One of the first thing I had to learn is there is the written storytelling voice and the oral one. Being that during the pinnacle of my storytelling apprenticeship I was telling oral stories almost daily, it took me a while to even realize that there was a difference between the two. If you're just starting out as an author of novels then you, too, may not even know that there is a difference. They're two different voices, for the most part, according to the greater teachers, of the novelist's platform.
Studying mythology, you may discover that the ancient stories were written in the oral voice, you know songs and metaphors, as a matter of fact those are the ones which have withstood the test of time. We're modern mythologists and that means that we have a new standard to live by . . . a new style. The written wine in oral skins. And whereas the written word is really a cold and stiff language, it can become like warm putty in the right hands. The first thing; learn your own oral voice. Knowing how you roll words off your tongue. This is going to give you the confidence you'll need to stand up as one of the first in this field of modern mythology novels. If you know your oral voice you will be wise enough to create your own style without even trying to. You want it so that by the time the reader is 50 pages in, they know that it is you who is talking. The second thing; learn to capture your story. The actual task of writing a full length mythological novel will require you to sit back and let the story come to you. This is not something you can fully plan like you can with traditional novels nor pants it like some novelist. You have to let the voice of the collective story come to you then speak itself (verbally/orally) on paper. Afterwards you can translate the oral story into a written one. It's a messy process but modern mythologists are more akin to clay and marble artists. The third thing; learn to divine your written words. Divinity is claimed by everyone, today. I'm not saying that we aren't all carrying the divine spark; but we aren't all the gods and goddess that we claim ourselves to be. That is where modern mythology comes in; it teaches gods to be gods and goddesses to be goddesses. As a modern mythologist, one has to step out of the obscurity of everything; including the field of written storytelling. One has to let their immortality lead and influence their mortality. It's a long process, tedious process. But trust me, it'll come. The light of the lighthouse assigned to you will eventually shine bright enough to aid boaters in this stream of life. These three things can and will enable you to not only write that verbal mythological novel your soul is calling out to be manifested, but your own individual, signature, tones, sounds, and style, will give you an abundance of "stories" to tell. It gets easier with time. You get stronger with time. Thereby, you will be able to witness the unfolding of the divine Power which you were born to shine onto the collective. Creativity. That's how we give information. Every voice of creativity burst beyond the limits of writing. Embrace your verbally written mythology. Then share it. Thanks for Listening! Sabrina Louise Andielle Crow Crew
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