tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post6761721705754594381..comments2023-10-17T06:26:02.350-05:00Comments on Chatting with Anna Kathryn: A Sneak Peek at Writer's Conferences by Katie HinesAnna Kathryn Lanierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-41980708284434088922010-04-12T02:51:48.142-05:002010-04-12T02:51:48.142-05:00Great post! This tells me we can learn something n...Great post! This tells me we can learn something new everyday if we set our minds to it!<br /><a href="http://www.bpojobsathome.com" rel="nofollow"> home based data entry </a>prashanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04583385332262124749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-88596353089134165672010-03-30T19:19:05.001-05:002010-03-30T19:19:05.001-05:00Katie,
I'm jealous. I can't wait for my fi...Katie,<br />I'm jealous. I can't wait for my first in person conference.<br />AdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-23322441078107644252010-03-30T10:54:53.770-05:002010-03-30T10:54:53.770-05:00Great article, Katie. It's tough to swallow th...Great article, Katie. It's tough to swallow that pride--at least it is for me. <br /><br />I'm on the planning committee for a local writers conference, and that is one of my big fears--our presenters not showing up.<br /><br />Glad it all worked out.<br /><br />CherlyCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470069911115912344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-62982352703604938642010-03-30T09:17:25.694-05:002010-03-30T09:17:25.694-05:00I had a similar experience but from the opposite s...I had a similar experience but from the opposite side when I taught a class on basic crewel embroidery. Unknown to me, a master needle woman joined the class. Afterward she told me about her expertise, making me feel very inadequate, but she also said it wasn't a waste of her time because she did learn some new techniques. I learned from that experience, too. Teaching and learning is about sharing knowledge, but both teacher and student have to keep an open mind for it to work.Rhobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-43098945853504414622010-03-29T22:07:42.680-05:002010-03-29T22:07:42.680-05:00See, all you fine folks watched me eat humble pie!...See, all you fine folks watched me eat humble pie! How stupid I was for thinking that I'd somehow "arrived." If it's one thing I've learned it's that we can always learn from someone else, no matter what their "publication status" is!<br /><br />Thanks for your comments, and thanks, Anna, for allowing me to post on your blog today.Katie Hineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279118592523922756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-87244689679907004262010-03-29T21:22:25.080-05:002010-03-29T21:22:25.080-05:00So sorry I couldn't be there! But glad you fou...So sorry I couldn't be there! But glad you found something else to appreciate. :-)Jane Friedmanhttp://www.janefriedman.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-40778495744722772702010-03-29T18:35:02.606-05:002010-03-29T18:35:02.606-05:00Good advice, Katie. I learn something every writin...Good advice, Katie. I learn something every writing magazine I read and every conference I attend. Sometimes what I learn is very surprising.Vivian Zabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129178812565073972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-81829133703271735882010-03-29T18:15:21.368-05:002010-03-29T18:15:21.368-05:00You are so right,Katie. There's always somethi...You are so right,Katie. There's always something new. We learn from each other. Great post.<br /><br />BevBeverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-68571892615126017862010-03-29T18:04:42.086-05:002010-03-29T18:04:42.086-05:00Katie:
Sound advice. Glad you were able to shift ...Katie:<br /><br />Sound advice. Glad you were able to shift gears and get all you could out of the conference.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />DonnaDonna McDinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959673932828354020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-59838332961525068722010-03-29T17:53:51.840-05:002010-03-29T17:53:51.840-05:00Katie, I learned that lesson about conferences a l...Katie, I learned that lesson about conferences a long time ago. There is always something we can learn, and if we sit out workshops because we think we know more than the presenter, we are only hurting ourselves.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-33131633667496377992010-03-29T17:51:01.903-05:002010-03-29T17:51:01.903-05:00You can learn from many, but it still pays to choo...You can learn from many, but it still pays to choose your advisors wisely. I used to sub to a writing magazine. It had articles which I read assiduously until I realised many of the writers had "agents, trying hard to get me published". At that point I'd been selling steadily without an agent for nearly 20 years. Therefore, if they and I differed on a writing point it seemed to me my position was at least as valid as theirs. Of course, it is difficult to quantify success in writing. Some of my best ever books have never made it into print, and some of the best writers in the world make no more than a modest living... if that. I mentor several writers who have six or seven more years of formal schooling than I, including degrees in literature. Interesting topic, Katie! Being prideful is counterproductive in the writing world, but you can't afford to be too humble either. If I'd ever let my lack of formal education bother me I would never have made that first submission when I was twelve.Sally_Odgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556799528006564605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-44108249430983307862010-03-29T17:38:20.644-05:002010-03-29T17:38:20.644-05:00I'm glad they were able to pull it off. Those ...I'm glad they were able to pull it off. Those who run these things deserve kudos for all their hard work.<br />I think we can learn from anyone!Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-21909763500462850382010-03-29T16:50:28.303-05:002010-03-29T16:50:28.303-05:00Great post! This tells me we can learn something n...Great post! This tells me we can learn something new everyday if we set our minds to it!<br /><br />lead[at]hotsheet[dot]comVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975156172068685702.post-15924468977626232822010-03-29T14:20:54.594-05:002010-03-29T14:20:54.594-05:00Katie,
I shared that feeling when I had the opport...Katie,<br />I shared that feeling when I had the opportunity to sit in on an on-line class taught by Cheryl St. John. I doubted she could tell me much that I haven't already learned, but I was soooo wrong. Cheryl puts her lessons into easy language, gives great examples, and I walked away with more than I bargained for. I highly suggest her to anyone looking for knowledge. I'll be posting about her March class on my blog soon....and yes, I intend to enroll.<br /><br />Glad you had an eventful event.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683064637626718318noreply@blogger.com