes, and storyteller shoutouts, please email podcast@thelapislounge.com. Want me to interview you or someone you know on the podcast about your own storytelling journey? Also feel free to pop it in an email!
Continue the conversation on this episode's comment thread on The Lapis Lounge blog!
Episode Mentions:
Heroine's Journey - heroinejourneys.com/heroine-journey-ii/
Nested Storytelling - thejohnfox.com/2021/06/7-ways-to-write-a-story-within-a-story-nested-stories/
Magz's socials:
Instagram (for Stage Girls moodboard), Twitch (for writing streams on Sunday mornings (US Eastern Standard Time) throughout November 2021), Facebook (for general shenanigans)
Producer Credits: ThaIslandPrince - Instagram Page (seriously, you need to get in on him. Stop sleeping on greatness ya'll. He even has an album on Spotify!)
For questions, suggestions for future episodes, and storyteller shoutouts, please email podcast@thelapislounge.com. Want me to interview you or someone you know on the podcast about your own storytelling journey? Also feel free to pop it in an email!
Continue the conversation on this episode's comment thread on The Lapis Lounge blog!
Episode Mentions:
Heroine's Journey - heroinejourneys.com/heroine-journey-ii/
Nested Storytelling - thejohnfox.com/2021/06/7-ways-to-write-a-story-within-a-story-nested-stories/
Magz's socials:
Instagram (for Stage Girls moodboard), Twitch (for writing streams on Sunday mornings (US Eastern Standard Time) throughout November 2021), Facebook (for general shenanigans)
Producer Credits: ThaIslandPrince - Instagram Page (seriously, you need to get in on him. Stop sleeping on greatness ya'll. He even has an album on Spotify!)
Dec 05, 202114:48
Episode 3 - Creating the Breakthrough
Hi Listener! Welcome to the third episode of The Lapis Lounge Podcast! I’m Magz, your host on this ever winding pursuit of understanding storytelling.
This episode, we're talking current projects and what it means to create our own break.
For questions, suggestions for future episodes, and storyteller shoutouts, please email podcast@thelapislounge.com.
If you want to continue the conversation, check out this episode's comment thread on The Lapis Lounge blog!
Episode Mentions:
The Nap Ministry - she's on sabbatical until the new year but feel free to peruse the archives!
Magz's socials:
Instagram (for Stage Girls moodboard), Twitch (for writing streams on Sunday mornings (US Eastern Standard Time) throughout November 2021), Facebook (for general shenanigans)
Producer Credits:
ThaIslandPrince - Instagram Page (seriously, you need to get in on him. Stop sleeping on greatness ya'll. He even has an album on Spotify!)
This episode, we're talking current projects and what it means to create our own break.
For questions, suggestions for future episodes, and storyteller shoutouts, please email podcast@thelapislounge.com.
If you want to continue the conversation, check out this episode's comment thread on The Lapis Lounge blog!
Episode Mentions:
The Nap Ministry - she's on sabbatical until the new year but feel free to peruse the archives!
Magz's socials:
Instagram (for Stage Girls moodboard), Twitch (for writing streams on Sunday mornings (US Eastern Standard Time) throughout November 2021), Facebook (for general shenanigans)
Producer Credits:
ThaIslandPrince - Instagram Page (seriously, you need to get in on him. Stop sleeping on greatness ya'll. He even has an album on Spotify!)
Nov 20, 202129:58
Episode 2 - Commitment Issues
Hi Listener! Welcome to the second episode of The Lapis Lounge Podcast! I’m Magz, your host on this ever winding pursuit of understanding storytelling.
This episode's about writing craft books, my NaNoWriMo project Stage Girls, and committing to our stories.
For questions, suggestions for future episodes, and storyteller shoutouts, please email podcast@thelapislounge.com.
If you want to continue the conversation, check out this episode's comment thread on The Lapis Lounge blog!
Episode Mentions:
- Creating Character Arcs by K. M. Weiland
- National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
- My 2018 blog post about committing to creative projects
Magz's socials:
Nov 06, 202135:50
Episode 1: Starting from Somewhere
Hi Listener! Welcome to the first episode of The Lapis Lounge Podcast! I’m Magz, your lovely host on this ever winding pursuit of understanding storytelling.
In this episode, we’ll talk about what I'm currently reading, ongoing projects, and why it's hard to find a starting point in a story.
For questions, suggestions for future episodes, and storyteller shoutouts, please email podcast@thelapislounge.com.
Episode Mentions:
- National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo): https://www.nanowrimo.org
- Kamikaze Series and Team: http://kamikazeanimated.com/ (website); https://www.patreon.com/teamkamikaze (Patreon)
- Solarpunk, in a few sources to get you started:
- https://solarpunkanarchists.com/2016/05/27/what-is-solarpunk/
Oct 23, 202127:19