"August Gale: A Father and Daughter's Journey Into the Storm" by Barbara Walsh is a newly released novel based upon the story of my family on my mothers side. Captain Pat Walsh is my great grandfather and the story is based upon his death along with the rest of my family, with the exception of my grandfather, who was 4 at the time. In the book, there is a section where they speak of Mitchell, whom i met when i was 7 years old when i returned to Newfoundland. They describe him as a storyteller, though they word it beautifully, discussing his passion for spinning stories, collecting details like little bits of string, and saving them until he settled in at a neighbors kitchen table where he would entertain in exchange for food and drink.
The idea of "collecting bits of string and saving them" is a beautiful way of realizing the mindset of a director. Being so aware of their surroundings, picking up bits and pieces from everything they do day to day, and saving them to use them when the time is perfect. I've only read bits and pieces of the book thus far, but the collecting string stood out to me.
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