Moira Donohue, a children’s author and playwright, took her writing skills to Jefferson on a frigid Jan. 23 during eighth period. Her works range from biographies of historical figures to illustrated grammar books for children.
Donohue held a workshop that helped aspiring young writers expand their works and skills. During the workshop, she talked about tips and minor facets of writing that she found to be useful during her successful writing career.
“Every story has a beginning, middle and end,” Donohue said. “Every writing class you have ever been in will tell you that.”
In addition to helping students set up their stories, Donohue also talked about how to continue developing a plot and not losing the readers in the process.
“If you’re ever stuck, just say ‘What if?’ and just let your thoughts flow from there,” Donohue said.
Students found the workshop to be useful in helping them with not just their school assignments but personal writing projects as well.
“I thought it was really interesting that you could continue working on a story even if you were stuck,” senior Sravan Yeluru said. “I always thought if you were stuck on a plot, then that idea was done.”