The Writing Company · The Mayor
Write your story
1 Learn Start here
2 Assess Take the quiz
3 Practice Try it out
4 Create Make your own
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Step 1 · Pick a prompt
Pick one. Your story will be all yours, and that is the point.
Step 2 · Plan it
Plan first. Answer the seven questions with little answers. One word is fine. You can even say them out loud first.
Step 3 · Pick one goal
Pick one goal before you write. Just one.
After you write, find the proof in your own sentences.
Step 4 · Write your story
Beginning, middle, and end. Spend your tools: specific nouns, strong verbs, show do not tell, and let your characters talk.
Power Words you can borrow: splashedgrinnedracedspilledwhisperedgobbled
Step 5 · Sum it up
One more thing. Tell me in one sentence: what is your story about?
Step 6 · Before you turn it in
Read your story out loud. Then check.