This document provides guidance for students on writing a first draft of a digital story for a workshop. It includes brainstorming exercises to help students choose a topic, such as creating a mind map of words describing themselves and considering their past, present and future. Examples are given of outlining a topic about a house, including main points about the history of the house and messiness within. Students are encouraged to focus on ideas rather than spelling or grammar in their first draft. The document addresses some potential student questions and outlines next steps which include bringing an item to accompany their story and working on edits.