Lesson one: Dance with the language. There's a saying that "The English hoard words like misers, the Irish spend them like sailors." Those ancient storytellers were drunk on words. They arrested us with their language, they painted pictures. Storytelling, in print or speech, needs vital energy.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
What writers can learn from ancient oral storytelling traditions
A powerful essay about Irish storytelling and what all writers can learn from it. An excerpt:
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