Some artists are more comfortable painting a subject in front of them. For example, Joseph Roulin sat for several of van Gogh's portraits. Van Gogh made twenty-five paintings of the Roulin family all together. People think he thought of them as a substitute family. Some painters, like Paul Gauguin, prefer to paint from imagination. Like painters, writers often use real or imagined events to build details. Which do you think is easier to write, a completely fictional story or one in which you organize from facts? Write the beginning of two different stories. In one story, describe your best friend. In the next story, create a make-believe world in which you travel to a magical island. After writing the beginning of both stories, explain which story was easier for you to write.

Here is the made up one...

Explanation:

As Mike was heading toward his house he had an allyway that was about a block before that. He had always been scared and ran past it because he thought there would be guys that would try to hurt him. This time, he had realized that no one was every there so he just casualy walked past it and a guy pulled him in and said,"give me all of your money!" Mike didn't know what to do because he was so scared and then suddenly the Silver Soildeir drops down and pushes them away and helps Mike up. Mike says," Why did you decide to help me out of everybody?" The soldier replied with,"you were the only one in trouble." They laughed and the silver soldier took Mike home and flew off.

it u understand what he thought at the time and let u know more about him then what third person would of known probably. hope this : )