Storytelling Colleen MacDonald October 2014
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your ride...
if you write it we will come
we want you source: BC CycloTouring Blog
storytelling... simplified tell someone it (to write a complete trip one page article simple paragraph
a whole trip Selkirk Loop ~ 10 day trip by Tim Eischeid cedarcreekneb.blogspot.ca - courtesy of Tim Eischeid
a page by Ryan Mijker and Kate Berniaz
a paragraph From Main Street, turn right on Kingfisher Drive just before the bridge. Continue along 89 th Street past Safari Beach Resort, onto Oleander, Lobelia and Jasmine to Haynes Point Provincial Park. From there make your way north to 62 nd Avenue, either on Highway 97 or on residential streets and head up towards the high school. Before you reach the school you’ll see the Osoyoos Canal Walkway trail on the right. This flat gravel surfaced trail follows the old irrigation canal skirting through orchards and desert vegetation. North of Highway 3 take the path to the right around the airport, emerging close to the Osoyoos Desert Centre. Return south along Highway 97, turning left at the sign for Sun Fresh Co-op Growers onto 134 th Avenue and then 87 th Street. This road rolls through scenic orchards back to downtown Osoyoos. - courtesy of Osoyoos Times
come on kids, let’s share write a letter to your grandmother
build your story purpose story is yours long short poetic graphic technical
let’s get it started - gps tracks. maps cue sheet. directions photos snapthoughts links
this is fun! plain language keep it simple show not tell punchy lead active language one picture says it
plain language ascertain the location of = find go into the entrance of the trail pathway = enter the trail
.keep it simple
show not tell avoid generic words - beautiful, awesome, fantastic, great create visual image – describe it say: the lake was beautiful -- the lake was as green as a bottle the vineyard was awesome – the vineyard stretched up the hill
x start with a punchy lead
active language keeps the story moving A story was written by Tom. Tom wrote a story. The bike was ridden by Jason. Jason rode the bike. He had already decided to head in that direction. He decided to go.
. one picture says it move text to caption photos by Tim Eischeid
information checklist WHERE WHAT WHY WHEN WHO HOW MAP GPS TRACKS CUE SHEET DIRECTIONS START/END MILEAGE PHOTOS CAPTIONS FONT OPENING HIGHLIGHTS PITFALLS LINKS WORD COUNT HEADINGS Bold BULLETS WHITE SPACE 5Ws
less is more – edit, edit, edit opening reduce words + photos white space headings + bullets spelchkr
YAY it’s done!
whoa... But is it perfect? --- is it perfect? It is perfect!
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