Find a conversation and listen in.
Explore your experiences.
Ask questions about promising subjects.
Conduct an observation.
Reflect on your subject.
Examine your subject.
Collect details.
Find significance.
Prepare your draft.
Convey your main idea.
Tell a story.
Go into detail.
Choose your point of view.
Consider genre and design.
Frame your reflections.
Review and improve your draft.
Ensure that your main idea is clear.
Examine the presentation of your observations.
Review dialogue.
Show, don’t tell.
