Have you tracked down an expert on your chosen country? Have you set the date? Okay, it's time to prepare for that interview.
TODAY'S CREATIVITY CHALLENGE:
Look over all the materials you've collected this month and compile a list of questions for your expert. Have them ready but I encourage you to also ask very open-ended questions that allow for tangential answers - this is how you find the unknown.
Use some of these:
How did you first get interested in the country?
What was your first trip like?
What continues to amaze you?
What do you wish everyone knew about the country?
What would you change about it if you could?
How have your travels there changed you as a person?
11 or 12 questions can usually get you through an hour interview depending on how talkative your subject seems to be. I usually try to prepare 20 questions just in case.
I also suggest that you use a DVR digital voice recorders or tape recorder to capture the interview. You can't possibly write as fast as someone talks and the little details make all the difference when you're starting to create from your raw materials.
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