tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post1420128667969812032..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Poetry Friday: "I could steal a friend"Author Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-72092927616507214862010-02-14T07:16:31.445-05:002010-02-14T07:16:31.445-05:00A crack in the veneer -- that's a perfect way ...A crack in the veneer -- that's a perfect way to phrase it, Mary Lee! Thanks for the feedback. Still (always?) working on revisions.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-3399758937519337422010-02-14T06:17:47.585-05:002010-02-14T06:17:47.585-05:00Yikes! You got Ashlie so "right" that i...Yikes! You got Ashlie so "right" that it's scary! (and perfectly mirrored the Masters poem!!)<br /><br />Make her learn. Definitely make her learn, but don't make it easy and don't make it happen too soon. Jerry Spinelli kept Crash awful right up to the end of the book and even then he didn't change all that much, but you knew there was finally a crack in that awful veneer.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-10797839446352217652010-02-13T06:56:52.807-05:002010-02-13T06:56:52.807-05:00I'm working on her final poem of the book righ...I'm working on her final poem of the book right now. Does she stay nasty, or learn she's not all that?Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-19424192560502491252010-02-12T18:44:53.165-05:002010-02-12T18:44:53.165-05:00Laura,
Wow, an acrostic so full of character tha...Laura, <br /><br />Wow, an acrostic so full of character that Ashlie seems real! Well done!<br /><br />Laura EvansUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09333892488465234463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-67076425568764815032010-02-12T17:04:32.680-05:002010-02-12T17:04:32.680-05:00Thanks, Jama. It has been the most fun project I&#...Thanks, Jama. It has been the most fun project I've ever worked on. I love thinking through and hearing the students' voices. Ashlie is a strong character throughout the yearbook-in-verse.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-91730693667668702322010-02-12T14:27:47.261-05:002010-02-12T14:27:47.261-05:00Interesting project, Laura. A novel idea. Enjoyed ...Interesting project, Laura. A novel idea. Enjoyed Ashlie's Awesome Acrostic!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.com