You've settled on an idea for an essay to write. what should you do next?
a. conduct interviews, do some research, ask questions, and make a plan.
b. plunge right in and start writing. then create your outline from what you've written.
c. ask the reference librarian to you make a plan and prepare your outline.
d. look up your topic in the readers' guide and use an article you find as a basis for your plan and outline.