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At Thu, 6 May 1999 09:25:44 +1000, Bernadette Cronk <cronkb@usq.edu.au> wrote:
>So, folks:   What is a storyteller?  What is a writer?  Is there a
>difference?  If so, what is the difference? How is it manifested?  etc and
>so forth.

>From:    Zahara Medina <zahara@washuu.swb.de>
>Storyteller tells a story, no matter how. A spoken tale, a comic, a
>painting, an opera, a book...
>A Writer plays with words to tell a story, and quite some times the "play"
>part is much bigger than the story part. :)

>From:    Grall <grall@telepath.com>

>I think a storyteller sucks you in and keeps you there.  A writer gets all
>the grammar right, but the story just isn't....there.  Does that explain it?

Both Zahara and Marilyn speak to MY understanding of the difference.  If a
writer is in tune, the mere words draw you in--the usage of them, the
rhythm perhaps, or the images conjured. Story might be weak, but O the use
of language!

If a storyteller is in tune, there are location, plot, or character hooks
to draw you in, and make you want to know what happens next. Language might
be simple, but O the unfolding of events and developments!

If a writer or a storyteller is exceptionally gifted, you get a double
whammy you *can't* slice with a critical athame!
        Marina
--
A. Marina Fournier, The (Re)Sourceress
<AriadneM@Sasquatch.com> Santa Cruz CA