Introduction

This chapter lays out the conceptual framework for investigating the interpersonal relationships among stakeholders in the creative writing process of digital storytelling. It frames and sets up this work as an examination of these relationships within the process of writing, creating, and sharing digital stories. From this foundation, it examines what the reader will gain from reading this text as well as the implications of the work in academic, creative, and research practices. Thus, the introduction establishes why studying the relationships among stakeholders within creative writing practices such as digital storytelling revels larger conclusions about story development as a whole.