tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post4268087294892199321..comments2023-11-06T12:36:23.406-05:00Comments on Diary of a Children's Book Writer: The Mayans Loved Trees!Sheri Perl-Oshinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025716805041579831noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-88479549835488937452008-09-19T09:29:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:29:00.000-04:00Thanks PJ! Welcome home.Thanks PJ! Welcome home.Sheri Perl-Oshinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025716805041579831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-5922923788105378882008-09-19T00:45:00.000-04:002008-09-19T00:45:00.000-04:00I will look at a tree (I love looking at nature)! ...I will look at a tree (I love looking at nature)! And I will meditate! Great post!PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-13450247664262607442008-09-18T21:18:00.000-04:002008-09-18T21:18:00.000-04:00Yeah, but those deadlines creep up quickly! Leeza ...Yeah, but those deadlines creep up quickly! Leeza and I met at an NJ SCBWI event. It was friendship at first site. Then I founded the Hunterdon Writer's Group and asked her if she would help facilitate. We have 6 small groups run by 6 facilitators. Each group consists of no more than 6 members in a group. A lot of our members are also members of SCBWI. I hope we meet at one of the events one of these days...Sheri Perl-Oshinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025716805041579831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-75873649052620263612008-09-18T18:05:00.000-04:002008-09-18T18:05:00.000-04:00Sheri-I think I found your blog after popping in o...Sheri-<BR/>I think I found your blog after popping in on Leeza's and then the Hunterdon group site. I probably found Leeza's through the NJ SCBWI website.<BR/><BR/>I probably won't make the illustrators day in November - too much going on at home to take a trip up to NJ. I haven't decided about NYC in February. That depends on a lot of things. Still plenty of time to decide.Jean Wogamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464446396668373473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-6334197752259389782008-09-18T16:47:00.000-04:002008-09-18T16:47:00.000-04:00oh Jeanie, then you really must check out Leeza's ...oh Jeanie, then you really must check out Leeza's blog and the links to other illustrator blogs on her site. She is very informative. Just signed her first book deal illustrating a book. If you do go and check her out, let her know I sent you. Are you going to go to the NYC SCBWI conference in Feb. It has a lot for illustrators - a portfolio review. Also the NJ SCBWI is doing an illustrator's day coming up. Leeza's baby...Sheri Perl-Oshinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025716805041579831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-65234937813236476532008-09-18T16:31:00.000-04:002008-09-18T16:31:00.000-04:00Sheri - I don't have a blog. I only just discovere...Sheri - I don't have a blog. I only just discovered blogs this past July. Since then I have spent so much time reading other people's words that barely spend time on my own. <BR/><BR/>I am pulling together a portfolio and intend to get it online in some form or other soon. I have set the Mid-Atlantic SCBWI conference date (Oct 25) as a tentative deadline. But I'm also hoping to revise two MG novels by then as well so who knows if I'll make it. I don't know if I'll use a blog format for my portfolio or lay out the cash for an independent website. Seems the latter might look more professional.Jean Wogamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464446396668373473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-40653481179723441132008-09-18T16:19:00.000-04:002008-09-18T16:19:00.000-04:00Jeanie - I noticed you don't have a blog at blogsp...Jeanie - I noticed you don't have a blog at blogspot. I'd love to see more of your artwork. Do you have a blog somewhere else? You should check out my friend Leeza's blog at leezyblogs@blogspot.com. She is a good friend of mine and a talented writer and illustrator. Too bad you don't live in NJ - you could join our writer's and illustrator's group - the Hunterdon County Children's Writer's and Illustrator's group. <BR/><BR/>Susan - I used to cry when I read that book to my kindergarteners. But then I all I could think about was how selfish the boy is! And it just made me angry. I still love that book and I love the leafy illustrations.Sheri Perl-Oshinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025716805041579831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-14907519020782720042008-09-18T13:05:00.000-04:002008-09-18T13:05:00.000-04:00Sheri,Thanks. Yes, I drew them - several years ago...Sheri,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. Yes, I drew them - several years ago for an art show. I plan to come up with something more children's book illustrationy, but only after I'm done with my current round of novel revisions. The tree picture's just a space holder until then.Jean Wogamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464446396668373473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-12938669259049419662008-09-18T08:25:00.000-04:002008-09-18T08:25:00.000-04:00Keri, I know where Maple Shade is. I went to colle...Keri, I know where Maple Shade is. I went to college with a guy from there. He was a very cute saxophonist.Sheri Perl-Oshinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025716805041579831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-76772742783454072912008-09-18T08:20:00.000-04:002008-09-18T08:20:00.000-04:00Wow, Sheri. That's interesting stuff. Thanks for s...Wow, Sheri. That's interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing. <BR/><BR/>I love being around trees. They are so calming. But, I live at the beach now, so we're not surrounded by the big trees I grew up around. In fact, the town I grew up in is named Maple Shade. :) So, as a MSHS alumni, I'd have to say my favorite tree is a maple tree. :)Keri Mikulskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674081854220914215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-47240625080986980492008-09-17T20:01:00.000-04:002008-09-17T20:01:00.000-04:00Jeanie, we have trees in common! Aren't they just ...Jeanie, we have trees in common! Aren't they just amazing? Did you draw the trees in your avatar? I've been meaning to tell you, I think they are very cool. As a matter of fact, the illustration looks cool - as in climate. BTW, one myth about pine trees is... they are called "sweet wood" because Pitys, Pan's love, was turned into a pine tree...<BR/><BR/>Chad, I was just making a comment that was oblivious to his glazy eyes. His eyes glazed like the expert's wife's eyes glazed and that even still with his glazy eyes, I still find it fascinating. To each his/her own. I spent a summer on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona. I missed the trees so much when I was there. When we visited Flagstaff one day, I almost cried. I was so happy to be with the trees again. I could not make it in the desert! When I finally came home to the lush No East, I was so happy. It was like being reunited with a forgotten friend.Sheri Perl-Oshinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025716805041579831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-39950370780411713882008-09-17T19:23:00.000-04:002008-09-17T19:23:00.000-04:00"Later that night, I watched as my husband's eyes ..."Later that night, I watched as my husband's eyes glazed over with every tree detail. Fascinating! Truly fascinating!"<BR/>----<BR/>What was more fascinating, the tree details or your husband's eye glazing?<BR/><BR/>I love traveling up to Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon because the trees are so thick. Not so much down here in the desert.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378547566593756176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-81708649856122763542008-09-17T18:48:00.000-04:002008-09-17T18:48:00.000-04:00I love being amid the pine trees in the Adirondack...I love being amid the pine trees in the Adirondacks. The air is so pure. It's no wonder they used to send TB patients there to recover.<BR/><BR/>My trees are trees. I love to be near them, to climb them, to draw pictures of them. The gnarly ones are especially fun.Jean Wogamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464446396668373473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-43966406463170091322008-09-17T15:42:00.000-04:002008-09-17T15:42:00.000-04:00Sea creatures are your trees - funny. Yeah I guess...Sea creatures are your trees - funny. Yeah I guess we all have our "thing." that's a better question for us to share here...<BR/><BR/>So everyone, WHAT IS YOUR THING? What is your tree?<BR/><BR/>What tree is this with a face like a monkey and flailing arms? Sounds like JK Rowling's Whomping Willow. I hope you don't have one of those!Sheri Perl-Oshinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025716805041579831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3971808675697780700.post-54405482397632686702008-09-17T15:38:00.000-04:002008-09-17T15:38:00.000-04:00Marine creatures are my trees. I involve myself in...Marine creatures are my trees. I involve myself in conversations with total strangers on public transit if I hear them talking about the mating rituals of a sea horse. <BR/><BR/>There is one particular tree I'm crazy about. It's got wild flailing arms, and a facelike a monkey. I'll go stare at him in honor of your post.:)Erin Maherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727261783872804861noreply@blogger.com