tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post1024725626589356302..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: 3 Words To The Wise To New WritersCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-67354226095732573792015-09-16T20:47:02.058-05:002015-09-16T20:47:02.058-05:00>>Keep creating content<<
I wish someo...>>Keep creating content<<<br />I wish someone had said this to me, April! Still trying to make up for lost time.<br />Thanks so much for the inspiration, and for your lovely poem.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-83746199552276118122015-09-14T14:00:25.293-05:002015-09-14T14:00:25.293-05:00April--I love the poem! I am sure that in one of ...April--I love the poem! I am sure that in one of my teen journals I have twenty page account of something like that, but you have condensed it to a couple of lines. Love it!mary ann rodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639787144894232298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-66764729308743684542015-09-13T17:24:15.543-05:002015-09-13T17:24:15.543-05:00Excellent advice for all writers! Thank you April....Excellent advice for all writers! Thank you April. Love your poetry!Rani Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364380594208382443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-20578562960684640562015-09-12T10:48:04.733-05:002015-09-12T10:48:04.733-05:00Well, wisdom is earned I guess! Thanks so much fo...Well, wisdom is earned I guess! Thanks so much for sharing yours. (Like Linda, I love that "Niagra of crying" - ha!) XORobyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-16768665222695294752015-09-12T09:14:11.654-05:002015-09-12T09:14:11.654-05:00Dear April, this is wise advice. We are hard on ou...Dear April, this is wise advice. We are hard on ourselves, aren't we? And yes, those kids disappear... sigh. I would tell myself "you are exactly where you are meant to be." It's what I tell myself every day now. Wish I'd been wise enough to realize that much earlier! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-1528077229455882322015-09-12T08:04:34.470-05:002015-09-12T08:04:34.470-05:00Great advice!Great advice!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-32066639515653228072015-09-12T04:57:20.451-05:002015-09-12T04:57:20.451-05:00Loved your talk to yourself. The Niagra of tears w...Loved your talk to yourself. The Niagra of tears was beautiful. AND wasn't sure others were as hard on themselves as I am on myself... I take comfort in that - though still not a good thing! Thanks!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-66599083572608182122015-09-11T16:57:51.530-05:002015-09-11T16:57:51.530-05:00Oh April, this is wonderful. I know the ghost of y...Oh April, this is wonderful. I know the ghost of your younger self will appreciate this is retrospect. I also hope there weren't too many waterfalls.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-57140809367868020522015-09-11T16:39:50.276-05:002015-09-11T16:39:50.276-05:00Love the advice and love the poem - the rhythm and...Love the advice and love the poem - the rhythm and the word choices. Thank you!Susan B Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752641433121011158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-33863321625151895732015-09-11T10:18:40.042-05:002015-09-11T10:18:40.042-05:00I love that you call your younger self Honey. You ...I love that you call your younger self Honey. You are so right that many of us are too hard on ourselves--how counterproductive! Thanks for the reminder to be kinder.JoAnn Early Mackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823683173219671001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-13993755157459424792015-09-11T10:10:22.296-05:002015-09-11T10:10:22.296-05:00I think I like that "niagara of crying" ...I think I like that "niagara of crying" the most, April. Thanks for the advice! Did you follow it, at least sometimes? :)Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com