1. Chapter 2 suggests that you think of reading as another form of interviewing. Try this with a topic you'd like to learn more about.
   
   
   • Make a list of materials to read on the topic.
     
     
   • For each item on your list, write out a set of questions targeting what you want to learn from that item. Use who? what? where? when? why? and how? as question prompts.
     
     
   • As you read, record both the answers you find to your questions and any new questions that those answers suggest.
     
     
   • As you read, pretend that you can interrupt the author to ask questions. Where would you interrupt, and what questions would you ask? If you're working with a book you own or photocopies, write your questions in the margins at the appropriate places.
     
     
2. Try using websites as freewriting prompts. Do a search on Google about a topic you'd like to learn more about. Choose three or four websites from the results, and explore each site for at least five minutes. After reviewing each site, freewrite about your topic on your computer for several minutes, with the brightness on your monitor turned down.