tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post4732248053249265480..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Ramona's Latest Story For Her Writers' GroupKaren Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-36971624678332562162010-12-04T17:19:48.827-06:002010-12-04T17:19:48.827-06:00Thanks, Tanita and Lissa! She was delighted with y...Thanks, Tanita and Lissa! She was delighted with your comments. <br /><br />Elizabeth, you can make a writing group as formal or informal as you like. Ours is very informal and lots of fun. The teen girls bring a new piece of writing every week and we sit down in the living room and they take turns reading their work out loud. After each reading, we offer comments, such as what we liked best, what we thought was especially effective, well-written, funny, sad, etc.<br /><br />Later (usually while the girls are busy with lunch and laughter) I make any needed corrections on grammar, punctuation, etc., and offer a few additional comments or suggestions. <br /><br />For the little girls (who meet at a friend's house while the older girls meet here), it's even simpler -- they just read their stories to each other and talk about them. :) <br /><br />Hope this helps!Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-1072963006252429462010-12-03T13:30:03.557-06:002010-12-03T13:30:03.557-06:00Hahahah! And the Wisdom of the Mama Bear was passe...Hahahah! And the Wisdom of the Mama Bear was passed unto the third and fourth generations, yea verily, for all of the Mamas had once been confronted with The Bear.<br /><br />::giggle::<br />That girl is FICTION-MINDED, if I do say so.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-66786448194804468792010-12-03T08:55:47.186-06:002010-12-03T08:55:47.186-06:00FANTASTIC. I love the parallel mamas, and her own ...FANTASTIC. I love the parallel mamas, and her own mama's wisdom, and the sense of energy and tension in the whole thing. And this: "the bear whipped her thick head"---LOVE IT.<br /><br />Many cheers for Ramona!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315947967701781840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-15917732290620553412010-12-03T08:15:34.967-06:002010-12-03T08:15:34.967-06:00Could you tell us a little bit more about your wri...Could you tell us a little bit more about your writing group? My daughter loves illustrating stories and storytelling and I'm wondering how a group like yours is run. Thank You.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034084071411439315noreply@blogger.com