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With My Hands

April 18, 2018February 21, 2018 by Vicki Palmquist

Sometimes, a book comes across my desk that sparkles like a gem, attracting my attention, insisting that I stop what I’m doing and read it. This happened when With My Hands: Poems about Making Things arrived last week. I thought I’d take a peek. Next thing you know, I was closing the last page of the book, sighing with contentment. And then I knew I had to read the book all over again.… more

Traveling Back Through Time

March 9, 2021November 10, 2016 by Lisa Bullard

One of my favorite pieces of writing advice comes from author Faith Sullivan. I share it here for you to pass along to your students. When you are writing about a story’s setting, don’t leave the reader feeling like a distant observer.

Drive-by

March 9, 2021October 27, 2016 by Lisa Bullard

When I visited Los Angeles not long after the 1992 riots, a home-town writer told me a story that made me feel what it was like to live there in those uncertain times. His drive home passed a large police station. He was always on alert as he drove by; everyone thought there could be more trouble at any time, and he assumed that a police station might be a key target.… more

Fitting in with the Locals

March 9, 2021October 13, 2016 by Lisa Bullard

Writing Road Trip by Lisa Bullard | Bookology Magazine

The way we talk can be a dead giveaway that we’re from elsewhere—Google the phrase “pop vs. soda,” and you’ll ﬁnd color-coded maps that divide the country like election night results.

With My Hands

Traveling Back Through Time

Drive-by

Fitting in with the Locals

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