Most stories have a beginning, middle and end. In the beginning, establish your setting and characters. In the middle, you could add conflict and a problem to solve. At the end there could be a dramatic rescue. The ending could be happy or sad Setting Examples: 1. The first spring of 1946, he had stumbled out of the darkness of war and into a Florentine coffee house, where he was served by a waitress truly like the sun: Ophelia Diagilo, dressed all in yellow, spreading warmth and cheer. 2. As they approached the City, the noise and traffic gradually increased. 3. The cold carved bone deep, fueled by the lash of the wind, iced by the drowning rain gushing from a bloated sky. Such was Iona's welcome to Ireland. She loved it. How could she not? she asked herself as she hugged her arms to her chest and drank in the wild, soggy view from her window. 4. Her hand reached for the massive, iron door handle. She struggled to pull it toward her. 5. The lime green pat...