tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post530816711682145280..comments2023-04-13T10:45:46.763-04:00Comments on My Brain on Books: Impressions of NJ SCBWI - Part 2Joanne R. Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-86927111973898306752013-07-08T10:46:37.570-04:002013-07-08T10:46:37.570-04:00Hi Brooke! All I'm doing is paraphrasing the w...Hi Brooke! All I'm doing is paraphrasing the workshops, so not really my tips.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-24814336908913258312013-07-08T01:22:01.433-04:002013-07-08T01:22:01.433-04:00Love your tips on POV and character. Conferences a...Love your tips on POV and character. Conferences are the best.bfavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164661338051897220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-25829353916801380962013-07-06T21:04:33.398-04:002013-07-06T21:04:33.398-04:00You're welcome, Medeia.You're welcome, Medeia.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-86879927636694929992013-07-06T21:03:11.966-04:002013-07-06T21:03:11.966-04:00What a wealth of information this conference was. ...What a wealth of information this conference was. Thanks for taking us into it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-79916366126591024182013-07-06T11:45:02.980-04:002013-07-06T11:45:02.980-04:00Oh, that's cool, Theresa! The New England conf...Oh, that's cool, Theresa! The New England conference looked wonderful, but it's a little too far for me.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-88246043694149398342013-07-06T07:53:03.932-04:002013-07-06T07:53:03.932-04:00I think I just took the same class the the NE-SCBW...I think I just took the same class the the NE-SCBWI conference. I even remember the flower paint scene being talked about. Good class. Thanks for sharing!Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-28933495302458980362013-07-02T17:31:13.489-04:002013-07-02T17:31:13.489-04:00You're welcome. And you're probably right ...You're welcome. And you're probably right about POV, Stephanie! Thanks for stopping by.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-39645389265788606732013-07-02T17:30:13.477-04:002013-07-02T17:30:13.477-04:00I hope you get the opportunity to meet Ms. Lazar, ...I hope you get the opportunity to meet Ms. Lazar, Erik! And it would be nice to see you again. Maybe we'll run into each other at a bookstore event somewhere in the area.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-13326594101629227882013-07-02T17:29:15.147-04:002013-07-02T17:29:15.147-04:00Oh please do buy The Monstore and support her. How...Oh please do buy The Monstore and support her. How cool that you're with Erin Murphy. Seems like a wonderful agency. I hope you get to meet Tara one day.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-60647355578510590652013-07-02T17:26:20.643-04:002013-07-02T17:26:20.643-04:00Gina! You were there in 2011? So was I! Sorry we d...Gina! You were there in 2011? So was I! Sorry we didn't connect.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-13769837843631478552013-07-02T17:25:03.190-04:002013-07-02T17:25:03.190-04:00She's a very popular blogger, DL, so yes, chec...She's a very popular blogger, DL, so yes, check her out.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-34321207685900559002013-07-02T13:11:18.430-04:002013-07-02T13:11:18.430-04:00I wasn't aware of Tara's blog, but I'l...I wasn't aware of Tara's blog, but I'll hop over right now to check it out. Thank you! :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-56552692367262753772013-07-02T12:33:16.145-04:002013-07-02T12:33:16.145-04:00POV seems like it could be discussed for ages. Sou...POV seems like it could be discussed for ages. Sounds like a really cool conference, thanks for sharing some insight :)Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-37381894016070551332013-07-02T10:39:29.807-04:002013-07-02T10:39:29.807-04:00I wish I was there. I would have loved to meet Ms....I wish I was there. I would have loved to meet Ms. Lazar (and see you again ;) )!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-20511155099392044352013-07-01T22:35:54.409-04:002013-07-01T22:35:54.409-04:00Thanks for all the great info! I've never met ...Thanks for all the great info! I've never met Tara, but she's one of my agency mates at the Erin Murphy Literary Agency. I've been following her on the EMU's Debuts blog and plan to buy Monstore for Christmas presents this year!<br />Cindy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-9062222963146694422013-07-01T22:05:17.089-04:002013-07-01T22:05:17.089-04:00Sounds like such a great conference! I went to the...Sounds like such a great conference! I went to the NJ conference two years in a row, but decided to skip this year as I'm going to the one in LA. So sad to have missed it, though. Glad you enjoyed (and recapped!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-91340927879926882512013-07-01T20:52:20.758-04:002013-07-01T20:52:20.758-04:00I hope someone took a video of it, Jennifer. She&#...I hope someone took a video of it, Jennifer. She's a natural actor. Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-80303864118570774832013-07-01T20:48:15.051-04:002013-07-01T20:48:15.051-04:00Thanks for sharing what you did. I would love to ...Thanks for sharing what you did. I would love to hear Tara speak, I'm sure it was amazing!Jennifer Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219388997277330690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-52765515498529388362013-07-01T14:54:34.137-04:002013-07-01T14:54:34.137-04:00Thanks, Akoss! Glad you enjoyed the POV info. It s...Thanks, Akoss! Glad you enjoyed the POV info. It surprised me there were so many third person forms.<br /><br />Tara's very cool. I hope you meet her one day. Please buy her book and support her! Barnes & Noble isn't carrying it, but you can buy it from Amazon or most indie bookstores.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-85552631169097738302013-07-01T14:52:38.729-04:002013-07-01T14:52:38.729-04:00I had never heard of doing that either, Natalie. T...I had never heard of doing that either, Natalie. That's why I was furiously scribbling notes. It makes so much sense, I wish I'd learned about it earlier.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-70701793748214359172013-07-01T14:51:46.868-04:002013-07-01T14:51:46.868-04:00Hi Christine! Glad you enjoyed the info. And yes, ...Hi Christine! Glad you enjoyed the info. And yes, Tara's story is both sad and wonderful. But she's one of the funniest people I know, so she's not letting it get her down.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-9215034611154911772013-07-01T13:19:23.958-04:002013-07-01T13:19:23.958-04:00I especially loved what you shared about POVs. I h...I especially loved what you shared about POVs. I had no idea there five forms of third person.<br />You're lucky Tara was at the conference. It would be nice to meet her one day. Until then I can always get her picture book. :)<br /><br />Great post Joanne.<br /><br />~AkossAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-44354756717635969342013-07-01T12:53:34.272-04:002013-07-01T12:53:34.272-04:00Thanks for sharing about the conference. It sounds...Thanks for sharing about the conference. It sounds fantastic and l can see you got a lot out of it. I'd never heard of Laurie's suggestion to storyboard every scene. That could really show you a lot about whether the scene is working or not.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-4088012159286677192013-07-01T07:53:04.404-04:002013-07-01T07:53:04.404-04:00This is great. Thanks for sharing. Great informati...This is great. Thanks for sharing. Great information. Tara Lazar story is sad and amazing. I'm sure I would've cried too. It goes to show to live each day to the fullest and to push ahead. Thanks.Christine Danekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979611961825725350noreply@blogger.com