I am receiving dozens of emails from those who would like to get a progress report on my mobiles storytelling book, The Story.
Well, I am happy to say that the book is now in the editing stages with my editor and publisher, Thane Boulton. In fact, Thane and I had a very productive session this past week in New York City. Thane read passages of the book out loud to me, and it was a great experience to hear the words I wrote “recited” to me by the editor. Thane is giving the book a thorough and effective edit , and I appreciate the enhancements and clarifications that he has managed to bring to the manuscript.
A Trilogy
As I reported earlier, the book is now a combination of three books: Transformation, Storytelling, Design. The first may be out in mid summer on time for professors to adopt it for fall classes.
I appreciate your interest in The Story and remind you that you can pre order the book (s) using the information down below in this post.
Sample book screens
These images will give you an idea how the material will be presented throughout The Story, taking advantage of the small screen of the smartphone and using the actual design and user experience of the book to make the points that are the foundation of The Story.
Mario’s speaking engagements
Here are places where I will be taking the message of mobile storytelling in the weeks ahead:
June 12, NEC Media City, Bergen, Norway, Storytelling workshop for Editors
June 13, Fortellingens kraft 2019, Bergen, Norway, Long form Mobile Storytelling for Writers
July 11, Florida Media Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, Keynote for editors: The mobile first newspaper strategy.
Mario’s weekend rituals…..
Monocle interviews me about what I do on a typical weekend (is there such a thing? Not for someone like me who is seldom in the same location twice. But I gave it my best shot, for what may come as a normal weekend, when I am home in New York! Enjoy.
https://monocle.com/minute/2019/04/27/
Pre-order The Story
The newspaper remains the most powerful source of storytelling on the planet. But technology threatens its very existence. To survive, the Editor must transform, adapt, and manage the newsroom in a new way. Find out how, pre-orderThe Story by Mario Garcia, chief strategist for the redesign of over 700 newspapers around the world.
Order here:
https://thaneandprose.com/shop-the-bookstore?olsPage=products%2Fthe-story
An interview of interest
http://www.itertranslations.com/blog/2019/3/11/fd60ybflpvlqrgrpdp5ida5rq0c3sp
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