Interview On Chandler Mayberry

1) What is your story about?

My story is about a young girl who writes a letter to her mother on the same day as her death. The girl faces many challenges throughout this book and the only person who can help her is herself.

2) How did you come up with the idea of your story?

I came up with this idea on my own, for some reason it just came to me.

3) What works have inspired you to write this story?

The book Ellen Foster as well as Forest Gump inspired me.

4) What genre is your story?

            My story is fiction.

5) When does your story take place?

            My story takes place around the 1990's.

6) Where does your story take place?

            My story takes place in a small town in Kentucky called Mayberry.

7) What is the moral of your story?

            The moral to my story is to never give up.

8) Who is your audience?

            Everyone, or anyone who knows how hard it is to overcome something difficult.

9) What are the major themes of your story?

            I'm not quiet sure yet.

10) Is your book going to be a chapter book, a picture book, or somewhere in between? 

            It’s going to be written in letter formatting.

11) What is the climax of your story?

            The climax is when the abuse from her father begins.

12) Who is your favorite character? Why?

            Brooke is my favorite character because she is so strong.

13) Who is the main character of your story?   

            Brooke is the main character.

14) Is there a bad guy in your story? 

            Brooke's father is the bad guy because he becomes abusive towards her.

15) What conflicts do your character face?

            My character faces the conflict to survive and also to protect her brothers.

16) Are you going to have a conflict between any characters?

            The only conflict will be between Brooke and her father.

17) Are there going to be any conflicts within your plot?

            Yes and no I’m still working on that.

18) What obstacles do your characters face?

            Brooke faces the obstacle of the abuse and also trying to gain custody of her brothers.

19) What has been your greatest difficulty when writing your story?

Coming up with new ideas I keep getting a little of topic.

20) Have you suffered any writer’s blocks?

Yes, every time I start writing.

If you would like to read Dear Mommy by Chandler Mayberry click here

Ready, Set, Don't Go.

Becoming a senior had been a dream I thought would take forever to accomplish, everyone told me high school would fly by but I would just shake my head thinking they couldn’t be serious. It turns out everyone was right; moving to such a rushed and exciting town, as Plymouth, has made my teenage years come to an end much too fast.  

Being born in Arizona has always inspired me to go back because that is my true home. Since I was six years old I have dreamed of going to college at the University of Arizona, and that dream is still very alive. Living in Arizona is something I have always been ready for. With college just around the corner, I now have to make the decision if I would like to follow my dream or stay close to my family. This is not an easy subject to discuss with my family because we have never spent more than a week apart. My dad always sings, “Get Ready, Get Set, Don’t Go” to me because he doesn’t want me to go. I have come to realize this song is extremely relative to my life and thoughts towards going far away to college.

I know my dreams are way too big for Plymouth, and even though my parents want me to obtain my goals, they don’t want to let me go. Miley Cyrus says; “I'm at the startin' line of the rest of my life as ready as I've ever been. Got the hunger and the stars in my eyes the prize is mine to win.” This line always speaks to me because I know I can never give up on my dreams just to make someone happy. If I have enough passion and hunger to reach my dreams, then I will achieve what makes me the happiest.

With my high school career coming to a close, I am finding it very stressful to make the most beneficial decisions for my future. As my dad says “Get Ready, Get Set, Don’t Go”, I do not see it as a bad thing he is telling me. I know when he tells me this; he is giving me his blessing to strive for what I want in life, to obtain my goals, and to most importantly make decisions for myself. As much as he does not want to lose me to a state, thousands of miles away, he wants me to go so I never give up on my dreams; and as much as he tells me not to go, I am going to go to achieve my aspirations.