tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post2431871371627100823..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Sign Write Here!Carmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-70522676400799183972016-01-28T19:49:45.277-06:002016-01-28T19:49:45.277-06:00Thanks for sharing, April - especially that insigh...Thanks for sharing, April - especially that insight re Paul Fleischman writing and rewriting a page until he nailed the rhythm.Esther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-7763820736059889922016-01-27T16:56:54.900-06:002016-01-27T16:56:54.900-06:00I know that Paul Fleischman used to write each of ...I know that Paul Fleischman used to write each of his books by hand. He would write and rewrite one page all day long, until the rhythm was right, even if he wasn't writing in poetry.<br /><br />I, too, Love coming across a piece of my mother or father's handwriting, or knowing a phrase was written by my son, my husband, my sister, my nephew. Each has its distinctive style, and though you can gleen that style from their writing, one word, such as "love" says it all in handwriting April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-90400678122761233032016-01-26T21:07:35.705-06:002016-01-26T21:07:35.705-06:00I so appreciate your sharing the links and Tolkien...I so appreciate your sharing the links and Tolkien Back Story, JoAnn and Caroline, and your stopping by, Marti.<br />I think we're all on the same page, so to speak, as to the value of writing by hand!<br />I'm glad this post struck a responsive chord with our readers.Esther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-14202637224155267312016-01-26T19:02:51.266-06:002016-01-26T19:02:51.266-06:00C. S. Lewis wrote all of his manuscripts with an o...C. S. Lewis wrote all of his manuscripts with an old fashioned pen he dipped in an inkwell. He hated the sound of typewriters because he said he couldn't hear the sound of the words he was writing when he typed. Also, stopping to dip his pen in ink became an important part of his writing rhythm. I think that whether you are composing on a keyboard, or by hand, in printing or in cursive you need to develop habits and rhythm that work for you and help you develop your own distinctive voice. Verlyn Klinkenborg's Several Short Senteces About Writing has some nice ideas for how to analyze syntax and word choice in a piece of writing to get a feeling for a writer's individual "rich and diverse ecosystem." Sorry to have gone on so long, but I'm really interested in handwriting and writing technology.Caroline McAlisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812391806339220111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-87148256307022570102016-01-25T20:14:00.644-06:002016-01-25T20:14:00.644-06:00Another handwriting article popped up in my Facebo...Another handwriting article popped up in my Facebook feed today: "Here's Why Writing Things Out By Hand Makes You Smarter" (http://www.businessinsider.com.au/handwriting-helps-you-learn-2014-12). It says, in part, "The benefits of handwriting — though it’s a disappearing skill — have been documented by lots of educational psychologists, who have found that handwriting engages parts of the brain that typing neglects, especially areas associated with memory formation. For these reasons, the arguments go, kids come up with more ideas when they’re writing in cursive versus typing."<br />Handwriting also seems much more personal, as you show by your family's notes, which I enjoyed--thank you! JoAnn Early Mackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823683173219671001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-76036637951101597402016-01-25T11:48:46.065-06:002016-01-25T11:48:46.065-06:00>>Is it possible to create that identifiable...>>Is it possible to create that identifiable visual voice, that signature that tells the world who and what we are, that somehow connotes our peculiar singularity?<<<br />I love this idea, Esther. I'll have to think about it.<br />Meanwhile, thanks for sharing all this great info, and the lovely writing samples!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.com