Write a story by piecing together the pieces of the puzzle in whatever creative way you choose:  

• Think about WHERE the story is set – time and place  
• Think about WHO was involved – who are all the different characters that are involved?  
• Think about an UNEXPECTED EVENT – what has happened that was so out of the ordinary? Why did it happen? How was it resolved?  

Write a story by piecing together the pieces of the puzzle in whatever creative way you choose. ​

• Think about WHERE the story is set – time and place ​
• Think about WHO was involved – who are all the different characters that are involved? ​
• Think about an UNEXPECTED EVENT – what has happened that was so out of the ordinary? Why did it happen? How was it resolved? ​

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Write a story about this experience, piecing together the pieces of the puzzle in whatever creative way you choose. ​ Think about WHO is involved and WHY they were there. Also think about WHAT happened – what was unexpected? What was unusual? HOW was it resolved?

Write a story about this experience. You may want to refer to some of the questions below to prompt your ideas: ​

• Whose perspective is the story from? ​
• Why did they want to do the journey?​
• What were their biggest fears starting the journey? ​
• What was the journey like?​
• What was the scariest part of the journey? ​
• How did they feel at the end?​

Complete your story. Include:​

A lot of great stories are based in truth. What ‘true’ element would you include in a fictional story? If you haven’t yet, read about the real moon trees here: NASA STEM Artemis Moon Trees - NASA it’s a great story! 

Finish your story. Include:​

Submit a finished story. Include:​

A description of a habitat (the setting) filled with your animal characters (either human like, or naturalistic) going about their everyday life (Week 1)​

A description of the threat that the kingdom suddenly faces, including the moment it is discovered (Week 2)​

A dramatic scene showing how your characters respond to the threat, including a character who hinders the efforts (Week 3)​

A description of the moment the threat has been defeated and the initial emotional and physical response (Week 3)​

What do you love best about being on a team? Reflect on all the teams you have been a part of and what you most enjoyed about being a member of them.  

Tristan Bancks is part of avery supportive and creative and talented Writers Group. If you could be part of a writers group full of amazing authors, which authors would you choose?