Sometimes, all you really need are some details to make a story more interesting. You may know certain things as the author of a story but the reader doesn't. Pepper your story with details to spice things up for the reader.
Here's a simple exercise to get you started. Answer the questions below and you'll be on your way to some spicy storytelling!
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after
But who were Jack and Jill? How did they go up the hill? Did they walk? Ride a horse? Drive a car? Why did they need the pail of water? Why didn't they just turn on the tap? What made Jack fall down? Was he pushed? How far did he fall? How serious was his injury? What made Jill tumble? Was she hurt?
Rewrite the story and fill in the details to tell the reader what really happened.
