When those of us who run high school writing centers got started, we learned quickly to make it up as we went along. We used scotch tape and handmaids until something better appeared. Few rules existed. The references available to people establishing writing centers contained some good concepts, but none presented the whole picture. In The High School Writing Center Pamela Farrell gives us a guide book that shows ways to put together places where "a community of writers" might gather (ix).