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Arcs, new ideas, and school visits oh my - Kristina Springer
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Arcs, new ideas, and school visits oh my. Mar 3rd, 2010 at 10:30 AM. It's been a bit of a strange week. My 7-yr old had his tonsils out so I've been mostly taking care of him. But some really cool things have been going on this week too. Like. I got my ARCs of MY FAKE BOYFRIEND IS BETTER THAN YOURS! Aren't they so cute? I'm so dang excited about this! Mode Which is one of the best times as a writer. I never tried more than short stories at that age. Very impressive. And they asked lots of really ...And o...
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Reading, writing, and raving.about everything YA. Landing an Agent: 5 Authors Share Their Story (MY VERY FIRST AUTHOR PANEL.SQUEE! Sep 9th, 2013 at 5:38 PM. Cannot tell you how SUPER EXCITED I am have been asked to share. What little I know. My wealth of knowledge on this topic! Seriously though, Ive had three wonderful agents for various lengths of time (one of them still claims me as his client - thank you, Eric Myers! Chicago SCBWI Presents: Landing an Agent: 5 Authors Share Their Story. Books Michele...
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Learning as I go: June 2011
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Learning as I go. Monday, June 6, 2011. You Can Never Read Too Much, Part 3. Written and Illus. by Natalie Russell. 32 pages, counting the endpapers, with pp. 1 and 32 pasted down. 468 words of text. I think I would have loved this story as a teenager. Not sure how engaging it is for a child—is it reassuring to know there is someone to be your friend? The leave-taking is bittersweet—why must they part? But the other little rabbit will come visit. Just what is this story about? What does it tell us? The t...
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Learning as I go: March 2011
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Learning as I go. Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Reading Journal March 30, 2011. Written and illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Walker and Company, New York, 2010. A very personal narrative about the author’s boyhood memory of spending Christmas vacation at his grandmother’s apartment in El Barrio. This particular Christmas vacation was spent shopping at La Marqueta. For the ingredients for Grandmother’s special holiday pasteles. And visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see the newly purchased. Atheneum Bo...
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Learning as I go: August 2011
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Learning as I go. Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Some Books Are Better Than Others. I am struggling to find something really compelling to read, now that I've finished The Cave Painters,. Meanwhile, I picked up Lorna Doone. Should I keep in on the bookshelf or not? So, while debating the virtues of reading Lorna Doone. I have become distracted by Chasing Cezanne,. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Some Books Are Better Than Others. Best Picture Book Read-Alouds for Back to School. Amy Timbe...
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Learning as I go: July 2013
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Learning as I go. Friday, July 19, 2013. My Skype Date With Amy Stacey Curtis. Several years ago I met an artist named Amy Stacey Curtis. Who felt that securing the site and getting the permissions was all part of the deal. And like Cristo, Amy creates drawings related to the theme to sell to help raise funds for the projects. We bumped into each other a few weeks ago at an opening of the Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery for a mutual friend, C.C. White. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Learning as I go: June 2013
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Learning as I go. Saturday, June 29, 2013. OPAD Art Camp- 2013. I teach art workshops in my studio for the Oak Park Arts District Art Camp. I got back from almost three weeks travel in Norway and Svalbard to have 2 days to prep for 6 workshops. I planned my workshops on the plane trip home. Here is my preliminary thinking from my journal entry written in flight from Copenhagen to Chicago:. I have 6 art camp sessions- 3 on Thurs. and 3 on Friday. No repeats. This is great! Is this a good plan? 6 stripes d...
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Learning as I go: April 2011
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Learning as I go. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. A Good Way To Work. We do a lot of sharing of books we've discovered at the library and bookstore and we attend a lot of SCBWI and other events together. I have been a lot more prepared for these events, having looked at the books that Debbie has tracked down through inter-library loan. Her discipline has inspired me to do more research and reading. Reading Journal April 27, 2011. Illus by Freya Blackwood. Feiwel and Friends, New York, 2011 first US edition.
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Learning as I go: August 2010
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Learning as I go. Monday, August 30, 2010. Getting the Word Out. Publicizing my activities is something that often falls by the wayside. Here is an announcement I have emailed to my "art" lists- people who have indicated an interest in my art activities. I will also create a Facebook event. Not sure if my web guy will be able to get it up on the website announcements page. It seems long for that. I'm curious to see how many participants I get. Artrageous Workshops—Calypso Moon Studio. Participants will c...
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Learning as I go: July 2011
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Learning as I go. Sunday, July 10, 2011. I'm sorting out my front room and came across some notes I took on story telling. I do not consider myself a story teller. I read and I read aloud to my kids until they were in high school. I sang to them every night at bedtime and even made up songs for them. But I've never seen myself as a story teller. Here are the notes I have from this wonderful teacher and story teller:. Sit so I can see your eyes," she asks her class. Voice and the children listen. Christy ...
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