The story biz handbook : how to manage your storytelling career from the desk to the stage

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Where to find it

Information & Library Science Library

Call Number
GR72.3 .D4 2008
Status
Available

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Summary

Beginning with wonderful tips and advice about the art and presentation of storytelling, this is a complete resource about how to build a storytelling career. Storytellers come to their careers centered on the stories they love and soon realize that in order to make a living at what they love, they must build a business. This in-depth book tells them just how and what to do in every detail, from choosing a sound system to building a website to using podcasts and setting up an office.

Resource lists and tried and true ideas abound as the author shares her marketing and business success story throughout. Each chapter is a story in itself, beginning and ending with different traditional folktale openings and closings. There is even a chapter on how to plan for retirement.

Contents

  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1 In the Beginning
  • Chapter 2 Working with Stories
  • Chapter 3 Storytelling Issues
  • Chapter 4 Preparing for Performance
  • Chapter 5 Performing Stories
  • Chapter 6 Mastering a Sound System
  • Chapter 7 Establishing Your Storytelling Business
  • Chapter 8 Setting Up Your Office
  • Chapter 9 Managing Your Bookings
  • Chapter 10 Defining Your Market
  • Chapter 11 Creating an Image
  • Chapter 12 Printed Promo with Pizzazz
  • Chapter 13 Extending Your Visibility
  • Chapter 14 Developing an Internet Presence
  • Chapter 15 Networking to Success
  • Chapter 16 Marketing with Results
  • Chapter 17 Making the Headlines
  • Chapter 18 Seeing is Hiring
  • Chapter 19 Getting on the "A-List"
  • Chapter 20 Who's Selling You?
  • Chapter 21 On the Road Again
  • Chapter 22 Honing Your Craft
  • Chapter 23 Storytelling in Educatin
  • Chapter 24 Storytelling in Libraries
  • Chapter 25 Recording and Promoting an Audio
  • Chapter 26 Storytelling Special Events & Organizations
  • Chapter 27 Working the Workshop Scene
  • Chapter 28 Taking Care of You
  • Chapter 29 Preparing for the Future
  • Chapter 30 Reaching Beyond

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