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Storytelling (1)
STORYTELLING (1)

Definition: An act of telling or writing a story or stories.
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* All twelve elements should be in.


1. Purposeful and necessary.
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WHEREVER, WHATEVER.


2. There is a storyline.
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WHOEVER TELLS, WHENEVER ...



Quote: "Concentrate on what you want to say to yourself and your friends. Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness. You say what you want to say when you don't care who is listening". - Allen Ginsberg.
Below the Line
1. Audience or reader is ready - seated, prepared and eager and attentive.

2. Audience or reader(s) is/are appropriate (connect to #1 below the line).

3. Audience has not heard the particular story before (connect to #2 below the line).
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... and HOWEVER TOLD.


4. Talker or teller is adequately informed. That is, speaker is 'qualified' to tell story.

5. Storyteller adopts the right style(s) and method(s) in the narration.

6. Narrator asks for regular feedback from audience or reader as story is being told, where possible, to ensure 'following' (connect to #1 below the line).
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START TO END...


Quote: "I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear". - Joan Didion.



further below the line


1. Story contains no lie or untruth or falsehood (where applicable).

2. Story ends at the appropriate time. That is, narration is at an excellent pace.

3. Story is understood by listener(s) or reader(s).
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... or 'END' TO 'START'.


Quote: "Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system". - Flannery O'Connor.


much further below the line


1. Narration achieves purpose(s) - entertainment, duty, 'kills' boredom, teaches a lesson, etc.
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HOWEVER LONG OR...



Quote: "A story is a letter that the author writes to himself, to tell himself things that he would be unable to discover otherwise". - Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

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