Free Articles about Storytelling

by Linda Gorham

 

Welcome to my articles page! Want to know about marketing? Setting up a booth at performance showcases? Dealing with performance nightmares (oh yes, even experienced tellers make HUGE mistakes)? How about taking a look at storytelling as a business (It "ain’t just stories" you know!) And check out my contributions to two books, Telling Stories to Children (2005) and Quality Angles (1994). There’s more, but this will get you started.

 

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Proper Prior Planning proper prior planning

Telling Stories to Children
National Storytelling Network - October 2005
This article was written as part of a collaborative project by the National Storytelling Network. Twenty-six storytellers contributed articles for the book, Telling Stories to Children, edited by Betty Lehrman. You can purchase the book directly from Linda. Please email

 

How To: Tell a Story how to tell a story

Chicago Tribune - September 25, 2005
Kelly Haramis, a writer for the Chicago Tribune publishes a “How To” article each Sunday in the paper’s Q Section. My contribution in September 2005 was, what else, “How to Tell a Story.”

 

Performance Nightmares performance nightmares

Northlands Storytelling Network Journal - 2005
Thanks to the members of the Fox Valley Storytelling Guild for their input into this article. No matter how experienced storytellers are, and no matter how many questions we ask, things still go wrong.

 

Storytelling as a Business! It Ain’t Just Story! storytelling is a business

League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling Museletter - October 2004
Ahhhh, running a storytelling business looks sooooooo easy; simply learn a few stories and go out and tell them. Well, surprise! It’s not that easy and it sure is not simple!

 

A Fantastic Marketing Tool – Showcases fantastic marketing tool

Northlands Storytelling Network Journal - 2004
One excellent marketing tool is participating in performer showcases. Here’s a soup-to-nuts look at the process.

 

The Delight and Dilemma of Storytelling delight and dilemma

Storytelling Magazine - February 2003
Storytelling is delightful! But it has its challenges. Want to know a few?

 

I Know I’m Good. You Need to Know Too . . . Now Hire Me! I Know I'm Good

Northlands Storytelling Network Journal - 2002
This is the outgrowth of my marketing workshop with the same name. We could also call this “Marketing 101.”

 

Angle Views Angle Views

Quality Angles and the “Tantalus” Complex
Manfit Press 1994
I was asked to contribute to this book spearheaded by Rick Griggs of Griggs Achievement. Published in 1994, Quality Angles and the “Tantalus” Complex explores unique prospectives on balance and performance. I wrote twenty-three “angle views.” Each showcased amazing people in unusual professions. A few excerpts are included. www.griggsachieve.com/books.asp

 

Recent Interview - World of Difference

Storyteller Aneeta Sundararaj has a very creative and informative web site called, "How To Tell a Great Story." Nice title, huh? Her site connects ideas from storytellers all over the world. It's packed with articles on storytelling and interviews with storytellers. She also has a great newsletter. See: www.howtotellagreatstory.com/index.html. And while you’re there, check out my interview:
www.howtotellagreatstory.com/byot/byot51.html