tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980661477245033955.post9086003748536267437..comments2023-11-01T11:17:40.377-04:00Comments on True Stories, Honest Lies: Writing vs tellingLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06434407684834155358noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980661477245033955.post-18385295660797115032008-07-16T17:24:00.000-04:002008-07-16T17:24:00.000-04:00You are lucky that you can use stories in two tota...You are lucky that you can use stories in two totally different formats and they ARE different and you apparently have a very good innate ability to know what works in which form. Telling, as you know, is a social act and a performance. It's ancient and basic to human life and civilization. Writing a story is an ego act as well as an individual way of reaching out and also trying to immortalize oneself, although some writing is really self-exploratory and not necessarily meant for sharing. <BR/>Rejoice that you have two talents and don't worry about forcing the verbal onto the page. You can explore audio or video of your performances if you want to capture them -- what that will do to your spontaneity I don't know. I suppose you'd have to try it to find out. It's an interesting and provocative post. I presume you know there are associations of story tellers, I've attended performances which were magical.June Calenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265808476144632255noreply@blogger.com