Feature story brainstorm

1. Who is your main subject?
My older sister, Sophia Clifton

2. Supporting interviews (who else do you need to talk to, minimum 2 other people)?
My little brother Renato and my Mom Norma Ogaz.

3. What is the topic or potential topic?
The topic could be what led my sister to quit her veganism and what contributed to her loss of passion about the lifestyle, she was a vegan for three years.

4. Which angle from above will you write the story?
Human interest angle

5. Then to help you get going faster, come up with 20 questions that you can ask your main subject. Type these in your blog.
-Why were you vegan?

-What is the main reason that compelled you to be vegan/ plant based?

-Would you recommend veganism for others? And why?

-How did veganism affect you socially?

- How did veganism affect you overall?

-When did you stop being vegan and how long were you vegan for?

- What caused you to stop being vegan?

- What effect did stopping veganism have on your body?

- How did you feel emotionally when you stopped being vegan?

-Were there any social effects to quitting your plant based lifestyle?

- Would you ever consider going back to that lifestyle?

- Branching out on reasons why she quit veganism.

6. Once you complete that portion, you need to come up with 5-10 questions you need to ask your supporting interviews. Type these into your blog. You may need different questions for each supporting subject.
- Would you ever be vegan? why or why not?

- How would being vegan change you?

- Why do you think Sophia stopped vegan?

- How would we help Sophia get back her passion for her plant based diet?

- How could we help her promote the health she once had?

7. You will need to do a little research on the topic you expect to interview your main subject about. Take a little time and do some google searching - find at least 5 new things about the intended topic you should know before you interview your main subject. List those on your blog.
-Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan. Distinctions may be made between several categories of veganism.

-Vegan diets may provide an array of health benefits.For the most part, the exact reasons why these benefits occur are not fully known.That said, until further research emerges, it can only benefit you to increase the amount of nutrient-rich, whole plant foods in your diet.
-Reasons to become vegan, animals, philosophy, health benefits.
- A plant-based diet is a diet consisting mostly or entirely of foods derived from plants, including vegetables, grains, nuts, seeds, legumes and fruits, and with few or no animal products. A plant based-diet is not necessarily vegetarian.
- Effects on a person's mentality that veganism has
- effects on the planet.

8. Write when you plan to conduct the interview(s)?
Any time over the thanksgiving break when they're free.

9. Where you will interview them (some interviews are better to do in the persons environment, while others should be done in public places, ALL interviews should be done in person)?
I think in our dining room or living room because it's comfortable there.

10. How will you record the information? (taking notes is ideal, and if you want to record the conversation you MUST get permission. You can do both if they will allow you to record, this is a really strong technique that you could use.)

I will write notes and ask for permission abut recording their voice.