Interview with Lauren McDonald Hello and welcome! Where are you from? I’m Lauren McDonald and was born and raised in the small town of Sommerville. What is your job? I am a teacher at Sommerville Elementary School. Do you have any special powers or skills? My students say I have a scary teacher squint. My…
Writing the Wrong Way? How About My Way Like most of you, English class steeped me in preparing an outline before writing. The term plotter applied to this style. When I began my writing journey, I had an inspiration (via a friend saying something) and wrote it down. I ran with the prompt and before…
When you’re brainstorming for a new story, what usually comes first for you, the plot or the characters? Dialogue. Someone will say something and my head goes bing! I hear my characters talking and have to write it down. And usually, it’s the opening line of the story. Are you a plotter or a pantser?…