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@kayla-skywriter One advantage of telling a story out loud as opposed to writing it is that you can use your whole body to tell your story, not just your words. Gestures and tone of voice are can convey emotions to the point where the storyteller plays an active role in the tale he’s telling– something Hoid does, although you’ll have to work a bit harder at it since you don’t have his magical abilities.

You asked about writing spoken stories– I’m not sure if it’s really feasible to write instructions as to what body language a storyteller should use as he tells your story, so it might be better to let each reader breath life into it his own way, kind of like how the same play can turn out differently with two different casts.

You also have an opportunity to interact with your audience as you tell the story, which opens up a whole new range of possibilities. Of course, this will look different with each reading, based on how your audience reacts.

Does that help answer your questions? I at least hope that it helps provide an explanation for what makes spoken storytelling different from that which is written.