And so the day had come for my students to deliver the first 100 words of their stories. Not a lede and nut graf (more on that later) but their first 100 words. While I do not believe in workshopping stories – students critiquing each other’s work – I am a big believer in audience testing. So I read the first 100 words of their stories aloud. Then I ask one question: does it work?
Chapter 87: The First 100 Words
Chapter 87: The First 100 Words
Chapter 87: The First 100 Words
And so the day had come for my students to deliver the first 100 words of their stories. Not a lede and nut graf (more on that later) but their first 100 words. While I do not believe in workshopping stories – students critiquing each other’s work – I am a big believer in audience testing. So I read the first 100 words of their stories aloud. Then I ask one question: does it work?