Do you like stories? A lot of people do. Have you read any good books lately? Most of us like a good tale and there are books to suit every taste readily available. Our preferred reading tends to change over the years. As a child we usually start with comics like the Beano, and move on to books like 'Swallows and Amazons' by Arthur Ransome. Well that was how I started, but like most things trends change with the times. The Times? No, I never took to that.
I went on to Science Fiction and Biographies. Michael Moorcock, Harry Harrison and stars of stage and screen.
Personally, I enjoy telling stories too. Yes, I am aware that people now expect any story I start turning out to be a joke! But the thing is, you can make any story come alive in the way it is told. On stage a group of people tell a collective story, perhaps a drama, a comedy, or a tragedy. Today a lot of comedians don't tell jokes. They tell stories in an amusing way, or with witty comments. Although they can be coarse and unkind about a variety of things, and that is not funny.
However, the best audience to tell stories to are children. In the schools where I tell stories they are, usually, quite attentive, and often have questions to ask about it when the story is done. I always try to tell the story as closely as I can to the book it comes from, although some things have to be omitted or modified slightly. Of course there are vast libraries of books to choose from, but I find all the characters, drama, some comedy, quite a bit of tragedy, and all the human emotions in one book. I use that book for all my stories. It gives the reader and storyteller everything they need.
The Holy Bible. The Ultimate Read.
Jim Finch
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