tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post2058096039625918893..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: REVISION Without (too much) BloodCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-86663059089253195222016-06-11T11:46:12.601-05:002016-06-11T11:46:12.601-05:00I will think of this often, April. Hurrah for Mary...I will think of this often, April. Hurrah for Mary Mahon, and for YOU, for internalizing her openness! Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-89882576877026975952016-06-06T13:40:11.890-05:002016-06-06T13:40:11.890-05:00Yes, "I learn from all your comments!" -...Yes, "I learn from all your comments!" - words to live by. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-41873449639968518272016-06-05T02:49:17.765-05:002016-06-05T02:49:17.765-05:00Brenda, thank you. I keep re-reading that poem, fe...Brenda, thank you. I keep re-reading that poem, feeling like it isn't enough, it's too easy...it needs more. So your comment truly helps! April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128192997917583478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-66573652711582398432016-06-05T02:07:50.425-05:002016-06-05T02:07:50.425-05:00April, this is so on-point for all of us writers, ...April, this is so on-point for all of us writers, needing to improve our writing, yet mourning the bloody process of getting there. Your poem ending on a shooting star was a lovely metaphor. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-66926466797418029212016-06-04T14:56:44.047-05:002016-06-04T14:56:44.047-05:00Books4Learning ~ I'd love-love-LOVE a follow-u...Books4Learning ~ I'd love-love-LOVE a follow-up to hear how you use it and how it worked in class!<br /><br />Doraine ~ a high compliment from one who walks VERY lightly ~<br /><br />Penny ~ thank you...there are so many classrooms full of students to learn from, right? I think I am more open to hearing them now. It's only taken decades of teaching...!<br /><br />Violet ~ glad you didn't gag on that metaphor. Truth can be gory!<br /><br />CS ~ thanks for coming along on this often bumpy ride of teaching and learning as I teach, too.<br /><br /> <br /> <br />April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128192997917583478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-78386429523292331502016-06-03T22:08:40.948-05:002016-06-03T22:08:40.948-05:00What a great lesson to learn, & what a fine po...What a great lesson to learn, & what a fine poem to top it off. Thanks again, April.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086127005229652995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-83807228586440183602016-06-03T21:25:50.046-05:002016-06-03T21:25:50.046-05:00This brilliant sentence: " I didn't feel ...This brilliant sentence: " I didn't feel like my critique group had their gloved hands inside my stomach and were re-arranging my guts" captures perfectly how I have often felt in the presence of critique. This is a practical (and humble) post. Thank you!Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-25901194261319488042016-06-03T12:05:39.199-05:002016-06-03T12:05:39.199-05:00Sounds to me like that student was ready to learn ...Sounds to me like that student was ready to learn from comments...to take them in and decide which to apply. I'm glad you posted this because we can all learn from your student. <br /><br />Love the positive ending to your poem!Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-92214285228903884462016-06-03T08:56:53.298-05:002016-06-03T08:56:53.298-05:00Love your pics! and that idea of walking lightly. ...Love your pics! and that idea of walking lightly. Thanks.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-7035153072467443502016-06-03T08:48:11.362-05:002016-06-03T08:48:11.362-05:00I love the way this captures the writing process. ...I love the way this captures the writing process. I am going to use it in my composition class. Thanks.Books4Learninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704190934549872367noreply@blogger.com