1. Storytelling Colleen MacDonald October 2014

2. Colleen MacDonald letsgobiking.net colleenrides.com all about me.com

3. your ride...

4. if you write it we will come

5. we want you source: http://www.cycletalksa.co.za/wewantyou BC CycloTouring Blog www.cyclotouringbc.com

6. storytelling... simplified tell someone email it (to storyteller@cyclotouringbc.com) write a complete trip one page article simple paragraph

7. a whole trip Selkirk Loop ~ 10 day trip by Tim Eischeid cedarcreekneb.blogspot.ca - courtesy of Tim Eischeid

8. a page by Ryan Mijker and Kate Berniaz

9. a paragraph From Main Street, turn right on Kingfisher Drive just before the bridge. Continue along 89 th Street past Safari Beach Resort, onto Oleander, Lobelia and Jasmine to Haynes Point Provincial Park. From there make your way north to 62 nd Avenue, either on Highway 97 or on residential streets and head up towards the high school. Before you reach the school you’ll see the Osoyoos Canal Walkway trail on the right. This flat gravel surfaced trail follows the old irrigation canal skirting through orchards and desert vegetation. North of Highway 3 take the path to the right around the airport, emerging close to the Osoyoos Desert Centre. Return south along Highway 97, turning left at the sign for Sun Fresh Co-op Growers onto 134 th Avenue and then 87 th Street. This road rolls through scenic orchards back to downtown Osoyoos. - courtesy of Osoyoos Times

10. come on kids, let’s share write a letter to your grandmother

11. build your story purpose story is yours long short poetic graphic technical

12. let’s get it started - gps tracks. maps cue sheet. directions photos snapthoughts links

13. this is fun! plain language keep it simple show not tell punchy lead active language one picture says it

14. plain language ascertain the location of = find go into the entrance of the trail pathway = enter the trail

15. .keep it simple

16. show not tell avoid generic words - beautiful, awesome, fantastic, great create visual image – describe it say: the lake was beautiful -- the lake was as green as a bottle the vineyard was awesome – the vineyard stretched up the hill

17. x start with a punchy lead

18. active language keeps the story moving A story was written by Tom. Tom wrote a story. The bike was ridden by Jason. Jason rode the bike. He had already decided to head in that direction. He decided to go.

19. . one picture says it move text to caption photos by Tim Eischeid

20. information checklist WHERE WHAT WHY WHEN WHO HOW MAP GPS TRACKS CUE SHEET DIRECTIONS START/END MILEAGE PHOTOS CAPTIONS FONT OPENING HIGHLIGHTS PITFALLS LINKS WORD COUNT HEADINGS Bold BULLETS WHITE SPACE 5Ws

21. less is more – edit, edit, edit opening reduce words + photos white space headings + bullets spelchkr

22. YAY it’s done! www.cyclotouringbc.com

23. whoa... But is it perfect? --- is it perfect? It is perfect!

24. it’s all about you. now write ride share Send your blog post to storyteller@cyclotouringbc.com