tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post7294456388891896558..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Summer Writing - with KidsCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-44846373187999935782014-06-24T15:47:36.357-05:002014-06-24T15:47:36.357-05:00P.S: LOVE the photos of your kids playing with the...P.S: LOVE the photos of your kids playing with the water hose,Jill!April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-77733535037255746572014-06-24T15:46:40.924-05:002014-06-24T15:46:40.924-05:00I love the humanity in this post, Jill. I know it&...I love the humanity in this post, Jill. I know it's been said, but when we die, what's going to matter the most: the books we've published or the people we've loved?April Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-78622046530155257762014-06-11T11:20:27.284-05:002014-06-11T11:20:27.284-05:00You're welcome, Andrea! Good luck with your wr...You're welcome, Andrea! Good luck with your writing. :)<br />Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401873777944815512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-52347591413279466702014-06-10T18:53:47.782-05:002014-06-10T18:53:47.782-05:00thanks for the inspiring post!thanks for the inspiring post!Andrea Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277055705463613382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-71376485646942961222014-06-10T17:07:20.489-05:002014-06-10T17:07:20.489-05:00I came upon this new book at the University of Chi...I came upon this new book at the University of Chicago Press booth at Printers Row Lit Fest this weekend:<br /><br />A Story Larger Than Life<br />Women Writers Look Back on Their Lives and Careers<br />Edited by Janet Burroway<br /><br />http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780226014104<br /><br />Paging through, it's relevant to Jill's post and our readers' comments.<br /><br />Esther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-76879551897832123792014-06-10T13:57:45.100-05:002014-06-10T13:57:45.100-05:00BIC, Patty!
Seriously, though, taking time "o...BIC, Patty!<br />Seriously, though, taking time "off" can lead to trouble. For me, easing back into writing - adding time each day - worked better than trying to jump right into full days. Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401873777944815512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-88696498501035063742014-06-10T09:41:26.511-05:002014-06-10T09:41:26.511-05:00Wonderful words of advice, Jill and Esther. The ch...Wonderful words of advice, Jill and Esther. The childhoods of our children pass so quickly! Any suggestions for how to get back into the rhythm of writing AFTER the summer is over?Patricia Tohthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878871084215411303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-38260457832984959302014-06-10T07:11:58.298-05:002014-06-10T07:11:58.298-05:00I still find excuses, too, Margaret. And then, whe...I still find excuses, too, Margaret. And then, when I AM writing, I find that every time I get stuck, my first instinct is to pop out of my chair and find something else to do. I need Superglue.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401873777944815512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-45173814749206015802014-06-09T21:53:11.343-05:002014-06-09T21:53:11.343-05:00I do not have children under foot, but I still fin...I do not have children under foot, but I still find excuses...don't those closets need cleaning? Maybe little snippets would help. Take 5 and write. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-20964788193685224042014-06-09T16:53:15.285-05:002014-06-09T16:53:15.285-05:00You're welcome!You're welcome!<br />Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401873777944815512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-51617123946751863482014-06-09T16:36:30.397-05:002014-06-09T16:36:30.397-05:00TERRIFIC advice, Jill. Thanks so much for sharing ...TERRIFIC advice, Jill. Thanks so much for sharing it!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-38301308559572205622014-06-09T12:19:23.225-05:002014-06-09T12:19:23.225-05:00I so agree with that quote, Esther.
I so agree with that quote, Esther.<br />Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401873777944815512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-69186192415071854922014-06-09T10:58:54.252-05:002014-06-09T10:58:54.252-05:00Thanks for these links, Jill.
I've already pas...Thanks for these links, Jill.<br />I've already passed them along to several of my Mom Writers.<br />Katherine Paterson's words continue to fortify me.<br />(I'll check BEYOND THE GATES OF EXCELLENCE for the exacting wording) - but - they read something like, "The very people who take you away from your writing are the very people who give you your stories."<br />Esther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.com