“Second person… implicates the reader, and this is part of why it’s divisive.” Award-winning storyteller and published author, Sage Tyrtle, talks about how, when and why to use second person point-of-view (and when not to) in this workshop excerpt.
Sage Tyrtle is a professional storyteller who tells stories all over the world, most recently in India. Her stories have been featured on NPR and CBC radio and she is a multiple time Moth StorySLAM winner, one-time Moth GrandSLAM winner, who has also appeared on the PBS tv show Stories From The Stage. She teaches The Art of Storytelling in schools, to individuals, and in corporate settings. Sage Tyrtle’s work is available in New Delta Review, The Offing, Lunch Ticket, and Apex among others. Read more at http://www.tyrtle.com.
