How to Write LONG (Adding more to your WNB piece)

Here are some tips on how to turn a short memory into an interesting, well told story.

1. Use internal writing- how you felt or what you thought.

2. Add setting– what did the place look like, smell like? What was the weather?

3. Add descriptive details– describe smells, the feeling of something on your skin, sounds.

4. Tell the background of the story- what happened before the main event.

5. Use dialogue– if you can’t remember exactly what someone said, make it up!

6. Flashback– Add smaller stories that connect with the current story in some way.

7. Use repetition like Cisneros did in “Eleven”.

Your next entry should be THREE pages, due on MONDAY.