tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post9056632443393878841..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Fear, Opportunity, Joy: MotivationCarmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-42307919284813802162011-01-10T12:24:47.722-06:002011-01-10T12:24:47.722-06:00Carol, I often notice other people's meaningfu...Carol, I often notice other people's meaningful last names and imagine they've had similar experiences. I'm glad you enjoyed the post!JoAnn Early Mackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812079420917080829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-90321470590011866362011-01-09T15:53:19.515-06:002011-01-09T15:53:19.515-06:00No children in my house anymore so it's up to ...No children in my house anymore so it's up to me to play all day. :) I can relate to the name teasing now that my last name is Bender. Oh that was me making up the stuff about air bending, fart=funny?! I still carry little notebooks. You never know when something inspiring should appear. Thanks for this inspiring post.Carol Benderhttp:www.carolbenderauthor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-34267842318676296382011-01-09T10:36:52.548-06:002011-01-09T10:36:52.548-06:00Pen and Ink, I also loved the energy of NaNoWriMo....Pen and Ink, I also loved the energy of NaNoWriMo. I think the focus on word count made me forget about striving for perfection in the first draft and be satisfied with a rough version I could revise later on.<br /><br />Beth, although the teasing about my name was tough when I was younger, I got over it and grew to love my last name so much that I kept it as my middle name when I got married. But teasing is still a sensitive issue--I'll probably write a story about it someday.JoAnn Early Mackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812079420917080829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-44006185929721156312011-01-08T19:54:55.848-06:002011-01-08T19:54:55.848-06:00I liked your insight, although it was sad to hear ...I liked your insight, although it was sad to hear that you were teased for your name. Not an easy thing to get away from, and it must have gotten old awful fast! But I believe you're right—joy is the most powerful motivator because it comes from inside rather than outside.Beth MacKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510201092365855223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-67579552503558039752011-01-08T11:22:44.184-06:002011-01-08T11:22:44.184-06:00Excellent post. My kids are grown now, but I reme...Excellent post. My kids are grown now, but I remember that the only writing I got done was poems. I could write them as I walked Repeat the savor them, polish them. Two pen and Inkers have five year olds and I marvel at the work them manage to get done. I did Nano for the last two years. I find that being compelled by a deadline helps me. And I LOVE it when the fear of not completing turns to the joy of the work. Thanks for reminding me.The Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-41654390295908837502011-01-08T10:20:22.416-06:002011-01-08T10:20:22.416-06:00Callie, I hope your furniture rearrangement inspir...Callie, I hope your furniture rearrangement inspires even more creativity. What fun to write while the kids play around you!<br /><br />Good luck, Sabrina! Keep going!JoAnn Early Mackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812079420917080829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-52558962747912354372011-01-08T07:17:36.931-06:002011-01-08T07:17:36.931-06:00I loved your post! I am just reading the book Wri...I loved your post! I am just reading the book Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg, which speaks to exactly this. I still find myself more often in the anxiety, fear obligation phase - but I am trying, trying, trying to get to where you are! Keep writing these posts - they are motivating indeed!Sabrina Mock-Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815915063664473098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-82458051552530979302011-01-07T14:36:22.886-06:002011-01-07T14:36:22.886-06:00What a nice post. I like how you describe your pr...What a nice post. I like how you describe your process - it's practical and inspiring. I have two young children as well, and carry around pens and little notebooks wherever we go. I also moved my desk into their playroom. It's nice to be creating all together every once in awhile.<br />-CallieCallie Feyenhttp://sit-a-while.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-83675155986544826462011-01-07T14:13:35.968-06:002011-01-07T14:13:35.968-06:00Thanks for the good wishes, Toby! Let me know how ...Thanks for the good wishes, Toby! Let me know how the cozier spot works out for you!<br /><br />Megg, it seems like only days ago that our kids were starting school! I remember other mothers telling me those years would fly by. They were right!JoAnn Early Mackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812079420917080829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-55849724116966769232011-01-07T13:57:42.722-06:002011-01-07T13:57:42.722-06:00Motherhood definitely does affect writing time. La...Motherhood definitely does affect writing time. Last year I had more than I could use, but my son stopped napping this year - and *poof* - there went a good ten to fifteen hours per week of easy work time.<br /><br />I've also been writing in between the cracks and I can't wait for next school year when he's in kindergarten every day...and then the year after when he's in all-day school! Heaven! :-)Megg Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186437652660111801noreply@blogger.com