Telling Your Own Stories is designed for families, teachers, counselors anyone who wants to inspire storytelling either in themselves or in others. Through a series of memory prompts, the user is led through the creation of plots, of place, and of characters.
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You Have a Story to Tell,
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This review is from: Telling Your Own Stories (American Storytelling) (Paperback)
If you want to record your memories, but don't know how to begin, this book prompts you to start. Whether you are writing your story or taping it for your family, getting started can be the hardest part.
Here are some samples from the book: *Take us with you when you had to move from one home to another *Can you remember the first person you ever had a crush on? *Can you remember a time when you got lost? *Take us with you to a movie when you were a child or teenager Interspersed with these memory prompts are suggestions for using them. Besides telling your own stories, the prompts could be used to draw out memories from someone in a nursing home. The author recommends ways to enhance your stories such as adding in smell, taste, touch, and sound. The book is 127 small pages, with many pages having just a prompt on it. This makes it nicely portable, but means it is not comprehensive. I'd recommend supplementing it with some other books on the topic.
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A How-To Book for Learning and Sharing About Yourself,
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This review is from: Telling Your Own Stories (American Storytelling) (Paperback)
Donald Davis leads his readers into a world of delighful remembrance. I thoroughly enjoyed reading and using this book as a conversation piece and journaling guide. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys exploring family and personal history.
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Telling Stories !,
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With pleasure I write my review of this book ! I have met Donald Davis many times at story telling events and at his workshops on storytelling. This book is wonderful to use helping you to tell your own stories ! Google "Donald Davis" to find out if he is going to be performing near you sometime. Donald would be so happy to talk to you after his performance, about this book or any of his other books !
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