Storyteller v Writer

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3 total messages Started by Bernadette Cronk Thu, 06 May 1999 00:00

#158

Author: Bernadette Cronk
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 00:00

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Someone wrote me a fascinating post yesterday.  One of those tiny things
that almost takes you to the top of a new mountain...You know there is an
illumination *just there*  if you can take it a wee bit further...<grin>

Have you ever had that happen?

So, I am 'struggling' with it.  Need some input.  Lots of input.  And I
doubt there is a right answer to this, so any contributions are welcome.

The poster made a distinction between "storytellers" and "writers".

For her, there is a difference.  It occurs to me that maybe she is on to
something.  Maybe this might explain why I am prepared to pay big dollars
for some works and wouldn't turn tuppence for others....

I have a feeling if I fully understood this distinction it might help
explain that...Possibly.

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.

What do YOU think?



Bernadette -- very interested in this!

Re: Storyteller v Writer

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Author: Grall
Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 00:00

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At 09:25 AM 5/6/99 +1000, you 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.

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?

Marilyn Grall  http://eclectics.com/marilyngrall  grall@telepath.com
IN SEARCH OF AMANDA, TAMING THE LION
CONQUEST OF THE HEART coming in July, 1999
Available at: http://newconceptspublishing.com

Re: Storyteller v Writer

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Author: Zahara Medina
Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 00:00

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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. :)

But that's just IMHO, of course ^^

Zahara Medina
zahara@washuu.swb.de
http://www.swb.de/~zahara/

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