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seedsofwinter · 11 months

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It's actually really difficult to be both a good writer and a good storyteller. (I am not one of those people who is both *at all*.) Sure, you can work on your writing skills, and you can learn more about storytelling craft. But damn, I just don't understand people who naturally have endless stories to tell, understand narrative promise, play with expectations in a fun and satisfying way, leave you wanting more AND whose prose and characterization feel effortless. Kudos, a million kudos.

#writers #storytellers #an ex friend got supremely upset i never complimented their writing but always told them what a great storyteller they were #but i don't have the skills for storytelling #so i wish they'd understood the compliment of loving and boosting up their storytelling #but i guess they only saw the shape of the hole where the compliments they wanted should've gone #it made it harder to express what i liked bc it never felt good enough #and i eventually stepped away from reading their stuff unless particularly moved by a synopsis #anyway #point being #if you're a good great or amazing storyteller there's writers out there who don't understand the magic of your brain #And I'm tired of feeling like where I had gushing compliments to give wasn't good enough

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