Danielle Krage

Writer. Loves comedy & labradoodles. Host of the Comedy Masterclass podcast. Living a creatively Questful life & helping others to do the same (

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

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Practical prompts and recommendations for word nerds, story fiends and the comedy curious.

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@nickgraynews HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎉Love these. You could try a twist on 2. Something that helps you see the place differently. I'm 19 into going to 100 places and describing them for 3 pages, to notice better. Amazon Warehouse visit was awesome, but also fun when it was the outside of my gym.

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@thesamparr @WillGuidara Yes. Loved it. Immediately downloaded his book too. (So well written and read.) When I really love something I am the worst for trying to get everyone to watch/listen/read. It's now on that list! (Along with my eternal quest to get everyone to watch Patriot, the series).

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@TJLarkin23 @stephsmithio @JasonYanowitz I enjoyed this one.

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@stephsmithio I liked the simple practicality of Ten Zen Seconds (Eric Maisel).
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green) for sweet, sad, funny short essays.
CivilWarland in Bad Decline (George Saunders) for some wild short stories. Also loved his Swim in a Pond in the Rain on audio.

[Kevin Kelly @kevin2kelly]

The main reason to produce something every day is that you must throw away a lot of good work to reach the great stuff. To let it all go easily, you need to be convinced that there is “more where that came from.” You get that in steady production.

For more advice see my book Excellent Advice for Living https://t.co/An96swyI70 #excellentadvice

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@nickgraynews Nick, you have made my day!! I am doing a Quest where I'm going to 100 places, then describing them in 3 pages. 'Inside an Amazon warehouse' was on my very first what-if list. I didn't know it would be so easy. Going next month. Fun. Thank you. 💛
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[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

Wrapped this last week, inspired by the one and only Ray Bradbury: https://t.co/kCoB1P2wsd (It only took me 2.7 years. Totally worth it. 😀)

Starting a new creative Quest on Monday:
https://t.co/BLiUFLekik

Waving to all my fellow word nerds and story fiends. 👋

Back to it.

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@ShaanVP I took a lot of notes in the @benmlevy episode, like the nerd I am. The discussion about post-economic/craving hard was interesting, as overlaps with the kinds of people who signed up for my Questful pilot. (Also, piano is the best instrument ever. A fun challenge for life.)

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@tferriss So true. So hard. 💛I still get ridiculously serious with myself. And am also seriously ridiculous.

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@nickgraynews This is the fox who comes to visit me. Zoom in on his eyes. But I think he's still living his best life.

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@nickgraynews Agreed! The energy of Lightning Talks (5mins) can be fun as part of the design, if supported and MC'ed well. I've created a bunch of fun structures so anyone can share one with flair. E.g. The Portal, The Flamingo, The Fosbury Flop. A⚡️2h Cocktail Party talk would be 🧨

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@tferriss Such a fun episode. I think @sacca might like the Rochambeau scene from Patriot, and you both might enjoy the show. It is amazing. So beautifully weird and funny.
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[@femalepilotclub @femalepilotclub]

It’s the final countdown! Deadline is midnight 22nd November . Thank you to everyone who has submitted so far 🙏 https://t.co/GcuJHqiFav

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@franhill123 Ah thank you Fran. You are very kind. I had 2 brain cells to rub together last night so am happy to have said actual words? 🤣

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@franhill123 Teehee. Both? I didn't know I had it in me to sound so ominous!🤣

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@franhill123 I will find you there!

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

Hello. How goes it?

52 day challenge complete (writing 2h a day on my novel, Beth Raises Hell). Recorded a quick update podcast last night - what worked, what was challenging.

Plus I share the sweetest, funniest film I have seen in ages!
https://t.co/UJ12L9fY0E

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

@Sherice_G Massive double win! 💫✨🌟⭐️

[Danielle Krage @daniellekrage]

I love how @nickgraynews rethinks and designs things to be more fun and interactive. Here it's helping his friend @americanbaron_ with his book launch. Some great ideas. (And I have added A Comedy of Nobodies to my list. It's described as 'Seinfeld meets Fleabag'.)

[Nick Gray @nickgraynews]

most book launches or author readings are boring but I think I have a solution!!

normally the author reads excerpts, an interviewer asks sorta-lame questions, then they sign books

so I did something different last month and people loved it. this is what I learned:

Give out name tags to attendees
It sounds stupid but I'll tell you why it works for a better reading

Do an integrated Q&A portion early
Do it early and NOT at the end. I'll tell you how and when we did ours because we actually did 2

Discussion breaks
Schedule a few small group discussion breaks for the audience. This is perhaps the MOST important tip

Group photo
People always forget this! Take a group photo with the author. For clout and social shares

How to end it
At the end, do the normal book signing and photo op

That is it from a high-level

btw in the photo this is my friend Baron Ryan aka @americanbaron_

He wrote a book and wanted to do a reading for it

We did it at @BookPeople here in Austin Texas

If this post gets some likes then I will reply on thread with all my notes including agenda, tips, tricks, etc

I just think author readings and book launches don't have to be done the same boring way and this is what we did to make it more interactive!!