The Periplous

I publish The Periplous, a library of storytelling techniques for writers to learn from and apply to their stories.

The Periplous was born out of a desire to improve as a writer. I’ve always wanted to write prose and poetry, so I spent more than 10 years reading literature dating to the Ancient Greeks and taking notes on storytelling techniques.

After reviewing the notes, I realized that they were difficult to find in my notebooks. That led to creating The Periplous and publishing them on the web. By publishing publicly, I put my process out in the open in hopes of others benefiting from it and forced myself to confront my fear of sharing my work.

Here are some of my favorite works from my decade of reading, which continues today: