Crown Town Scribe

An aspiring writer’s exploration of storytelling in all it’s forms, from the staples we all know and love, to the gems hidden right beneath our noses.

Weekly Feature: Storytelling Lessons from an Unlikely Source

The WWE Championship Belt, Custom made for the current champion, Randy ‘The Viper’ Orton

The stories surrounding this belt and its lesser counterparts bring in a loyal audience…have been retold for more than four decades with new cast members and new twists, using various forms of media to immerse fans in a complex milieu. They manage to sell out stadiums made for teams that couldn’t hope to fill them. And the man that holds this belt has managed to develop an extremely diverse skillset: stage fighting, choreography, stunt work, public speaking, improvisation, marketing, and acting. Trust me. Storytelling lessons can be learned from Professional Wrestling and WWE in particular.

 

Current Serials

16 Bars 3 Acts –  Analyzing modern albums, and those rare instances in which they are intentionally organized to tell a complex, compelling story like Queen’s Night At The Opera and T.I.’s T.I. vs T.I.P. This is going to be a long series, seeing as I already have seven albums in mind. Preview

The Ensemble Masterpiece of Superbowl XLVII – You don’t have to be a fan of American Football, or even a fan of sports to appreciate the ensemble masterpiece that culminated on  February 3, 2013 at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Part 1 Part 2