What type of Stories do you like?

Posted on December 7, 2006 by hdh

One of the things that I have to think about in designing my repertoire is what are the types of stories I want to learn and perform. Down the road I would like to have a number of themed programs that fits the needs of schools and libraries at any given time. This being my first attempt at making a career out of storytelling, I first need to get myself known. Rather than work at learning these thematic stories to create different programs, I need to create a program that shows off what I can do. As I get more positive exposure , I will be able to create the programs that are more versatile and encourage places to have multiple reasons to hire me. So what type of stories do I like to learn and perform from the repertoire I have now? Continue reading →

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Writing Stories

Posted on December 6, 2006 by hdh

“With a questioning look on his face, Marty announced…” “John spoke gruffly” Sentences like that might work in a story written for readers. But as a teller of tales, one doesn’t need some of the expressions that can be shown on the teller’s face as he/she tells. Depending on the teller’s technique, using things such as physical stance (to show old, out of shape), voice skill (to show being scared, young, happy) can be done through the telling. Is story writing for a tale to be told different from story writing for one that is read? Continue reading →

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Where are those ideas?

Posted on December 5, 2006 by hdh

I like to write. Most of the writing that I’ve done has been non-fictional. They comprise the 33+ years of teaching I did in the form of journals. Continue reading →

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Story reading vs. Storytelling

Posted on December 4, 2006 by hdh

I had an interesting conversation recently with someone who was invited to one of my performances yet didn’t attend. She said that reading stories to kids is so important. I tried to explain to her that though I like to read to others, that what I do in performances is actually tell to others, without books as props. Continue reading →

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Welcome to my Storytelling Blog

Posted on December 3, 2006 by hdh

The purpose of this Blog is to give me and others that choose to comment, a space in which to play with issues that deal with storytelling, storytelling ideas, storytelling in education, reactions to events, etc. It is also a place where I can explore some of my own writing, from character analysis to fictional and personal stories.

What more can I say? Enjoy!

What more can I say? Enjoy!

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