Writing and Storytelling:
Learn How to Reach both Children
and Adults through Story and Writing
Dalen Keys
"Writing is scribble scribble, Storytelling is blah blah!"
Story Telling/Writing Tips
1. Define your message – be crisp
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Make it consistent with your lesson
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Don’t be afraid to address tough subjects
2. Tailor your story to your audience – not yourself
3. Create your own story (or go to your library)
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Be sure to outline
4. Use tension and surprise
5. Don’t be afraid to “hurt” your characters
6. Use Editors
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More than family is recommended
7. Connect curriculum and story
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Have fun (true with kids and adults)
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voice tone
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actions
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use songs
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use props
8. Your story can be fiction or non-fiction
We are made to tell our story and pass it on! Deuteronomy 4:9
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