Re: Storyteller v Writer

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

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Author: Bernadette Cronk
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. :)
>
>
OK, Zahara, thanks.  But, can you go a little further?  Give some examples,
perhaps?

Who do you think, for example, in rom gen is essentially a storyteller?  Who
essentially a writer?

And what is important to you about either one?  And do you hold a preference
for one over the other?

And do they always stay in their own camps (ie: does a storyteller always
stay a storyteller; does a writer always stay a writer?)

And, and, and....but enough already...:)


Bernadette [See!  One question with me always starts a fountain
of others!  Always!   It is *such* a nuisance!   :)]

Re: Storyteller v Writer

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

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At 08:20 PM 5/5/99 +0100, you wrote:
>Kinsale and Cuevas are "writers."  This is not to say that they don't
>tell good stories.  But it is quite clear to me that they are brilliant
>wordsmiths, who create memorable sentences and evocative descriptions.
>They literally "work" at words.  (Which is probably why they don't
>publish as frequently as their fans and publishers would like.)
>
>These are the most obvious examples to me, but there are undoubtedly
>others.  Wouldn't it be fun to create a list.  Great authors who are
>storytellers and great authors who are writers.

Jean said it much better than me.  I was thinking of one as good and the
other bad, when of course, that's not always the case.  Perhaps it's better
to say that a good storyteller can hold you longer than someone who is good
with words and grammar rules but just doesn't get the story across.  To me,
it all comes down to characters.  If I love the characters, I love the book.

Marilyn Grall ******  UPDATED http://eclectics.com/marilyngrall  ******
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CONQUEST OF THE HEART, coming in July, 1999
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