Feature Story Brainstorm

1. Who is your main subject?
 My step-grandmother, LiJen Suter

2. Supporting interviews (who else do you need to talk to, minimum 2 other people)? 
My mom, LiJen's daughter

3. What is the topic or potential topic?
Her being an FBI agent

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

 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 did you want to be in the FBI?
- When did you decide you wanted to be in the FBI?
- What is the craziest experience you have had in the FBI?
- What did a normal day working in the FBI look like?
- How long were you in the FBI?
- How do you think you would be different if you didn't have this job?
- Do you have any regrets about being in the FBI?
- What was the best part about it?
- What were the biggest challenges you faced?
- How were your experiences different from men in the FBI?
-How have you changed since you were in the FBI?
-What was your favorite part about having this job?
-Did you ever want to have a different job and why?
- How long did you have this job?
-How old were you when you got this job?
-What was the training like?
- What is the hardest part about your job?
-What was the most unforgettable experience you had in the FBI?
- Did you meet anybody that changed you from your job?
- How did you get the job?

6.  Mom
- Are there any stories she has told you about, if so, what are they?
- How would the family be different if she didn't have this job?
Jessica
- How do you think she would be different without this job?
- What was it like growing up when she had this job?
- Do you think having this job was beneficial to her?

7. -There are multiple branches of the FBI
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8. Thanksgiving Break

9. Over the phone and through email

10. taking notes from the phone call

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