Storytelling: Think&Do 1.5 -- Begin again

Storytelling: Think&Do 1. 5 Begin again

by Norah Dooley
Storytelling as a 21st Century Skill

Think&Do 1.5 Begin Again

Beginnings: start again -- Try a new beginning for your story:

1.    Start with a sound, a sight, a smell or a taste that describes the place

2.    Start with a sound, a sight, a smell or a taste that describes a character

3.    Start with a sound, a sight, a smell or a taste that describes the time

4.    Start describing some action – major or minor – that shows setting

5.    Start a dialogue between 2 main characters.

6.    Write the inner monologue (thoughts) of a main character.

7.    Make — a statement … you might begin with a sentence that starts with— “Usually...” or “They say... “All X are Y, or so I thought but/and...” or “She always believed that...” You get the idea.

8.    Ask a question – rhetorical -- of your self or of the audience.