By AJ Eversole Recently, I took an intro level screenwriting class meant to teach basic concepts. It culminated in a workshop of a five-page screenplay, but I struggle with limiting a story to a small length. So I chose to adapt a shorter Cherokee trickster story, How the Deer Got His … [Read more...] about The Joy of Native Storytelling Structures
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Stories Saved My Life, and That’s Why I Write for Young People
Content note: Mentions of racism and violence against Native American and Indigenous people as experienced by the author, descriptions of ableism By James Bird When we say someone is smart, what does that mean? Does it mean they performed well in school? If it does, then I’m the opposite of … [Read more...] about Stories Saved My Life, and That’s Why I Write for Young People
