Alternate methods of story telling

Ever since my post on Dax Flame, I’ve been thinking about how the awesome power of the INTERNET has allowed writers to tell their stories in new, inventive ways. Traditional storytelling has, for years, been confined to books or other types of print media. But recently, with developments in technology and the widespread accessibility of various media because of it has lead to a variety of different methods for writers to get their stories out to the public. No longer are they limited to a medium which suggests fiction. In a novel, despite how real the story may seem, there’s always a sense of seperation from the events within it. Now, however, blogs such as Redford Lewis’ offer a connection to the narrator which was never before possible. Readers are able to actively participate in how the story plays out. This isn’t a new development, Alternate Reality Games have been springing up for a while now. It even reckons back to the days of “Choose your own Adventure” books, except with almost infinite possibilities for an outcome.

Examples such as the sickeningly popular Lonelygirl15, and of course, Dax Flame are leading the way in this sort of “self-published storytelling” wave that has become popular lately. Even with a blog, a writer can hide behind the anonymity of the medium. They can play multiple roles, dragging in possibly huge casts of characters (speaking, that is.) Dax couldn’t throw on a mustache and sombrero, claiming to be his Hispanic cousin, Jorge.

These are a few (note: very few) examples of new ways budding authors can distribute their stories to potential readers. In the coming months and years, who knows what new and innovative ways they’ll think up.