## These are some of the different ways people have finished the sentence starters from the “[[Storytelling is...]]” game on the [[assignments for fiction]] page: <br> Storytelling is not optional; it is essential, ***AND —*** [[storytelling is about having a good time]]. Storytelling is not “writing;” it is [literally how we survive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YblSHCho8fuH02aCJjsXN4O5tsRYGmUf/view?usp=drive_link). Storytelling is not just telling what happened; storytelling is creating a complete little world in a droplet of water. Storytelling is not only about the journey and the details that accompany; Storytelling is the creation of a text that finds shape in the reader's mind. Storytelling is not about the pain and suffering of a character; storytelling is about trying to create a similar understanding between the audience and the text. Story telling is not about the details the author adds; Story telling is about how the reader and audience comprehends the text and uses their imagination. Storytelling is not always a happy ending. Storytelling is an escape from your reality. Storytelling is not writing words referring to a certain character or scene. Storytelling is the ability to use words to form a sixth sense of reading. Storytelling is not a problem and a solution. Storytelling is the vast river of doom they have to cross for victory. Storytelling is not trying to make up a story from scratch. Storytelling is making an amazing story from previous ideas or even dreams you've had to make the story easier to make and understand. Storytelling is not something easily rid of. Storytelling is creating an irremovable scent. Story telling is not something you think of. Story telling is something you feel. Storytelling is not just empty words and old memories. Storytelling is the endless world created when sharing an idea. Storytelling is not telling a series of events with boring and little details. Storytelling is telling a series of events with every little detail, keeping the reader interested with all the good and bad excitement. Storytelling is not just putting something random out there. Storytelling is bringing one’s creative thoughts together into one detailed piece. Storytelling is not just about forgiveness; Storytelling is teaching lessons to the reader. Storytelling is not forced writing. Storytelling is the expression of a writer's creative ideas. Storytelling is not just about the story itself but about the way the story is presented. Storytelling is not just describing the details that the author includes; storytelling is about how the reader takes the details/information from the text and is able to understand and possibly even develop in their personal life, to fully comprehend. Storytelling does not always have happy endings. Storytelling is about unexpected events in life. Storytelling is not a simple depiction of events or descriptions. Storytelling is a relay of events, with descriptions of events and items, with emotional and experiential connections and relatability. Storytelling is not about events from beginning, middle to end. Storytelling is about the imagery used throughout the story that evokes feelings in the reader. Storytelling is not just the cobbling together of words. Storytelling is the art of creating something out of nothing. Storytelling is not just words. Storytelling is having a voice.