Author Interview
Raymond arrived at the local bookstore to interview Franklin MacDonald, his favorite author. Raymond was a writer for his school newspaper, and he had sent Mr. MacDonald an e-mail several weeks earlier to request this interview. When Raymond received a response granting the interview, he was absolutely thrilled!
Now he was about to interview the author he admired the most. Franklin MacDonald was sitting at a table near a display of his latest bestseller, The Basketball Mystery. Raymond was carrying his own copy of the bestseller with him. As Raymond extended his hand, the author greeted him warmly, and said, "Please call me Franklin." Then Raymond began asking him the questions he had written on index cards: "Where do all your ideas come from? Do you ever worry that you'll run out of ideas?"
Franklin responded that many of his ideas were taken from events in his own life. He kept an "Ideas" folder, and whenever something occurred to him, he put it in the folder for future use. Raymond liked that and thought he might do the same thing. Time flew by as he continued asking questions, and soon the interview was over. Before saying goodbye, Franklin wrote the following inscription in Raymond's book: "Raymond, I give you the same good advice my favorite author once gave me. Write something every day, even if it's just a line or two. Keep in touch! Franklin."
How did Raymond prepare for the interview?
What was the purpose of Franklin's "Ideas" folder?
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