How do you make a photo-story? Planning before performance

I'm thankful that I can count myself as being a learner in these arts. Being a learner means I can make mistakes like not planning before shooting.

Having said that, I already had a broad idea of my theme and the shots I chose helped me plan...

It was a great help to work through the photos, the ideas, shot by shot and think about the transitions and the sounds I needed to complete the project.

It's not that I stuck to this plan (not completely) but it was a great (re)starting point.

I discovered that I needed more shots (the weather didn't help with this but with perseverence I got some) and which other resources I should be hunting down.