Bolton has published a list of Jack Tales specifically for beginning storytellers, as well as a short guide on how to be a storyteller. Bolton encourages aspiring storytellers to become actors, to “trick” alliteration, emphasize story sounds, and embrace dialect. In complete contrast to Irish storytellers who turned their backs to the audience, Bolton encourages constant eye contact and alters the story based on audience response, for example downplaying or removing a violent scene if the audience contains children who exhibit fear. . Bolton believes these tales are suitable for small groups, particularly children, with interaction encouraged with the audience (Bolton