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STORYTELLING
The Art of Storytelling
Marie Shedlock New York: Dover, 1993
Classic that covers the basics beautifully.
The Way of the Storyteller
Ruth Sawyer
New York: Viking, 1972
Inspirational. Includes Sawyer's experience telling stories in Bowery street shelters in 1930's NYC.
For as storytellers we are concerned not alone with amusement, or with education, or with distraction.
We are concerned with letting a single ray of light pass through us...
that there may be revealed some aspect of the spirit, some beauty and truth that lies hidden within the spirit of humankind.
Ruth Sawyer, The Way of the Storyteller
Storytelling — It's Easy!
Ethel Barrett
Cowman Publications, Inc., 1960
Useful, witty book about the nitty-gritty of performing stories. Barrett toured extensively in the 1950's-'70s, as well as recording her works.
Improvisation for the Theater
Viola Spolin
Evanston: Northwest Univ. Press, 1963
Games and exercises for storytellers solo or en masse.
The Power of Personal Storyelling
Jack Maguire
New York: Penguin Putnam Press, 1998
Practical suggestions on working up personal stories for individuals or groups.
STORY STRUCTURE
Story:
Substance, structure, style
Robert McKee
New York: ReganBooks, 1997
Oriented to screenwriters, excellent for oral storytellers looking to understand what underpins a good story and how to use it to increase impact.
On Writing: A memoir of the craft
Stephen King
New York: Scribner, 2000
Insights into story crafting, written during King's recovery from near-fatal car injury.
3 uses of the Knife: Nature and Purpose of Drama
David Mamet
New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1998
What to do, and avoid, in crafting good stories.
After the End: Teaching and Learning Creative Revision
Barry Lane
Portsmouth: Heineman Publishing, 1993
Great for teachers, or writers. Also see his website:
www.discover-writing.com
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OREGON FOLKLORE
Coyote Was Going There
Indian Literature of the Oregon Country
Jarold Ramsey
Univ. of Washington Press, Seattle: 1972
Extensive story collection. Also discusses origin and original performance technique.
The Kalapuyans
A Sourcebook on the Indians of the Willamette Valley
Harold Mackey
Mission Mill Museum Associates., Salem: 1974
Out of print. The Grand Ronde Tribe is planning to publish a re-printed edition with new material.
The Stories We Tell
An Anthology of Oregon Folk Literature
Suzi Jones and Jarold Ramsey, Eds.
University of Oregon Press, Corvallis: 1994
Collection of original folklore, statewide.
Part of 6-volume series, including: Oregon autobiography, poetry, fiction and non-fiction.
Oregon Geographic Names
Lewis A. McArthur
Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland: 1982
Compulsively readable: gives origin of every town, city and bump-in-the-road in Oregon.
The Well-Traveled Casket
A Collection of Oregon Folklife
Tom Nash, Twilo Scofield
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1992
Folklore, statewide by county and geographic regions. Tales, songs, poems, anecdotes.
INTERNET RESOURCES
August House
www.augusthouse.com/
Publishing house specializing in storytelling books and recordings.
Storyteller.net
www.storyteller.net/
Electronic magazine focused on storytelling.
Selected Shorts
www.symphonyspace.org/shorts/
New York City, NY. Great actors give live readings of top-notch short fiction.
HorrorMasters Ghost Stories
www.horrormasters.com/Themes/ghosts.htm
Hundreds of classic horror stories available for free download. Boo!
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