story sequence notes

1. pick your story
2. brainstorm who you'd want to interview for that story, always need to interview students keep minimum number of adults, think outside the box
3. come up with a set of questions, dont come up with questions that are answered with "yes" and "no" do open ended questions, write 2 or 3 sets of questions, have conversation, if they give you an opening answer conversant
4. go to editor and discuss with editor what expectations are of the story, find out what they're expecting in terms of length, the average story is about half to a quarter of a page on Microsoft word.
5. come up with an outline: what it's about, where you'd like to see it go. Quote- Transition tell a story, more story telling
6. do quote transition style before doing lead, do middle of story first then do the lead
7. write your lead, first 5 words should make you want to read the story
8. finish the story, DON'T MISS DEADLINES