You Need to Know One Secret the Army Teaches

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ly, whatever you write, you need to tell a story. That’s it? Yes. It’s that simple.</p><p id="86a3">People remember stories. They’re memorable. The story paints a picture in your mind. You could possibly even recite part of the story though it won’t be a word for word.</p><p id="5683">Even as a kid, you liked to hear stories. You may have read Dr. Seuss books. Maybe it was the “Cat in the Hat” or “Green Eggs and Ham”. Just the title of the book brings a picture that you remember even after all of these years.</p><h1 id="2f51">The infamous briefings</h1><p id="727d">In the Army, there were these events called briefings. The commander of the unit would receive briefings from their staff. The briefings were an update on the situation of an event or what is the current status of a group. If you could paint a picture for your commander, they’ll remember the story.</p><p id="43e9">Briefing numbers and events can be boring but if you told a story, the briefing becomes more memorable.</p><p id="921e" type="7">So a briefing is very similar to reading. If you write something that sounds like a story, you’ll draw your audience in, and then you’ve won. You’ve captured their hearts and minds.</p><p id="ac25">If your reader is skimming your a

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rticle, then maybe you need to adjust your writing a bit. Turn your writing into a story. Who knows, you may find the missing ingredient. Now you’re on your way to writing like J.K. Rowling or John Grisham.</p><div id="f200" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/write-masterpieces-like-j-k-rawling-in-3-steps-212ee9cdbde7"> <div> <div> <h2>Write Masterpieces Like J.K. Rowling in 3 Steps</h2> <div><h3>99% of the population is not using the time effectively.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*U4U-XDaoHfkXbqnrZ-VJnQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="34ce">Do you need to tell more stories in your writing?</p><p id="0004"><a href="https://medium.com/@tomhandy1"><b>Tom Handy</b></a><b> </b>is a top Finance, Investment, and Bitcoin writer on Medium, and the father of two kids. He retired from the Army and sits on several non-profit boards. You can find him on Twitter<a href="http://www.twitter.com/tomhandy1"> @tomhandy1</a>.</p></article></body>

This tip will take your writing to the next level.

The Army has been around for hundreds of years and there is one secret they teach that you can use to write better stories. This secret is not well known, but you may think about the war movies of Platoon, Saving Private Ryan, or Black Hawk Down.

As an Army Veteran, I’ll share this little secret with you since it was explained to me many years ago. This took me some time to really understand what my boss was saying. Now when you think about it, this really makes a lot of sense.

When I read someone’s story, I ask myself this one question. Hopefully, you can learn something and this may help you.

Basically, whatever you write, you need to tell a story. That’s it? Yes. It’s that simple.

People remember stories. They’re memorable. The story paints a picture in your mind. You could possibly even recite part of the story though it won’t be a word for word.

Even as a kid, you liked to hear stories. You may have read Dr. Seuss books. Maybe it was the “Cat in the Hat” or “Green Eggs and Ham”. Just the title of the book brings a picture that you remember even after all of these years.

The infamous briefings

In the Army, there were these events called briefings. The commander of the unit would receive briefings from their staff. The briefings were an update on the situation of an event or what is the current status of a group. If you could paint a picture for your commander, they’ll remember the story.

Briefing numbers and events can be boring but if you told a story, the briefing becomes more memorable.

So a briefing is very similar to reading. If you write something that sounds like a story, you’ll draw your audience in, and then you’ve won. You’ve captured their hearts and minds.

If your reader is skimming your article, then maybe you need to adjust your writing a bit. Turn your writing into a story. Who knows, you may find the missing ingredient. Now you’re on your way to writing like J.K. Rowling or John Grisham.

Do you need to tell more stories in your writing?

Tom Handy is a top Finance, Investment, and Bitcoin writer on Medium, and the father of two kids. He retired from the Army and sits on several non-profit boards. You can find him on Twitter @tomhandy1.