tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post5107613334161318402..comments2024-03-28T02:36:55.037-04:00Comments on Brooklyn Arden: Notes from a Weekend + One More Squid 101Cherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-7295764893866870462007-03-17T22:45:00.000-04:002007-03-17T22:45:00.000-04:00Great post! I got a lot out of the writer's inten...Great post! I got a lot out of the writer's intensive! I am an illustrator dying to write my own book sas well. I also attended the Bar Nine festivities but didn't get as much out of that as I am the world's worst networker... The bartender and my wallet became well aquanited though.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a great post. Glad I stumbled across your blog!<BR/><BR/>-Andy SmithAndy J Smith illustrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-86276237084259028262007-02-17T18:03:00.000-05:002007-02-17T18:03:00.000-05:00plat = plotduh!plat = plot<BR/><BR/>duh!thesmuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03738453641819388396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-67709950060972658312007-02-17T18:02:00.000-05:002007-02-17T18:02:00.000-05:00children of men was great. wonderful direction, ci...children of men was great. wonderful direction, cinematography and acting. i felt the plat itself wasn't overly exciting but in such talented hands the final outcome was still astonishing.<BR/><BR/>i loved the departed too. it's funny, i feel like children of men was a 'better' film yet i think i enjoyed the departed more...thesmuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03738453641819388396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-70260578822247810782007-02-16T15:53:00.000-05:002007-02-16T15:53:00.000-05:00Great post! Thanks so much for sharing your thoug...Great post! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts about the conference (especially, the common mistakes you saw in the critique session). <BR/><BR/>And it sounds like you're a sucker for squids, but then again, who wouldn't be?Terry P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17116141318727911477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-68940541789764450142007-02-16T10:03:00.000-05:002007-02-16T10:03:00.000-05:00If I wrote a story, or even in this poemI’d give t...If I wrote a story, or even in this poem<BR/>I’d give the stage to Squid and let it be his home<BR/>Past the ivory pages, you’d see his tentacles<BR/>Hanging from the spine, like fleshy icicles<BR/><BR/>He’d flatten and he’d stretch, kept wet with salty tears<BR/>His large eyes quite beautiful, wise beyond his years<BR/>But he cannot read the words as he explores his written house<BR/>In the ocean only fish have schools—I feel like such a louse<BR/><BR/>Especially, when I see, he’s wrapped around a quill<BR/>Swishing its steely point inside a porcelain well<BR/>I think he’s trying to recall some mermaid’s pretty song<BR/>But the black ink bleeds across the page in ribbons thin and long <BR/><BR/>I believe he does feel poorly then, my tiny little Squid<BR/>His big eyes swim in sadness as he looks at what he did<BR/>“Don’t worry, Darling Dear,” I coo and cup him in my hands.<BR/>“Though I meant a book to be your home, there are no demands.”<BR/><BR/>Oh, his beak is sharp and silent as he kisses me with cups<BR/>In a fit of happy joy like some suctioned-pawed pups<BR/>I laugh and let him linger, rolling ’round the text<BR/>“I say we write a sequel! And a next and next and next!”<BR/><BR/>KelseyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-5494008750378647802007-02-14T12:42:00.000-05:002007-02-14T12:42:00.000-05:00Cinderella does make it to the ball, Harry gets to...Cinderella does make it to the ball, Harry gets to Honeydukes and I wish very much to be able to make it to SCBWI NY someday. <BR/><BR/>I agree about any old Cusack = hot cha cha! <BR/><BR/>Though I have to say he blew "Must Like Dogs" for me… I can dispend belief about a lot of things in movies, scientists cloning dinosaurs from amber, flying cars, pigs talking to spiders and sheep, but the fact that Diane Lane didn’t have Mr. Cusack on speed dial from the get go just doesn’t cut it with me. He was way too adorable and clever. She didn’t deserve him. (sniff)<BR/><BR/>Come to think about it Ms. Lane has been in a few “unbelieveables”. I’m still curious about “Under the Tuscan Sun”. Do book editors really make enough money to keep a crew of Polish stoneworkers on staff for a year refurbishing an Italian villa? And do you ever sit outside on a little wire chair under a laurel tree, sipping lemoncello, while you edit? Just asking.<BR/><BR/>High fives for all the wonderful squid poems!<BR/><BR/>Marilyn.Thetoymakershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405265800595978197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-4959201854645156592007-02-13T21:47:00.000-05:002007-02-13T21:47:00.000-05:00Thank you, Cheryl; I'm deeply gratified by your co...Thank you, Cheryl; I'm deeply gratified by your compliment.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps my "useless rhyming talent" isn't so useless. And if I ever submit a PB, I will be sure write an extra large "squid" on the envelope. :)Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152864517879808705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-86822620125374960382007-02-13T20:37:00.000-05:002007-02-13T20:37:00.000-05:00Jillian, that's brilliant! Thank you so much for p...Jillian, that's brilliant! Thank you so much for posting it. You are hereby welcome to submit a rhyming picture-book ms. to me at any time. :-)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972029478350879112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-82677960570507074792007-02-13T18:22:00.000-05:002007-02-13T18:22:00.000-05:00Oh, the octopus is jealousAnd the stingray in a hu...Oh, the octopus is jealous<BR/>And the stingray in a huff,<BR/>But the squid, forever humble,<BR/>Cries in anguish, “That’s enough!<BR/><BR/>Though my equal’s nonexistent<BR/>And Ms. Klein thinks I'm the best,<BR/>I prefer the dark seclusion <BR/>Of my oceanic nest.<BR/><BR/>All your secrets you can tell me,<BR/>All your woes, your hidden fears,<BR/>And my tentacles will bind them,<BR/>Ever hidden, o’er the years.<BR/><BR/>But, my friends, do not begrudge me<BR/>Cheryl’s fondness and embrace,<BR/>For the spotlight makes me queasy<BR/>And I long to hide my face.<BR/><BR/>I prefer complete seclusion,<BR/>Without fortune, fame, or friend,<BR/>Introversion at its finest,<BR/>‘Til my bitter, salty end.<BR/><BR/>So I'm off to write a novel – <BR/>I’ve got ink to last a year,<BR/>Au revoire!” The squid, departing,<BR/>Sheds a solitary tear.<BR/><BR/>From Ms. Klein the squid is hidden,<BR/>But it’s only for a while;<BR/>Write his name on your submission<BR/>And you're bound to make her smile.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152864517879808705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-29586731794211065962007-02-12T01:53:00.000-05:002007-02-12T01:53:00.000-05:00Thanks for the post and observations! Glad you had...Thanks for the post and observations! Glad you had a fun (if exhausting) time!Rose Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752073931486321348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074861.post-54616400638390312512007-02-12T01:37:00.000-05:002007-02-12T01:37:00.000-05:00Excellent post! Thanks for the great tips!Excellent post! Thanks for the great tips!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com