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Teague Bohlen Speaks at Lamar Public Library by: Danielle Simone Teague Bohlen, author of The Pull of the Earth, spoke at Lamar Public Library Wednesday, October 26th. His first presentation from 10 to 2 PM dealt with writing techniques, similar to what he teaches his students at the University of Colorado, Denver campus as Assistant Professor of Creative Writing. During his evening visit, he read the first chapter from his book and answered questions. One of his topics included a general method for putting together a book. ? -Outline, chronologically ? -List a chapter breakdown ? -Create detailed character profiles of about 3 to 5 pages including primary and secondary characters ? -Create short scenes as they come to you without regard for the narrative order His audience participated in several writing exercises including practice with defining characters, putting them in place and dealing with conflict. Mr. Bohlen also had the audience write a family story and then trade it to the person in the next seat. This exercise brought out the difficulty a writer can experience with characterization when he or she is emotionally connected to the characters. Mr. Bohlen’s book, The Pull of the Earth, won the Colorado read more…