Answer:
Writing anecdotes requires fiction techniques:
Use action verbs and go light on adjectives and adverbs.
Even a brief story needs a main character.
That character (real or imagined) must have a clearly defined challenge.
Use dialogue, setting, conflict, tension, drama, action — yes, even in a very brief anecdote. An anecdote is a very short story that is significant to the topic at hand; usually adding personal knowledge or experience to the topic. Basically, anecdotes are stories. Like many stories, anecdotes are most often told through speech; they are spoken rather than written down.
Explanation:
Components of an Anecdote: A good anecdote usually includes scene setting, so the reader can immediately start to visualize where something is happening. And something is happening–like a problem or action.
