What are the levels of membership?
Audience, Performer and Apprentice Levels and the costs involved are described on the registration page.
Audience Level Members have access to finished stories, lectures and classes, audio files and notes.
Performer Level Members can submit stories to be commented on and may make audio comments or notes on ongoing stories and listen to all finished stories and classes, audio files and notes.
Apprentice Level Members can submit stories for smaller, closed focus groups with master storytellers and may make audio comments or notes on ongoing stories in the Performer level section of the site and can listen to all finished stories and classes, audio files and notes.
Why should I join another social networking site?
Good Question! However, the premise of your question is incorrect. The International Storytelling School is not a social networking site. This is an audio sound, storytelling and experience-based school. Through the gift of the internet, you get to hear the discussion delayed – but connected. All because of the miracle of the internet.
Does storytelling require a hands-on teacher?
Yes – and no. Yes, part of your storytelling development requires time telling stories in person face to face with a coach or teacher . On the other hand, no, because much of what is important in telling stories can be learned through receiving and giving positive useful feedback as a storyteller.
Who owns my stories?
Your stories intellectually and physically belong to you, but any recording that you give to me becomes my property. You retain the right to sell, burn or otherwise give away your story. You just give me that same right. This is because in copyright law, I can’t do what I do on this site without those rights. I am not really interested in selling individual stories, but I am interested in offering the finished process for people to watch and learn from in the Audience membership level.
I promise you that I will do my best to support you and that I will do my best to keep your stories or comments in the best light. If you want to retain your copyright of a particular story, here is what you do. Write down your story, take it to a notary public and get it notarized. There – problem solved! Now let’s get on with the business of telling stories. If you are still worried about copyright issues, work with material that is in the public domain, like Brothers Grim or Aesop’s Fables.
