tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post6870390260105165090..comments2024-03-18T16:37:25.428-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: The Storyteller's WorkGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-25413673449783951342011-07-23T17:29:15.595-04:002011-07-23T17:29:15.595-04:00"Sit down, this may take awhile..." I l..."Sit down, this may take awhile..." I like that. The magic of storytelling, like all magic, is hard work. You do it well.Granny Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796564953236247413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-65866166815064067282011-07-22T12:50:08.174-04:002011-07-22T12:50:08.174-04:00And all of this is what makes Sue a storyteller, a...And all of this is what makes Sue a storyteller, a professional, an entertainer and a delight to see and hear!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-44139108952077675542011-07-19T18:50:50.551-04:002011-07-19T18:50:50.551-04:00How long? That's hard to pinpoint. Some storie...How long? That's hard to pinpoint. Some stories develop almost instantly--I read it, I know it, I know what I want to do with it and how, and it just rolls. Others cook in my brain for months, sometimes years, until something triggers me to tell it, the right moment or program comes along. I don't have any idea how many I have now; the number changes as stories come and go. Some are standards that I tell over and over; some, like some of the ones learned for this summer, I may never tell again because there will be no time or place to tell them. Standards, the ones I go back to over, and over, maybe 100 or more? I've not really counted for years, just find the stories for each program as they come along. I do have different sets for adults; for ghost stories, for example, I have some that I do not tell to children. Then I have some stories that are good for family audiences but not for a children-only audience. A lot of ballads are adult-only too. They get pretty bloody! And I had no idea really what I was getting into. I saw a storyteller and I knew I wanted to do what she did. I started small, just one-minute stories for children in storytime, and kept building the repertoire and audiences over the years. It's mighty fun, I can tell you!<br /><br />I'm glad you liked the poem--after reading it, I thought it could use a melody! Or become a picture book, perhaps?Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-69356667104896921372011-07-19T17:31:22.262-04:002011-07-19T17:31:22.262-04:00Interesting post, Sue. But it only raises more que...Interesting post, Sue. But it only raises more questions in my mind - like how long does this process take you? How many stories do you have in your repertoire? Do you have a whole different set of stories for grown-up audiences? Did you realise what you were getting into when you started out on this road?<br />By the way, splendid poem/song on Mountain Poet.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.com