New Year, New Stories: A #storyseeds workshop

  • January 8, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Central Standard Time

Ticket Price $75.00-$165.93 Register Now
Description

Every storyteller and writer reaches a point where the old stories no longer feel as urgent and new stories are just out of reach, when the urge to discover new material stirs but inspiration seems distant. New Year, New Stories is a three-session workshop designed to help you rekindle that creative spark and find new tales to tell. Through playful exercises, deep reflection, and collaborative exploration, participants will uncover stories waiting within their memories, imaginations, and the world around them. This is a three-session class on Thursday evenings at 7pmCT. Our class dates are January 8, 15, and 22; simpletix only allows me to list one date in the ticket section, but your fee is for all three sessions.

You will:

  • Discover multiple sources for new story ideas (memory, observation, folklore, prompts, place, etc.).
  • Learn techniques to turn fragments and images into narrative structures.
  • Explore how personal experience and imagination intertwine in story creation.
  • Practice developing and testing story ideas through short tellings.
  • Gain confidence in their own creative voice and story instincts.
  • Leave with 3–5 story recipes and at least one rough draft ready for performance.

Each session blends practical tools with guided creativity, helping participants move from raw ideas to story outlines ready for the stage. There will be two optional work sessions offered for those who need company to get things done. and optional coaching with Laura. By the end, storytellers will not only have several new #storyseeds to cultivate, but also a repeatable process for finding inspiration anytime. Whether you tell folktales, personal stories, historical works, or original fiction, this class will help you listen deeply for the stories that only you can tell.

Laura Packer is a storyteller and writer with over 30 years of experience coming up with tales to tell and helping others do the same. She is the creator of #storyseeds story prompt game and other creative tools.

Date & Time

Thu, Jan 8, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Laura Packer

The stories we tell matter. Whether we are telling to kids, crafting a presentation for work, preparing for a concert, or something else entirely, what we say and how we say it is important. 

Listening matters. When we listen to each other we find understanding and compassion we might otherwise have missed. 

Storyteller, coach, and author Laura Packer has 30+ years of experience helping people create and share stories, listen to each other more deeply, and leading organizations and individuals to better stories and deeper self-understanding.. She understands the transformational power of storytelling and listening, and how they help us understand ourselves, each other, and the world.

In addition to her award-winning performance and writing work, Laura is an experienced coach and educator, helping people understand themselves, their stories, and their worlds.. Her coaching and teaching work ranges from storytelling to writing to creativity to social change and more, and has been described as "transformational."

As the sole proprietor of thinkstory.com, Laura helps for- and non-profits identify, craft and hone their stories. Whether for marketing, recruitment, fund raising, leadership, or something else, every organization has stories that need to be told.

Find out more at laurapacker.com and thinkstory.com