Interview with Brian Mooney, Creator of Storymatic

Apr 9, 2020

In this week’s episode Nicole talks with Brian Mooney, creator of the Storymatics games -- Storymatic Classic, Storymatic Kids, Rememory, and Synapsis. They discuss the inspiration and creation of the games, finding writing community, Brian’s own path through writing fiction, poetry, comedy, and his time in theater, as well as so much more. 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Storymatics Studios (FIND ALL GAMES HERE)  https://thestorymatic.com/ 
• Putney School Summer Program http://summer.putneyschool.org/
• Smith College Creative Writing Workshop https://www.smith.edu/academics/precollege-programs/writing 
• Nancy Canu’s (Nicole’s critique partner’s editing service) website https://commakharma.com/ 
• Lisa Murray's SOUL PROVIDERS https://youtu.be/J1sk7_Aj8LE
• BookCon https://www.bookcon.com/ 
• NV Rivera YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ?view_as=subscriber 
• Stay connected to learn about all Stop Writing Alone stuff -- get on Nicole’s email list: https://mailchi.mp/ff8df93e57dc/penpals 
• Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone

 

Places to connect to the STOP WRITING ALONE community and introduce yourself:

• Stop Writing Alone FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/stopwritingalone/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone with Nicole Rivera FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2205774733034348/
• Stop Writing Alone website: https://stopwritingalone.com/
• Join the Stop Writing Alone email list: https://mailchi.mp/ff8df93e57dc/penpals 
• Stop Writing Alone Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/ 
• Nicole’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/nv_rivera 
• The Stop Writing Alone voice number (call to introduce yourself!): [phone] 

 

When you find a group of people who lift you up on a daily basis, it is important to share their awesome. Here are links to the women in Nicole’s Mastermind group (currently going by the name The Voxer Vixens!). Please support these women who do so much to support Nicole on a daily basis!

• Kim A. Flodin https://www.howinthehellpodcast.com/
• Lisa Murray https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
• Claire Oldham West https://slimmingstories.podbean.com/
• Johanna Jaquez-Peralta https://www.instagram.com/latina_livin_keto/
• Emma Isaacs https://www.instagram.com/emmaisaacsdesign/