Storytelling

Storyteller, Author, Writer

Todd Thorne

San Diego, USA; Spring 2008

Storytelling

Think reading great stories is a joy? Ever try telling one?

No, I mean besides those yarns you spun for your parents as you tried to hide sticky fingers from a probing gaze. Particularly, I mean words structured in a tale that takes a journey, which elicits a response in someone having a pulse. That implies a real audience achieving a tangible reaction: good, bad, or indifferent. Frankly, the specific audience reaction is, in many cases, not as important as the fact that you successfully made the story work. Love it or hate it, there's such an intrinsic reward in just seeing that they got it. Your creation connected. Comprehension achieved. Take a bow. For an instant a part of you transported another life in a direction to a place they perhaps would have never visited--nor even had the chance, if it wasn't for you. It's a succulent delight with an amazing addictive quality. I know.

If it so happens that one of my tales has clicked with you, please, please feed my addiction by telling me. And if you share the same affliction, I'd love to hear from you too.

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