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JaneFriedman

  1. @dg33 Of course. I'm sure Porter is following our thread, so he'll have some food for thought.
  2. @dg33 I see. I was not thinking of you when I tweeted the post, but I can see why you're upset.
  3. @dg33 I encourage you to comment on the post. Porter is excellent about responding/engaging.
  4. @EnFogg I have - definitely on my Top 3 list of must-listen/must-read storytelling lessons.
  5. Can you suspend your emotional response in discussions about self-pub? Great post from @Porter_Anderson: bit.ly/K03ZHe
  6. Pixar's rules of storytelling - fantastic: bit.ly/qpyXOq by @pixartouch via @dirtywhitecandy
  7. @wordpuppet That's what I'd expect! Thank you for thinking of me. :-)
  8. @Harringtonkent :-)
  9. @wordpuppet But definitely I'd love to be considered for 2013 either as workshop presenter or for pitches for @VQR (or both).
  10. @wordpuppet Just checked calendar - maybe don't go to any trouble this year! Got a lot of on my plate 1st 2 weeks of August (other events).
  11. Learn the craft of poetry from Borges (his lectures at Harvard): ow.ly/b5xhL via @openculture
  12. @dbgrady Wow, what would it take to be Catwoman?
  13. @wordpuppet In past years I was invited without having to submit a proposal.
  14. @iurus Nyan cat = pinnacle of human achievement, on par with sphinx. ;-)
  15. @JDGsaid :-)
  16. @cidneyswanson :-)
  17. The best bumper sticker in the world: ow.ly/i/EmjN <3
  18. @inbetween_novel Yes.
  19. A humorous flowchart that's quite accurate about the publishing process: ow.ly/b8Jwg by @WeldonOwen
  20. @markjordan Thank you! I hope so.