How I Wrote The Story

Andy did his first three part series that ran earlier this week. If you've never taken on such a project, it's a process full of trials. I asked him for a how-to and this is his response:

The serial narrative that just finished running in the Press-Register began with an inner tube ride down a lazy river in rural Alabama.

As the owner of the tube rental place drove us a few miles up the Styx River, we jawed about the usual stuff: weather, growing up and family. He told me about his son, Jeremy. Jeremy had a child with a girlfriend, he said. They had since split up and Jeremy wanted access to the little girl.

At first it sounded like a typical custody case. Then he said, "Anyway, turns out he's…