Halftone collage False, Truth information. Authors lie concept and how it applies to ethical, story-driven marketing
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Authors lie. So do storytellers, but the good ones tell you why

Every story is a choice, but most storyteller’s don’t admin they’re making one. The question is: what are you choosing to reveal and what are you leaving out? Let’s begin with the lie. Not the one where you invent clients out of thin air. Not the dramatic glow-up story with three filters and business class…

A blackboard with the word "repurpose" and a magnifying glass representing content repurposing in marketing.
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Stretch, multiply, repeat. Scaling your content without losing your voice

If you only say it once, did you ever really say it loud enough? There’s something oddly appealing about the “start fresh” mindset. Like if you aren’t bleeding over your keyboard or rebuilding your strategy from scratch, you’re not a real creator. But! Originality is overrated. What matters more in 2025 and beyond is sustainability….

Content remixing metaphor shown through cheerful female musical artist DJ
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Beyond repurposing. How to remix your content like a storyteller

Repetition is reputation. Remixing is reinvention. Remixing is not reposting, and it’s not recycling either. Remixing is reinterpretation. It’s storytelling through transformation. Think of it like this: A remix takes the essence of a piece, its mood, its truth, its voice, and reshapes it into something that hits differently. Same story, new spine. Musicians and…

Woman working on summer content strategy while relaxing on a hammock. Only the woman's feet are visible, and that part of the hammock.
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More mileage, less meltdown. Repurposing content in 2025

You don’t need more content. You need more mileage. (Note! Practical tips to start repurposing below!) Here’s the wild thing about summer season: it’s the perfect time to make your content go further. Not louder or faster. Just further. So, before you scramble to create something new while sipping an iced latte and dodging burnout,…

A man reading a book. Over the man's head all various storytelling genres, that should also be used in marketing to inform the brand story, tone of voice, and visuals.
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Genres aren’t just for books. How to choose your brand’s narrative style

Your brand might not be a hero’s/heroine’s journey. It might be a slow-burn mystery, a cheeky romance, a survival tale… Once you know your genre, everything (voice, visuals, story arc) starts to make sense. Your brand has a genre This might sound strange at first. Genre? Isn’t that a bookshelf decision? A category label slapped…

A composite photo collage of a happy girl running on open book pages.
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The Storytelling Lab. Dismantling voice, form, and every copy rule you’ve outgrown

Your brand has mastered the basics. Now it’s time to dismantle them. Welcome to the lab, where the rules aren’t just bent. They’re reengineered. Welcome to the Lab You don’t stumble in. You choose to enter. The door creaks open not because it’s haunted, but because it’s lived-in. And inside, the light flickers, just once,…

A woman facing a blank screen, struggling with creative block.
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Stop calling it writer’s block. Your brand just forgot how to talk

The cursor blinks like it’s mocking you. Your brain is a browser with fifty tabs and zero music playing. Everything you try sounds like it was ghostwritten by LinkedIn in a coma. You’ve done this before. Written the posts, launched the thing. Pulled magic out of half a sentence and a deadline. But lately? Nothing…