I really enjoy telling them and hearing/reading them. Often times, it doesn't even need to be that great of a story to get me hooked.
There are times they get tedious. Or really obvious. At which point I can stop. And this applies to TV series too. I dropped out mid-season of several shows that had connecting storylines mostly because I got bored/pissed/annoyed.
I'm not sure why this is true.
Telling stores is a little obvious. I get to control the mood and timbre of things. I also enjoy sharing. And sometimes it's the only way to keep the silence away. I'm perfectly willing to fill conversation gaps with my voice if needed and then back off the instant someone interjects. I also enjoy the crafting elements and making it all flow together. Best of all when you can describe something super complex elegantly and to someone who didn't expect they'd understand, i.e. most engineering I do.
Hearing stories perhaps hearkens to middle school and high school. There was an element of control, things would resolve, good triumphs, etc. Gave a nice balance to my otherwise hectic life. I could spend an entire day wrapped up in another world, breathing it in, and forgetting the reality around me.
Even the narrative of simple things intrigue me. The stories of game development, simple faux pas events, or the crafting of a meal.
Are other's the same?
