If I had to outline my traveling story writing process it would go a little something like this. I like to focus on one clear cut interesting story per day. No sense in wasting people’s time with poorly told ramblings about all the things you’ve done in one day. You can only hold someone’s attention for so long talking about each of the five different museums and or churches you wandered through today. The much more interesting option is to go into a little more detail about the guard you had a run in with at church #3 for unwittingly bringing an unauthorized backpack onto hallowed ground. Thousands of people before you have described the cobblestone streets and the gothic architecture but only you can describe the life you have the opportunity to lead everyday. So, I’ll start writing the story of the guard in my head as I wander around this new world, working under the assumption that will be the most interesting thing to happen today. Of course, if I happen to see a drug bust go down at church #5 I’m going to have to start writing a new story.
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