Comments on: Creativity and a Lack of Time http://colubridlady.com/2008/07/creativity-and-a-lack-of-time/ Of a Mother and Genealogy Enthusiast Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:12:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bookmarks about Creativity http://colubridlady.com/2008/07/creativity-and-a-lack-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-978 Bookmarks about Creativity Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:00:57 +0000 http://colubridlady.com/?p=53#comment-978 [...] - bookmarked by 4 members originally found by softwarevisualization on 2008-08-03 Creativity and a Lack of Time http://colubridlady.com/2008/07/creativity-and-a-lack-of-time/ - bookmarked by 3 members [...] [...] – bookmarked by 4 members originally found by softwarevisualization on 2008-08-03 Creativity and a Lack of Time http://colubridlady.com/2008/07/creativity-and-a-lack-of-time/ – bookmarked by 3 members [...]

]]> By: Amanda http://colubridlady.com/2008/07/creativity-and-a-lack-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Amanda Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:32:00 +0000 http://colubridlady.com/?p=53#comment-487 No problem. ;) Yes. I have heard of the traditional practice of oral storytelling. Before a certain point in time, almost all stories were passed down from one generation to the next by this method because the only people who could write were clergy. But you probably knew this since you were the one who brought it up. ;) No problem. ;)

Yes. I have heard of the traditional practice of oral storytelling. Before a certain point in time, almost all stories were passed down from one generation to the next by this method because the only people who could write were clergy. But you probably knew this since you were the one who brought it up. ;)

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]]> By: A Note http://colubridlady.com/2008/07/creativity-and-a-lack-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-482 A Note Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:27:04 +0000 http://colubridlady.com/?p=53#comment-482 Forgive me, I'm not trying to say you should try oral storytelling! ;) I just wondered if you had ever looked into it. Many oral storytellers tell stories from the images they see in their mind's eye - actually a very visual process. For some tellers there is a connection between the picture they see and the words they say (and then perhaps write). An oral storyteller is not a book reader (as in an audio book) - not that book reader's can't be entertaining! The oral storyteller tells stories without memorization (generally) and without relying on the written word. In any case it can be a very freeing creative experience and sometimes flows over into other creative areas for the teller. I appreciate your thoughts and wish you well, it sounds like your urge to tell stories is strong! Forgive me, I’m not trying to say you should try oral storytelling! ;) I just wondered if you had ever looked into it.

Many oral storytellers tell stories from the images they see in their mind’s eye – actually a very visual process. For some tellers there is a connection between the picture they see and the words they say (and then perhaps write).

An oral storyteller is not a book reader (as in an audio book) – not that book reader’s can’t be entertaining! The oral storyteller tells stories without memorization (generally) and without relying on the written word. In any case it can be a very freeing creative experience and sometimes flows over into other creative areas for the teller.

I appreciate your thoughts and wish you well, it sounds like your urge to tell stories is strong!

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]]> By: Amanda http://colubridlady.com/2008/07/creativity-and-a-lack-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Amanda Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:04:30 +0000 http://colubridlady.com/?p=53#comment-476 That style just wouldn't work for me. Correct me if I'm wrong, because I don't listen to them, but an audio book is just listening to a book being read, so I don't see how oral storytelling would be any different in the creation process than writing a novel. And, as I said, I'm a very visual person. I actually see a movie unfolding in my head, with pans, and cuts, etc. I've just not been able to translate these things into words. I don't even know if they can be. Maybe a better writer could make it work, but I'm not so sure. And in my opinion I don't think these elements can just be ignored. It would lose the whole quality I am trying for. And I think this is why my written stories fall flat. They're lacking what I REALLY want to say, or rather, show. That style just wouldn’t work for me. Correct me if I’m wrong, because I don’t listen to them, but an audio book is just listening to a book being read, so I don’t see how oral storytelling would be any different in the creation process than writing a novel. And, as I said, I’m a very visual person. I actually see a movie unfolding in my head, with pans, and cuts, etc. I’ve just not been able to translate these things into words. I don’t even know if they can be. Maybe a better writer could make it work, but I’m not so sure. And in my opinion I don’t think these elements can just be ignored. It would lose the whole quality I am trying for. And I think this is why my written stories fall flat. They’re lacking what I REALLY want to say, or rather, show.

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]]> By: A note http://colubridlady.com/2008/07/creativity-and-a-lack-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-475 A note Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:54:42 +0000 http://colubridlady.com/?p=53#comment-475 I wondered if you ever considered oral storytelling? I wondered if you ever considered oral storytelling?

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