The Story Biz Handbook

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.