Writing: Tell Me A Story 2023

So why do we even bother to write yearbook copy? I mean, seriously… nobody likes to read and yearbook staff members claim they don’t like to write, so why go to the trouble? Let’s start with why we produce yearbooks – and why people buy them. A yearbook captures memories. It is the sentimental version of a bank vault where we store the important events, the touching memories, those defining moments that give meaning and life to a year. The yearbook is a time machine that allows readers to remember what it was to be in high school, to be a teen. Yearbooks without stories have a hard time capturing defining moments or reminding readers who they were and how life has changed. To do this, you need to write stories that are captivating and personal. Once you learn the process for researching, writing and rewriting, you can write those engrossing stories for your yearbook. GETTING STARTED 2 THE WRITING PROCESS 12 AFTER THE LEAD 16 WRITING: TELL ME A STORY

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