Here at The Story Blender, we’re passionate about well-told, impactful stories. We love to listen to them, watch them, immerse ourselves in them. So, a few years ago we decided to chat with premier storytellers from around the world to hear their stories in their own words and ask them to share some of their story crafting insights.
Since then, over 200 of the world’s top storytellers and writers have joined us for conversations on the secrets to great storytelling. It’s been a fascinating and informative ride. We feel humbled, honored, and thrilled by their appearances on the show and by the responses of listeners worldwide.
Past guests on The Story Blender have written books that have collectively sold over one billion copies and told stories to millions of listeners around the world. If you’ve ever wondered what makes your favorite author or storyteller tick, you’ve found the right place to hear them open up about the process of shaping poignant and memorable stories.
If you love writing, reading, watching, listening to stories, or telling ones of your own to audiences of any size, we invite you to join us as each week as we dive into the art of storytelling.
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your host
Steven James is a national bestselling novelist and critically acclaimed storyteller. With a master’s degree in storytelling, he has taught writing and creative storytelling around the globe and has written three books on the craft of writing: Delve, Pivot, Propel; Story Trumps Structure; and Troubleshooting Your Novel. His Storytelling World Award-winning book, The Art of the Tale, is helping thousands of leaders worldwide tell stories that impact and inspire the next generation. Publishers Weekly calls him “[A] master storyteller at the peak of his game.”
When he’s not writing or speaking, he likes watching science fiction movies, trail running, and eating chicken fajitas—although not all at the same time.
featured guests
Join Steven James with ROB HART this week!
Available june 12
Rob Hart is the author of the USA TODAY bestseller Assassins Anonymous, as well as The Paradox Hotel, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award that was named one of the best books of 2022 by NPR, and The Warehouse, which sold in more than 20 languages around the world.
His most recent book is Dark Space, co-authored with Alex Segura.
He is also the author of the Ash McKenna crime series, the short story collection Take-Out, the novella Scott Free with James Patterson, and the comic book Blood Oath with Alex Segura.
Rob is the former publisher for MysteriousPress.com and was the class director at LitReactor. He has also worked as a political reporter and the communications director for a politician, and was a commissioner for the city of New York. He is currently a writing mentor in the Writing Popular Fiction MFA program at Seton Hill University.