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Writing a Draft
Write with Feeling 🟪 Write as if you were telling the story to a friend. Make it exciting!
- Beginning: Quickly get to the action. (Try one of these strategies.)
Last June, I spent a week with my friend Angie on her farm in Michigan. We fished the gurgling creek and explored the hot hayloft. But when we flung back the shed door, I heard breathing.
- Middle: Use sensory details, specific verbs, and dialogue. See page 87 for help.
- Ending: Close your narrative with a final action or a last thought.
I laughed. “Let’s call him Spooky!”