tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post287479634390862107..comments2024-03-27T05:22:54.254-04:00Comments on Two Reflective Teachers: Slice of LIfe- That Thing We Do Called WritingMelanie Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15771712134098949362noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-73281634617211661312016-08-31T14:18:05.168-04:002016-08-31T14:18:05.168-04:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts on writing. I ca...Thanks for sharing your thoughts on writing. I can so relate and your persistence is inspiring. Keep writing!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157862599037662687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-45799168050940261022016-07-20T08:19:54.099-04:002016-07-20T08:19:54.099-04:00I can see how this question would make you rethink...I can see how this question would make you rethink the story, but how frustrating to think about rewrite. I've been there, am there, and feel I'll be there again. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-85769895296506131892016-07-20T05:54:56.744-04:002016-07-20T05:54:56.744-04:00Melanie, your willingness to press onward, rewriti...Melanie, your willingness to press onward, rewriting and revising your work is truly inspiring. I know you will make the right choices, and that the end result will be amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-90078176353970370662016-07-19T21:15:44.247-04:002016-07-19T21:15:44.247-04:00I was glad to read you will keep persevering and w...I was glad to read you will keep persevering and writing is all the things you listed but there is joy. Remember the joy.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-50036849984898139122016-07-19T21:04:01.919-04:002016-07-19T21:04:01.919-04:00Solstice--the fairy one. The rewrite is from the P...Solstice--the fairy one. The rewrite is from the POV of the fairy. Melanie Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771712134098949362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-5094688022928732632016-07-19T16:56:24.526-04:002016-07-19T16:56:24.526-04:00That question changes everything! Which of your st...That question changes everything! Which of your stories will you be rewriting? (I'm sure you'll lmk on Sunday!) <br /><br />What if you did what Linda suggested and wrote different chapters from two different POVs? I think it can work if it's The Giving Key.Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-18917298397399372942016-07-19T14:37:28.234-04:002016-07-19T14:37:28.234-04:00Perhaps it will end with 2 POVs. I've read sev...Perhaps it will end with 2 POVs. I've read several middle grade novels recently that tell stories from more than one POV. And to answer the "most compelling" lies in the eyes of a POV, too, doesn't it? Good for you for the writing, no matter what!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-57233523513525467322016-07-19T11:58:53.464-04:002016-07-19T11:58:53.464-04:00Having just gone through the exact same thing, I e...Having just gone through the exact same thing, I empathize. Writing is not for the week or the lazy, that's for sure. Thank you, though, for putting it out there because when we know all good writers go through this (and you are good), we know we must push through as well.Kimberley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944774091932084680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-53772759968569060122016-07-19T11:49:32.068-04:002016-07-19T11:49:32.068-04:00I can so relate! I attended a picture book writing...I can so relate! I attended a picture book writing workshop in June and did at least a dozen rewrites of a story that has been rolling around in my head for years. Each time I thought - this is it- someone would raise a question and send me back down he path of revision. Good luck to you!Rose Cappellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021921189042554147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-25431261237887737692016-07-19T10:20:33.486-04:002016-07-19T10:20:33.486-04:00It is humbling. It is also helpful for teachers to...It is humbling. It is also helpful for teachers to feel what kids feel when we ask them those same questions. I don;t think it makes them feel better to know we've been through to too, but I think it helps them to know we understand.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460132450798894455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-49424108394342317602016-07-19T09:19:37.400-04:002016-07-19T09:19:37.400-04:00I'd love to talk.I'd love to talk.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910188019190187914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-13583373248695435322016-07-19T08:43:03.807-04:002016-07-19T08:43:03.807-04:00We should talk--you might be able tow swing low-re...We should talk--you might be able tow swing low-residency, and I'd be happy to tell some things about it. Melanie Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771712134098949362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-84530227510071976452016-07-19T08:16:09.042-04:002016-07-19T08:16:09.042-04:00YES, writing is humbling, frustrating, maddening, ...YES, writing is humbling, frustrating, maddening, but it's also freeing - what you write might just change the world!Amyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16996289613248575424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-3883116194509295712016-07-19T08:14:47.951-04:002016-07-19T08:14:47.951-04:00YES, writing is humbling, frustrating, maddening, ...YES, writing is humbling, frustrating, maddening, but it's also freeing - what you write might just change the world!Amyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16996289613248575424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-34468017613399678182016-07-19T08:09:54.175-04:002016-07-19T08:09:54.175-04:00Hi Melanie,
Ha! My Slice it about the joys and ...Hi Melanie, <br /><br />Ha! My Slice it about the joys and frustration of writing too! I just finished the first draft of my WIP yesterday. It's taken me three years of thinking and writing to get it. I think I'd cry if I had to change it and make it from the point of view of a different character, but it doesn't mean I wouldn't do it. It sounds like you know the person who asked the question is right, which makes it all the more frustrating. (Gae Polisner has a great post on dealing with feedback with insight from lots of published authors, if you want to peek. I found it interesting. http://ghpolisner.blogspot.ca/2016/07/friday-feedback-bonus-monday-when.html)<br /><br />I'd love to hear about the low-residency program and what you're doing. I truly love writing, but being the mother of three children (13, 10 & 8) and teaching full-time it's hard to imagine where I'd find the time. I am working on a free-lance writing certificate from a local college, but slowly, very slowly!<br /><br />Good luck with everything & keep writing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910188019190187914noreply@blogger.com