WLT Members Present: “Interviewing Techniques to Bring Your Story Alive” with Sara Ramey
October 20 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Free
“Interviewing Techniques to Bring Your Story Alive” with Sara Ramey
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Gathering information from experts can be both a crucial part of nonfiction writing and an important tool for fiction writing research.
Whether you are writing nonfiction or researching details to give your fiction the ring of truth, at some point in the storytelling process you may benefit from sitting down with experts to uncover facts that can bring your narrative to life.
In this presentation, we will review best practices in interviewing techniques, including crafting effective questions, how to dig up gold nuggets of information, ways to increase trauma and cultural awareness skills, strategies to handle challenges, and tips for capturing voice.
TUNE IN IF:
- You want to learn the tips and tricks of successful interviewing.
- You are writing a non-fiction book, short story, or journal article where another person’s perspective is important to rounding out your narrative.
- You are writing a novel with characters who have lived experiences different from your own.
CONTINUING YOUR WRITING JOURNEY
Featured Presenter(s)
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Sarah Ramey is an experienced attorney, educator, and freelance journalist, who worked for over twelve years on the U.S.-Mexico border, meeting with asylum seekers to learn their stories and help them craft compelling narratives for U.S. immigration judges. She has interviewed immigrants on various public policy issues for community education initiatives and has written op-eds and journal articles in major publications, including The Dallas Morning News, the Austin-American Statesman, the San Antonio Express News, Texas Highways, The Hill, The International Lawyer, Peace Review, and the Oxford Monitor of Forced Migration.
As a social justice advocate, Sara has extensive experience condensing complex topics down into powerful stories that resonate with diverse audiences. She has written organizational public comments to the federal government on proposed regulations, has hosted a legal podcast on migration issues, and has interviewed with the press, including MSNBC, Fox News, ABC, the Associated Press, VICE, CNN, Telemundo, and more.
Sara previously taught interviewing skills and short-form persuasive writing at Gemini Ink and LitCamp, as well as immigration interviewing at Villanova University's College of Professional Studies. She has interviewed authors for The Seattle Times and published writing advice in Writer’s Digest. She currently works as a mentoring attorney with the American Immigration Council's Immigration Justice Campaign. In her free time, Sara writes YA and urban fantasy.
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