A valuable lesson of telling stories live at The Moth is that the five minute limit forces you to choose the essence of your story. Depending on your cadence, it's 300-500 words. No fluff, no sidebar. Some people don't do that, and you know they're off track, and losing the audience.
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Novelist of suspense, sci-fi and satire. A student of the art and craft of storytelling. Expert on productive creativity, web publishing, and dirty limericks.
