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Collecting Details

A bouquet is made up of many colorful flowers, and a piece of writing is made up of many wonderful details. What ideas do you want to put in your thought bouquet?

Gathering Details

Use these strategies to collect details for your writing:

Read books, magazines, news stories, letters, poems, and much more!

Interview people who know about your topic. (See“Learning to Interview,”on pages 280–283.)

Brainstorm ideas about what you read, hear, and learn. See the next page for several ways to brainstorm new thoughts and organize them for writing!