If you are a writer, I believe it is important to remember there are others embarking on the same path. Whether you are a published author or aspiring to be - try not to forget the many ways that you can help and encourage others along the same path.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Some Thoughts On Mentoring and Awards
This past week my critique group (Literary Girls) was given the opportunity to judge a writing contest for a school program called "Reflections." The kids ages ranged from 1st through 6th grade. Some of the writing was not so great, but some was really good and some was fantastic. It was so fun to read all the creative and different ways the kids interpreted the theme this year which was "Beauty Is." There were poems, essays and short stories. All of them unique and cool. We managed to find something complimentary to say about each one and gave a little writing advice as well.
If you are a writer, I believe it is important to remember there are others embarking on the same path. Whether you are a published author or aspiring to be - try not to forget the many ways that you can help and encourage others along the same path.
If you are a writer, I believe it is important to remember there are others embarking on the same path. Whether you are a published author or aspiring to be - try not to forget the many ways that you can help and encourage others along the same path.
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I'm really bad about passing on awards too. I'll have to check out the ones you recommended. I love finding new writer blogs. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for providing a list of new people to stalk. BAWAHAHA!
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by and commenting. I'm interested in what you'll say about the next post -- when those three verbs are avoided :D And thanks for putting my blog in your top 15. I appreciate it :) x
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary for giving me my first award. I've only been blogging a couple of weeks and I already feel the love.
ReplyDeleteAwww...thanks. I have felt so loved since I joined the blogging world.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award! That's wonderful that you and your group helped to judge for reflections. As a mommy whose dude entered in that, I'm grateful.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award and thanks for giving it to me, Mary!
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks for the award!! I've been reading through your blog. It's great! Always love to meet fun new writers. :)
ReplyDeleteI think it's really important to enourage and support young people in all forms of art. I hope you get more opportunities to judge contests and help kids. Way to go.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the award. I always have a hard time passing them on and I am quite late with some awards I have received. But I will eventually try to pass on your award. The biggest award for me is that you take the time to read my posts. Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you!!! We writer-moms gotta stick together. Off to check out some of your other winners!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and Thank YOU! I enjoy reading your blog too. And that's awesome about judging the Reflections contest! I'm sure your personal comments will mean a lot to the kids who entered.
ReplyDeleteI think that is so cool to visit a school and do some judging! I think it really gets kids to realize how awesome writing can be. Way to go!
ReplyDeleteMary,
ReplyDeleteYou were one of the first to encourage me in blogging, and I so appreciated it. Thanks for spreading the love, and I hope it comes right back at ya! Also, it's great you are doing the contest at the school.
Congrats on your awards!! And congrats to all the winners :)
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, thank you so much for the award. :-) I totally agree, encouragement is extremely important. Especially in a business like this that's based so much on subjectivity rather than the concrete.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much the award. The contest you judged sounds a great thing to be involved with.
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I'm so late in getting to this!
Thank you for the award. I just read down your page a bit and was so touched by your blog on depth. I then linked of to the nie nie diaries and cried! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI've never had so many people comment before. This is very cool. Thank you for all of your comments and all you newbies - welcome to my blog. To all of you who I gave the award to - you're welcome and you deserve it - all of your blogs are awesome.
ReplyDeleteFor those who commented about judging the contest - it was really fun and I'd love to do it again.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your awards! I love reading what my children have written. It is wonderful to see the world from their perspective.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your award! Your blog is a lot of fun!
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