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Comment by Glenda Bonin on August 25, 2008 at 10:31am

I'm glad to see this group has been added to the site.

I have found that being published is an important component to add to a storyteller's list of accomplishments. I am often asked if I have a book, and I hate to say "not yet." Guess its time for me to pay attention, get off my duff and start to make plans to get a printed project out of my head and into the hands of my customers.

Comment by David S. Sharp on August 22, 2008 at 11:52am

In my previous carreer I was an Illustrator and animator, sometimes graphic artist that the times have passed by. (No longer cutting edge in many ways) I've done most of the cover work for the music and storytelling albums my wife and I produce for our Mom and Pop label the old fashioned way by drawing first then modifying it with photoshop or some other program. I've been working on a storybook of our stories from our latest CD and planning to self publish. I'm not expecting a lot of distribution, but hoping to learn how to do it myself in a limited way.

Dave - Glastonbury duo

Comment by StoryMasters • Linda Day & MyLinda Butterworth on August 18, 2008 at 7:21pm

Writing is not the same as telling. Too often people write the way they speak and it is does not read well. So you must have a great editor who knows how to take your spoken word and turn it into something readable.

The best way to start is by having someone take your recorded story and transcribe it. Once you read what is written you will begin to see what I mean by the spoken word being different. You will begin to see where as tellers we leave a lot of the verbosity (is that a word) out when we tell, but when we read we need all those descriptive words to replace what is seen and heard. This is a great lesson in learning the difference between orality and the written word.

I suggest that this as good assignment for anyone looking to publish their stories. Begin with a short story and put it through the told to written process and tell me how it works for you.

I will be rooting for each of you!

Always a tale to tell or write,
MyLinda Butterworth