Raconteur
Happy Friday, everybody! I'm going to meet one of my online writer friends today for the first time, but I can't talk about him, because he's very secretive about his identity. Which scares me a little.
I'm mostly joking, but let's get to work, anyway.
rac·on·teur [rak-uhn-tur; Fr. ra-kawn-tœr] n. a person who is skilled in telling stories and anecdotes in a captivating way
Synonyms: anecdotist, storyteller, narrator
Etymology: 1828, from Fr. raconter "to recount," from re- (see re-) + O.Fr. aconter, from a- "to" + conter "to tell" (cf. recount).
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You can text me if it doesn't feel right, use the secret word.
Have a great weekend.
My grandma was one of these the best storyteller ever
Columbo! (:
Have fun!
As you wish.
Great word. Have fun with your meeting. You never know who people really are....
Love the picture. Brings back memories.
and of course the genius, Jack White, was in a band called the Raconteurs for a while..
Love a great story-teller. There's a raconteur character on my newest Nancy Drew game (yep, I'm that girl!).
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Love a great story-teller. There's a raconteur character on my newest Nancy Drew game (yep, I'm that girl!).
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"Mostly joking?" Hmm.
I love the Princess Bride.
How fun is that, meeting someone you only know online?
Raconteur -- all of our aspirations in one little bitty (kinda) French word.
Inconceiveable!
Yeah, but who's going to read me The Princess Bride now?
And just for the record folks, the secretive blogger is not me!
A secret rendezvous with a secret writer pal? Cool.
Hey that's a scene from the Princess Bride! :o)
If your blogging is it really secretive? How can you be secretive if your blogging? My brain is over thinking again.
Secret identities...oooh...sounds all spy-like!
Very cloak and dagger and 007. Hope you have your invisible cloak and broomstick with you in case he turns out to be a serial killer! Still, maybe it will give you fodder to 'recount' to us later!
If he is an anonymous blogger like me, we are protective.
I had forgotten that term so thanks.
I'm scratching my head here. May because I've never seen Princess Bride. Hmm...
Great word! I've heard it before but didn't know it's meaning.
someone needs to job my memory... have a great time, it's cool when the worlds collide!
Right On... to the challenge "R" is for Refreshing Post!
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Please at least let us know where you're meeting him so if you disappear, we know where to begin the search.
Hope all goes well. Don't forget your taser.
Can you use raconteur to describe someone who is well-skilled in query letter critiquing? I certainly hope you can, because I just recommended to someone to come over here to the QQQE and learn a few pointers on queries from your blog. :-)
Ooooh - sounds ever so James Bond-ish!
Take care
x
Oooh, my sister calls me this, says I can tell a story about a boring grocery story trip and make it interesting (which I guess is a good thing for a writer, huh?)!
Make sure to bring your wand and invisibility cloak, just in case!
OOOH! Secret meetings! It makes me wonder who it is...
I'm lucky to come from a long line of southern raconteurs who are prone to lying and hyperbole to make a story zing.
Awesome word. Have fun!
As you wish...
Doh!!! Just read the other comments above and Bryan beat me to it...
Inconceivable!
Dang! That one's been used too.
A classically underused word, that one. I'll be honest, that's not what I remember that word meaning.
I was sounding out the word and for some reason said Rack about four times before my brain could comprehend the uhn.
I'm so glad no one was around.
Great post - I love this word. Kind of hope that I am one of these. Good luck with the meeting.
Just so everyone knows, when I met up with Matthew today, he left in one piece. If he was flensed, it was after we'd parted.
Next time someone asks me what I do, I'm going to tell them I'm a raconteur. Oooh, it sounds so sexy. :D
Never heard of that one. Have a great time/weekend. Love me some Princess bride.
Hi Matthew .. it's a great word isn't it - and I sure hope you enjoy your meeting with him/her. Storytelling is a great art ..
I see Joshua is the raconteur .. I must go and meet him ..
Cheers Hilary
So, are you really meeting with him or is this an example of a raconteur?
Love the pic!! Brings back happy memories.
That's one of the things I'm known for, actually. The kids I know (which is a fairly large amount from being involved at my kids' school) are always asking me for stories.
It's probably part of the reason I finally sat down and started writing.
Never connected raconteur with recounting a story.
Hope you had a good visit with Mystery Man.
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