tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post8273861945907198992..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Learning from The Best: The Worlds and Words of Sharon DarrowCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-52775689334188012622018-10-10T14:23:31.911-05:002018-10-10T14:23:31.911-05:00I'm so sorry to be late in commenting here--Sh...I'm so sorry to be late in commenting here--Sharon was one of my first writing teachers and I'm honored to also call her my friend. I learned so much from her. I'm thrilled that she'll be back in the Midwest again soon!Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-996782619282939832018-09-24T15:59:55.962-05:002018-09-24T15:59:55.962-05:00I was blessed to have Sharon Darrow as my first me...I was blessed to have Sharon Darrow as my first mentor in the Vermont College program. It was my first experience with professional critiquing, and I could not have had a better introduction. Sharon took me back to the basics of language, that some how I managed to miss even thought I had a BA and MLS already. For instance, I didn't know what "passive voice" meant. That was unfortunate because I had apparently written an entire first draft using passive voice! With Sharon's enthusiasm, encouragement and editor's eye, I produced a second "first draft" of what ultimately became my first published book, YANKEE GIRL. Mary Ann Rodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713067187874692067noreply@blogger.com