tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post4388703490019767651..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Jump Starts and New BeginningsCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-87735308554242546272012-09-30T20:14:55.248-05:002012-09-30T20:14:55.248-05:00Oh, gosh, Esther, wouldn't it be funny if we w...Oh, gosh, Esther, wouldn't it be funny if we were both at that conference? I think that was the one where I heard Patricia Reilly Giff, among many others. Joan Bauer? Wish I'd met you then!<br /><br />And Susan, I think I took a field trip of the Dole Pineapple Cannery in kindergarten. :) I love pineapples! I took an acting class in L.A. because I thought it would help my writing, so I happen to think you have a very useful degree.<br /><br />April, I think you absolutely made the right decision to enjoy that family time while you could. The MFA is definitely consuming. And gosh, it all really does go by so quickly!Jeanne Marie Grunwell Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961675083644536636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-49429518393045179362012-09-27T17:55:37.578-05:002012-09-27T17:55:37.578-05:00Wowee, JM. So inspiring! An MFA could well be in ...Wowee, JM. So inspiring! An MFA could well be in my future...when my kid's in med school. :-)April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-43205021879005293992012-09-18T16:41:16.907-05:002012-09-18T16:41:16.907-05:00Well, JeaneMarie: your fellow Hiver Phyllis Harris...Well, JeaneMarie: your fellow Hiver Phyllis Harris will have to share the MY Heroine Status I awarded her this Spring with YOU, now that I know YOUR amazing story!<br />My, oh, my, oh, my.<br />Your Fan Esther, who thinks she was at that Marino Del Ray SCBWI Conference with you....Esther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-88726418948442390832012-09-18T15:03:03.577-05:002012-09-18T15:03:03.577-05:00Gee, Jeanne Marie, even though I was there with yo...Gee, Jeanne Marie, even though I was there with you, I didn't know you were going through all this at the time. Thanks so much for sharing your story with us.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-24698067149953496722012-09-17T22:47:57.043-05:002012-09-17T22:47:57.043-05:00Wow. Wonderful story. I have an MA in acting (whi...Wow. Wonderful story. I have an MA in acting (which quailified me to work at the Dole Pineapple Cannery) but I enjoyed the scholarship and the degree.<br />SusanThe Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-5189082655505882942012-09-17T04:48:09.610-05:002012-09-17T04:48:09.610-05:00Love it!What a great Vermont story. Mine is less d...Love it!What a great Vermont story. Mine is less dramatic, but I adored my Vermont MFA years. I graduated four years ago, but not a day goes by that I don't think about that time or use what I learned in my writing life.Barbara Youngerhttp://friendfortheride.comnoreply@blogger.com