Comments on: My favorite memento ever http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever For writers, readers, and independent thinkers--book talk for readers and writers, life chats when we need them, writers' motivational articles, secret behind-the-scenes stories from the publishing trenches, and more. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:13:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: robin http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever/comment-page-1#comment-4267 robin Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:33:34 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever#comment-4267 Camille, I'm really glad you feel inspired by what that librarian did. And I agree that kids can get so much from meeting authors face to face. I met Judy Blume when I was young, and that experience has stayed with me to this day. Camille, I’m really glad you feel inspired by what that librarian did. And I agree that kids can get so much from meeting authors face to face. I met Judy Blume when I was young, and that experience has stayed with me to this day.

]]> By: Camille http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever/comment-page-1#comment-4266 Camille Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:25:32 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever#comment-4266 What a wonderful description of an author visit from the author's POV. I love the idea of having the kids sign/write-in the author's book. That is brilliant. I am going to remember that! I am very very impressed with the schools for hosting you. Our area elementary school libraries do fantastic work bringing in authors and illustrators but once our kids leave for jr. high, they never see another author in a school setting. Just when their own creative lives are ramping up and AP classes and band/choir/theater/sports begin to consume their after-school hours, they miss out on the creative energy that an author visit inspires. Time for me to "revisit" this issue with our librarians again. What a wonderful description of an author visit from the author’s POV.
I love the idea of having the kids sign/write-in the author’s book. That is brilliant. I am going to remember that!

I am very very impressed with the schools for hosting you. Our area elementary school libraries do fantastic work bringing in authors and illustrators but once our kids leave for jr. high, they never see another author in a school setting.

Just when their own creative lives are ramping up and AP classes and band/choir/theater/sports begin to consume their after-school hours, they miss out on the creative energy that an author visit inspires.

Time for me to “revisit” this issue with our librarians again.

]]> By: annette http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever/comment-page-1#comment-4256 annette Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:03:23 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever#comment-4256 omg--you are so right!!!! it's that crazy power of the "universe, unicorn jedi, king of" thing or whatever, that i am no match for. but who is? omg–you are so right!!!! it’s that crazy power of the “universe, unicorn jedi, king of” thing or whatever, that i am no match for. but who is?

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever/comment-page-1#comment-4255 robin Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:56:15 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever#comment-4255 Annette, you're channeling Patrick. Annette, you’re channeling Patrick.

]]> By: annette http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever/comment-page-1#comment-4253 annette Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:34:12 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever#comment-4253 i dunno but i think an "annette book" has a certain jeu neu se qua--don't you? doesn't everyone? i dunno but i think an “annette book” has a certain jeu neu se qua–don’t you? doesn’t everyone?

]]> By: Patrick, The Space Lord. http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever/comment-page-1#comment-4252 Patrick, The Space Lord. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:17:17 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever#comment-4252 Well, I feel a little uncomfortable saying that. I don't know about anyone else. Kinda like when I had to say Diana's last name outloud, when I met her agent. Diana Peterfr- Peterfr-uh-mphflmunded- Secret Society Diana! Well, I feel a little uncomfortable saying that. I don’t know about anyone else.

Kinda like when I had to say Diana’s last name outloud, when I met her agent. Diana Peterfr- Peterfr-uh-mphflmunded- Secret Society Diana!

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever/comment-page-1#comment-4235 robin Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:02:46 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever#comment-4235 Sara, that's a great idea. I'll snap some photos and post them in the next couple of days. You really should see what it looks like. Thanks for the suggestion! And it should be called a "Geye Book" after the librarian who thought it up, don't you think? Sara, that’s a great idea. I’ll snap some photos and post them in the next couple of days. You really should see what it looks like. Thanks for the suggestion!

And it should be called a “Geye Book” after the librarian who thought it up, don’t you think?

]]> By: Sara http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever/comment-page-1#comment-4234 Sara Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:05:09 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever#comment-4234 Robin, I wish you could post a picture of your signed book. I hope this idea spreads to the ends of the earth. And becomes law. And that we start calling such a gift "a Brande Book." Robin,

I wish you could post a picture of your signed book. I hope this idea spreads to the ends of the earth. And becomes law. And that we start calling such a gift “a Brande Book.”

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever/comment-page-1#comment-4226 robin Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:07:35 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever#comment-4226 Thanks, Amy! Jules and Readerdiane, I'm glad people are giving the librarian props, because she is obviously a mastermind. Bojan, so nice to hear from you!! Thanks for writing in. Laura, you get it, absolutely. Thanks, Amy!

Jules and Readerdiane, I’m glad people are giving the librarian props, because she is obviously a mastermind.

Bojan, so nice to hear from you!! Thanks for writing in.

Laura, you get it, absolutely.

]]> By: Amy http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever/comment-page-1#comment-4225 Amy Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:02:20 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/my-favorite-memento-ever#comment-4225 Dear Robin, your experiences this week were just the beginning of the many new and glorious relationships that will fill your life because of your wisdom, wit and words. I am so happy that you loved your new friendships and could see, from the comments and the excitement, that you have made the world a better and more meaningful place. As we say in my neck of the woods, MAZEL TOV!!! xoxox me Dear Robin,

your experiences this week were just the beginning of the many new and glorious relationships that will fill your life because of your wisdom, wit and words. I am so happy that you loved your new friendships and could see, from the comments and the excitement, that you have made the world a better and more meaningful place.

As we say in my neck of the woods, MAZEL TOV!!!

xoxox
me

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