tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post5870387976421053411..comments2024-02-14T01:24:18.355-08:00Comments on Angelina C. Hansen: The Most Interesting Thing--Donna Jo Napoli Made Me CryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-65391524743522691232011-08-20T09:50:38.381-07:002011-08-20T09:50:38.381-07:00Donna Jo's keynote was a pivotal moment for me...Donna Jo's keynote was a pivotal moment for me as a writer and a teacher. Her contrast of the protected child vs. the unprotected child opened my mind and my heart.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-80253628262189191202011-08-20T06:01:44.527-07:002011-08-20T06:01:44.527-07:00We write what we need to write, don't we? And ...We write what we need to write, don't we? And yes, someone out there needs to read it. Thanks for that, inluvwithwords.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed it, Lola.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-14358674876882329252011-08-19T17:44:25.416-07:002011-08-19T17:44:25.416-07:00Angelina, thanks so much for sharing this. I'v...Angelina, thanks so much for sharing this. I've also struggled with why I have written about terrible things. I sometimes glimpse this perspective, but can never seem to hold onto it - the fact that maybe I'm writing it because someone out there needs to read it. <br />Congratulations on having the courage to write through the tough stuff.inluvwithwordshttp://outonalimbshywritergoessocial.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-82658853785382585362011-08-19T14:02:28.131-07:002011-08-19T14:02:28.131-07:00Thanks all of you for the encouraging thoughts.Thanks all of you for the encouraging thoughts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-81161448719660082412011-08-19T13:29:38.987-07:002011-08-19T13:29:38.987-07:00Thanks for sharing this. I'm sure so many of u...Thanks for sharing this. I'm sure so many of us have had experiences where we recognize something in a book that resonates or we feel, Yes, this is my story too.<br /><br />I can't imagine what that would be like if the experience you're reading about -- the thing you relate to -- is so horrible you can't talk about it with anyone. It's like that book is your best friend, the only one you can be honest with. The only safe place.<br /><br />You gotta keep writing about the hard stuff, that's for sure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704845146768729518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-49094466066522223062011-08-19T11:07:37.320-07:002011-08-19T11:07:37.320-07:00I'm so proud of you for putting in writing a s...I'm so proud of you for putting in writing a story that must be told. And for having the courage to say something. <br /><br />It's wonderful that you got some validation in Donna Jo's presentation. Just what you needed to hear, and so very true.<br /><br />Hugs!Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839712416096310091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-33186585182865422672011-08-19T10:15:18.925-07:002011-08-19T10:15:18.925-07:00I don't believe I've read anything by Donn...I don't believe I've read anything by Donna Jo Napoli, but I love the quote you posted. It's amazing how deeply a book can change someone. :)Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-73859790665627723962011-08-19T08:04:33.474-07:002011-08-19T08:04:33.474-07:00Exactly. Thanks for chiming in, Mary Ann.Exactly. Thanks for chiming in, Mary Ann.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4078278410744887002.post-1822636447402176332011-08-19T06:18:00.196-07:002011-08-19T06:18:00.196-07:00Donna Jo is one of my favorite people! This is br...Donna Jo is one of my favorite people! This is brilliant, and even more support for tough YA books that got a pounding last month from a certain journalist. <br /><br />Even when friends listen, they don't alway hear. They can't always relate because it's hard to accept it as real. But when a kid who is living it meets someone in a book who is living it, they know it's real and that someone else has been through it. <br /><br />Donna Jo is a wise woman and a brilliant writer!Ghost Girl (aka, Mary Ann)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10104992485564788542noreply@blogger.com