When the Story Won't Write Itself

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  • Diane Gillespie Professor, Goodrich Scholarship Program, the University of Nebraska-Omaha

Abstract

This article describes some of the "necessary complexities" in writing teaching stories and suggests a strategy for writers when they struggle to give shape and structure to experience. Using embodied images of the self—before and after the experience— the storyteller can better hone details of the situation so that they inform andsupport the thematic meanings of the story.Copyright of Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping is the property of Cleveland State University and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.

Author Biography

Diane Gillespie, Professor, Goodrich Scholarship Program, the University of Nebraska-Omaha

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Gillespie, D. (2014). When the Story Won’t Write Itself. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 4(1), 49–52. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/545

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