The last important part of developing a story is to never be afraid to start over or just “kill” a story if you don’t think you can write about it. Mr. Norman mentioned a similar idea about deciding not to write stories he felt he didn’t know enough about.

Mr. Berger also mentioned to never be assume too much about your story and to filter out your information into useful ideas..This is an essential part in the process of developing a story that many writers miss.

Tony Norman described his process of starting a story. He mentioned how he liked to start out with his information  and then move on to word association and spider out from his main idea. From there, he would add in pictures so he could visualize the story and then finally focus on meaning. Mr. Berger had a slightly different perspective on starting a story.

Mr.Berger helped us find various ways to uncover an exciting story or come across something worth writing about.

A writer must also consider his or her audience. Mr. Berger stressed the need of writing a story that addresses a specific group.