by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 29, 2017 | Living in Place
Renovation & Revision posted recently on Living in Place, the blog on my website. It could have just as easily been posted here, as it’s about craft. Specifically, it’s about revision, which is my current work. This is not the first time that a post for one...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jul 18, 2017 | Living in Place
Summers used to interfere with my writing. There was so much to do – both farm work and fun – that I used to despair about advancing narrative projects and meeting deadlines. But I do. I changed my attitude about writing. Instead of heading straight for my desk after...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Feb 9, 2016 | Living in Place
The story is at the center of the Restorative Justice process, and as a volunteer for the Brattleboro Restorative Justice Center, I’ve listened to a lot of stories. These are real-life stories, often dramatic, sometimes emotionally wrenching, and at their best,...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Sep 20, 2011 | Living in Place
It’s like one of those light-bulb jokes: “How many suitcases does a writer take with her on vacation?” One carry-on with clothes and a computer, and an extra-large checked Pullman filled with papers and books. At least that’s how I’ve traveled in the past, packing...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | May 24, 2011 | Living in Place
Wendy recently posted advice about how a writer needs to stay fit to survive [Survival of the Fittest]. Well, I recently learned that a writer also needs to get dressed. I quit my day job in 2003, and have been writing blissfully at home ever since. It would be...
