Beginning. Middle. End. - Conversations with Storytellers

How do you tell a story with abstract art? How do you imbue a painting with energy and emotion? Find out these creative secrets and more in this interview with artist Vital Germaine

Vital Germaine is an artist living in Las Vegas. Vital discovered art while performing in the ground-breaking Cirque du Soleil as an acrobat with Mystere in Las Vegas. He is now a painter that fills canvases with emotion, moments and energy. His work has...

How do you tell a story with a single image? How does color and composition affect your story? Find out these creative secrets and more in this interview with artist Heather Stadler.

Paintings were once the best and only way to capture a visual idea or moment. Less objective than a photograph, a painting interprets the world with each and every brush stroke.

Heather Stadler is a painter living just outside of Seattle, Washington. She...

Television director, Brandi Bradburn shares the secrets of storytelling from her experience on TV shows like Hart of Dixie, Charmed and the Dynasty reboot. She is propelled by her deep need to tell stories and developing a script’s full potential through performance and camera, which makes her perfect for this podcast.

On this episode of Beginning Middle End Story Podcast find out about:

1. What makes a good story?
2. What does a ...

Acting has been a popular form of storytelling for over 4000 years. Using one's body and voice to convey a story didn’t require written language. Learn storytelling and acting secrets from actor Jennifer Riker who plays Dr. Helga Jace on Black Lightning.

Jennifer has been a working actor for over 30 years. She holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. She’s an acting teacher and coach. You’ve seen her on the Walk...

Award-winning photographer Karim Shamsi-Basha's secret to telling a story with photography is to show humanity. Karim is a writer and photographer who immigrated to the United States from Damascus, Syria at the age of 18. His work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Sports Illustrated, People, Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more. He’s been on assignments all over the world. He is t...

Do you love young adult novels? Have you always wanted to write YA? Are you struggling with structure for your young adult fiction? We ask writer Anita Saxena for her tips and secrets to writing and crafting the YA novel.

Young Adult fiction has been a publishing and box-office juggernaut for the last 20 years. From Harry Potter to Twilight to the Hunger Games, these coming of age stories have captured the hearts and minds of kids, ...

Want to know how to craft a joke? What's the secret to writing comedy? We interview comedian John Wynn, a.k.a. The Funny Asian to learn how he crafts a joke, how to interact with the audience, what it feels like to bomb, and more.

John Wynn is a stand-up comedian and filmmaking teacher. Named Miami New Times’ Best Comedian, John was also the Miami Dolphins’ Official Comedian and a semifinalist for NBC’s 2018 Stand ...

If you love comics or dream of making comics or already create comics, strap in for this conversation with the creators of Tart comic. Find out how they put together each issue. Learn secrets and tips for creating comics. As they launch their 13th successful kickstarter project, find out mistakes to avoid, and what to do when you disagree with your co-creator.

Tart is a fantasy comic following a young woman who traverses the time s...

Stories are made to communicate an idea to another person. So what does that person (the audience) want? We talk to TV lover and reviewer Carrie Raisler.

Carrie Raisler grew up a TV-obsessed kid who became an even more TV-obsessed adult. After working in reality TV development in the reality boom of the early 2000s, Carrie transitioned into reviewing TV for The A.V. Club. You can find her sharing far too many thoughts about far too ...