Storytellers in the Technology Age: Adapting to an "eWorld"

Storytellers have had to adapt and change their methodology from the very beginning of mankind's existence. We told stories through grunts and moans, rough paintings and symbols and written and printed text. Entering this new millennium, we have now embraced storytelling through technology itself. Electronic books can be downloaded and played from your iPod as you jam out on your Guitar Hero.

We have adapted, created, and thrived in this new environment of instant knowledge. The story teller can produce and publish to there hearts content knowing millions of people are just a click away from reading their tellers woven tales.

There is a mild sadness to the wonders the tech age has provided story tellers. Sadness created from the missing of the audience's reaction. Text, no matter how well written cannot convey the welling of a teller's eyes and the story rips out beyond their lips from their very soul. It can not lower its voice in anticipation of that moment of true fright.

Story weaving was an art form, a mix between performance art and the master craft of a well honed writer. A story weaver could stand in the middle of their audience and gaze around at each face, picking up the pace of the tale with their eager eyes, or slowing to crawl to build up that suspense.

It won't be long until a technology is developed that will let true story weavers out into a digital audience. A group of millions can tune in via web cams and digital modems to watch the tales grow and encompass the world. The weaver can see the faces and judge the tale to be true and fitting for all. Until then, we let the text tell the story the best way it can and look forward to the next persons click.