preface
Since ancient times, humans have told stories to transmit values and communicate with their fellow humans. The power of a story is enormous. It involves those who listen and excites those who tell. A very strong bond is established between the narrator and the listener, which goes beyond the content of the story itself. For this, every storyteller should know their audience and adapt stories according to their audience’s values, traditions, and culture.
The power of a data-based story should be even stronger because it is anchored in the evidence provided by the data. It’s impossible to disbelieve a story based on data.
Personally, I have always loved stories, although to tell the truth, when I was little, my mother didn’t tell me many. It was my grandmother who told me ancient stories of imaginary characters—some even terrifying—who invited my childhood imagination to create a world entirely apart. I have always had a passion for stories, and I started writing them when I was very young. I remember my first story, written when I was seven. Over the years, I have continued to write short stories, poems, and short novels.