5 More Fatal Mistakes Storytellers Make

Last year I outlined 10 fatal storytelling mistakes — common ways we undermine the power of our stories — and now I’m back with five more. They all center around one big theme: simplicity, simplicity, simplicity. Storytelling does not have to be that difficult.

But we tend to make it hard on ourselves. Here are some common obstacles we put in our own way, and how to overcome them.

1. We Make it Too Complicated

Look online and you’ll find no shortage of storytelling methodologies — a 10-part p...