Day: 29 May 2013 | How to Tell A Great Story

What Do I Mean By Storytelling and Storyteller Ethics?

What Do I Mean By Storytelling and Storyteller Ethics?

Original source: http://www.creativekeys.net/StorytellingPower/article1047.html

Both weekly and monthly, I receive a huge number of publications that deal with business and technology. Ever since the whole Enron scandal became news, these magazines have and are featuring more and more articles dealing with ethics, honesty and trust. In every profession and career, attention to ethics, integrity, honesty and trust are paramount to ultimate success. Whether we are full-time professional storytellers or tell stories part-time professionally (for a fee), I suggest that there are ethics and principles that we, as tellers, should embrace and follow. In this article I am going to highlight and explain the storyteller’s ethics and principles in which I believe. I will warn you that in this article I am more opinionated than ever, but these are the beliefs that have worked for me over the years and have worked for those storytellers who are at the top of the storytelling profession today.

What Do Editors Want?

What Do Editors Want?

At a recent SCBWI conference in Denver, Melanie Cecka, Senior Editor for Viking Children’s Books, tried to answer that perennial question, “What are editors looking for?” Her answer–and this is a real kicker–is that because publishers are cutting back on the size of their lists, editors are looking for reasons not to publish your book.

What Audience’s Want From a Storyteller

What Audience’s Want From a Storyteller

When asked about the personal characteristics that best describe the “perfect storyteller”, audiences say they want a storyteller who is:

Enthusiastic. Show your audience that you are happy to be there.

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