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De las Casas, Dianne.

The story biz handbook : how to manage your storytelling career from the desk to the stage / Dianne de Las Casas ; with foreword by Margaret Read MacDonald.

Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2008.

xxix, 378 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

"This dynamite book merges the yin and yang of storytelling and business. 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."--Cover.

Storytelling.

Folklore -- Performance.

Storytellers -- Vocational guidance.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In the beginning -- Working with stories -- Storytelling issues -- Preparing for performance -- Performing stories -- Mastering a sound system -- Establishing your storytelling business -- Setting up your office -- Managing your bookings -- Defining your market -- Creating an image -- Printed promo with pizzazz -- Extending your visibility -- Developing an Internet presence -- Networking to success -- Marketing with results -- Making the headlines -- Seeing is hiring -- Getting on the "A-list" -- Who's selling you? -- On the road again -- Honing your craft -- Storytelling in education -- Storytelling in libraries -- Recording and promoting an audio -- Storytelling special events and organizations -- Working the workshop scene -- Taking care of you -- Preparing for the future -- Reaching beyond -- Storytelling resources from Libraries Unlimited.

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