It’s Storytelling Season
For the September Story-A-Thon, please join me in…
Autumn in New York!
Each month, come explore a brand-new Project Published map, including special “stops,” reading prompts, themed books & recipes, and extra-magical story studies.
This month, let’s lose ourselves in big-city rom-coms.
The sky drizzles on your hair and shoulders as you step out of the cab. Somehow, even amid the noise from the city, the click of your heel hitting the sidewalk echoes in your ears. Passerby jostle your shoulder. You barely notice. You’re too busy looking up, up, up, scanning the building in front of you, trying to find the top, your breath tight and your heart beating fast...
First Stop: The Strand Bookstore
Prompt: Find a story that features a quaint & cozy bookstore.
Second Stop: Katz’s Delicatessen
Prompt: Find a romance that takes place in the fall.
Final Stop: Washington Square Park
Prompt: Find a story that takes place in Manhattan.
Story Study: Enchanted
Modern Emma retelling
A spoiled Manhattan girl realizes the man she’s known all her life is not only helping her become a better woman, but might also be her true love.
Recommendations:
Beaches meets Premonition
The night of her engagement, a Type-A New Yorker briefly awakens five years in the future, living an unfamiliar apartment and engaged to another man.
Chocolat meets Leap Year
A shy librarian throws caution to the wind and opens a cozy bookstore in a sleepy Northern Scotland town.
When Harry Met Sally meets Trainwreck
After hating each other for years, two New Yorkers develop a surprising friendship...and the potential for more.
Don’t forget your Story Map!
Map out a 5-step bird’s eye view of your story (including it's emotional throughline) using formulas from successful movies and books.
You’ve Got Mail meets Gossip Girl
Two NYC private-school teens war over their family’s rival restaurants while unwittingly falling in love online.
Must-Try Recipes:
Dreamy Cup’s (Coffee Free) Pumpkin Spice Latte
Lil’ Luna’s Cinnamon Rolls