tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post3082809064743021034..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: 39th annual International SCBWI summer conference! And...ever do affirmations?Carmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-80824222400983761172010-06-23T23:24:43.866-05:002010-06-23T23:24:43.866-05:00Thank you for reminding me that with focus and pat...Thank you for reminding me that with focus and patience, my goals will one day be realized. I do believe that we send out to the Universe will come to us, but it is often too easy to get distracted, maybe by the needs of others (for moms like me out there) and by impatience (for those like me who complain when Internet is slow). What a moment of revelation when you saw the books sitting next to you! Quite an inspiration!<br /><br />I am new to the idea of thinking that I could maybe write, and, therefore, am very glad to have learned about your blog. Much learning is what I need, so I hope to attend the DFW Writers' Conference in Texas in February.Kimberly Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602348772870774362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-30320061442534937052010-06-19T01:44:17.819-05:002010-06-19T01:44:17.819-05:00Go, Ann--affirm away!Go, Ann--affirm away!April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-17392068426050907332010-06-19T01:44:09.991-05:002010-06-19T01:44:09.991-05:00Go, Ann--affirm away!Go, Ann--affirm away!April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-65787036344406058902010-06-19T01:13:43.607-05:002010-06-19T01:13:43.607-05:00Affirmations--something I can really use to get me...Affirmations--something I can really use to get me through those low moments or when I'm really tired after a day at work and the couch looks more inviting than my laptop. Thanks, April!Ann Wagnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-32422927910765743482010-06-18T16:45:58.783-05:002010-06-18T16:45:58.783-05:00Thanks for affirming the affirmations, Toby! And ...Thanks for affirming the affirmations, Toby! And yes, Carmela--that is an EXCELLENT affirmation--for you and maybe for others ~<br /><br />And yay for creating your affirmations right now, Amy, Laura and Elaine!April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-54309872489675373362010-06-18T16:25:43.665-05:002010-06-18T16:25:43.665-05:00Thanks for deciding to post this piece today. I...Thanks for deciding to post this piece today. I'm off to take your wise advice. Generating affirmations - right now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459671422564355990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-84577279488218883822010-06-18T15:13:32.674-05:002010-06-18T15:13:32.674-05:00Yes, yes, I tried to link to Esther's wonderfu...Yes, yes, I tried to link to Esther's wonderfully helpful "CONFESSIONS AND SECRETS OF A VETERAN SCBWI CONFERENCE-GOER<br />(Or, Do As I Say, Not As I Did" with the help of the SCBWI staff, but they did not get it up in time for this post. I recommend it!<br /><br />And my affirmation about being less mess (wait...let's make that a positive: about being ORGANIZED and TIDY)has also been powerful. And it's all connected to writing, isn't it?April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-7788489346401984312010-06-18T13:59:46.971-05:002010-06-18T13:59:46.971-05:00Thanks, April. I had heard that before about goals...Thanks, April. I had heard that before about goals, but had forgotten it. You have inspired me to go back and do this again with new goals related to writing for children.<br /><br />Laura Evans<br />all things poetryLaurahttp://www.teachpoetryk12.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-65054530281161469942010-06-18T12:02:03.030-05:002010-06-18T12:02:03.030-05:00Thanks for recommending the 39th annual SCBWI Inte...Thanks for recommending the 39th annual SCBWI International Summer Conference in LA, April!<br />I know first-hand: the experience is Life-changing IF you are someone who wants to create children's books.<br />For those lucky enough to be attending the conference, especially for the first time, my Networking Tips will soon be available on SCBWI's website. Just click on the LA Conference link.<br />Thank you, too, April, for sharing your affirmations and encouraging us to create our own.<br />For anyone attending a conference, it helps to carry a piece of paper that bears the following words: "I am a writer - a person who writes."<br />We sometimes forget that wonderful Truth about ourselves during understandably overwhelming and thus sometimes doubt-filled Conference Moments.Esther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-38837810965515135182010-06-18T11:13:04.821-05:002010-06-18T11:13:04.821-05:00What an inspiring post, April. Thank you! My wri...What an inspiring post, April. Thank you! My writing hope is much the same as yours was years ago, and I am going to take your suggestion, write it down, and say it to myself. Happy Poetry Friday! Next year I attend SCBWI in California too.<br />A.Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-82761627087846735252010-06-18T09:47:37.146-05:002010-06-18T09:47:37.146-05:00Maybe one of my affirmations should be: I AM ATTEN...Maybe one of my affirmations should be: I AM ATTENDING THE SCBWI NATIONAL CONFERENCE. :-)Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.com