4.70%. 1  In Merkel, 17.5% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin. Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above. 2  Source: The Merkel, TX demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau.
You can publish a story to the app by tapping the publish button as soon as your story meets the minimum requirements: 1  Your story must be at least 3 episodes long. 2  Each episode must have at least 400 lines of dialogue to publish.  All episodes must be error free.
5. Introduce the stakes of the story. Tell your reader what is at stake in your story from the very first line or paragraph. In a short story, you only have so much time to develop your ideas, so if you start with the dramatic tension of the story, you can work backwards to explain why it's so important. Once you do this, you'll have a better sense of whether the opening is working or not. 2  See if you can start later in the story. 3  The first few pages of a rough draft of a story can often just be the writer's way of clearing his throat before he can cut to the heart of the story.