We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Stacy King. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Stacy below.

Alright, Stacy thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Innovation comes in all shapes, sizes and across all industries, so we’d love to hear about something you’ve done that you feel was particularly innovative.

I’ve always looked at writing from a project management perspective. That’s my core skill set. I use focus groups to keep me aligned with my original purpose which was to tell stories of depth without sensationalism. I have a core group that I trust to tell me the truth about a project. In a way they know me on a level that very few do. Because writers reveal a part of themselves in every project. They also know I’m either very engaged or extremely distant so it takes a special kind of group to work with me. Over the years we have found a happy medium. Less peaks and valleys.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I am pretty quiet. I observe life. That’s how I learn. Observation and replication. I attempt to replicate the successful outcomes that I have observed. That requires asking the right questions. As a collective we’ve learned to talk to be seen and heard. Which in my opinion has caused us to lose focus on the value of the spoken word. When they’re just used to get attention they lose their purpose. Which is to share or receive important information.

What sets me apart from others? Scene and character development. Most readers state that they can visually create the scene and see the character in their mind through my words. That’s really what I aim to accomplish. To give the reader a window into a time that has past. For me that time was the 1970’s and 1980’s. When your parent’s music was your music. Songs are stories too. They provided moments of escapism at a time that I really needed somewhere to go.

I recognize that. I want the reader of my stories to see the layers of depth that are required to tell a story effectively. I remember someone asking me who do I think I’m like or who do you want to be like? I’m like and not like everyone who has come before me. It’s the uniqueness of my life experiences that color my words.

I envision watching one of my projects play out on a small screen. Surrounded by all the friends I made on this journey. That encapsulates my brand. I bring people together and get them to talk about real life. Because the beauty of life is lost in the story that is not told. We’re all storytellers.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding aspect of creation is that creating reveals. It’s chaotic. It’s at times feast or famine. Through it all it reveals something I did not know. That makes it worthwhile. Even when I ball it up and throw it in the trash. I still learn. That fast failure is better than slow stagnation.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

To stay true to my vision. To write for those who need to read my words. I might be writing for one person. I don’t want to lose focus of that. I use to think that if I had met one person, like the person I became, as a child, that my life would have been totally altered. It might have and I may not be here writing for the one person that my words are meant for. The difficult situations shape us more profoundly than the easy outcomes. As much as I needed someone to pour into me. It was the absence of that experience that gave me the ability to pour into others. That was the lesson I had to unlearn. I was given this life because I was strong enough to live it and tell my story.

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• Website: https://stacylamarking.com
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Stacy Lamar King