THREE QUESTIONS FOR LISA BULLARD
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| PHOTO by Katherine Warde |
What made you choose Trav for your hero?
The truth is, Trav chose me! When I
started writing this story, I had actually decided to try something very
different from my past books (picture books and nonfiction for even younger
readers): a mystery novel for adults. But after consistently stalling out
around chapter 3, I decided to take a mystery-writing class from Ellen Hart to
see if I could figure out why I wasn’t able to make any progress. Ellen is a
great teacher (and mystery writer), and the first night she gave the class an
assignment to reimagine our story openings. As I wrote my new opening, a voice
hijacked my story—
