tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post4678345361296881709..comments2024-03-15T10:48:13.261+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: Practising What You Preach in School Author Visits: Mindfulness, Mistakes and Early Picture Book Drafts by Juliet Clare BellUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-46085779022540063512017-03-15T17:48:53.318+00:002017-03-15T17:48:53.318+00:00Hi Becca, I'm also trying to write less on the...Hi Becca, I'm also trying to write less on the computer because I get too distracted too easily. <br /><br />Beautiful Oops is well worth buying!Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-90841586859116474942017-03-15T17:47:20.606+00:002017-03-15T17:47:20.606+00:00Thanks, Lauri. My writing is pretty messy but it&#...Thanks, Lauri. My writing is pretty messy but it's still definitely mine. Funny that yours looks like someone else's... slightly spooky...Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-56517224210323443462017-03-14T20:37:15.839+00:002017-03-14T20:37:15.839+00:00Lots of good ideas! I'd never heard of the Bea...Lots of good ideas! I'd never heard of the Beautiful Oops book before - now I want to go and buy it! I'm a great believer in the notebook - I can scribble lists and sketch out scenes, jot down dialogue and even draw maps, and then I take it to the computer and type it up. I find it really hard to write on a computer - it's much easier if I can trick my brain into thinking that it's just typing something up, and then the scene seems to magically continue beyond what I've written on the paper (...sometimes!)Becca McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339982441409936532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-72872864265724282022017-03-14T17:32:34.487+00:002017-03-14T17:32:34.487+00:00What an interesting idea, and speaking of writing ...What an interesting idea, and speaking of writing in the dark, I sometimes jot notes down in the middle of the night in the dark in a small notebook by my bed. What's surprising to me is that the notes look like they were written by someone else's hand. Did you experience that with your story? Lauri Fortinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12475916995772334664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-82352464187989718412017-03-14T14:05:49.752+00:002017-03-14T14:05:49.752+00:00Thank you, David. I'm really pleased. Let us k...Thank you, David. I'm really pleased. Let us know if you try writing in the dark and if it helps. Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-61102950514185405072017-03-14T14:05:11.188+00:002017-03-14T14:05:11.188+00:00I've recently bought blank A4 school-exercise-...I've recently bought blank A4 school-exercise-type books and they're great (you can buy them in bulk and) because they're like school books, you don't mind about spoiling them in the same way. Also we just discovered a slightly bigger than A4 size (is it B4?) scrap paper pad from muji and it's cheap-looking paper -cheap (about £1.50) and perfect for brainstorming story ideas. You could keep the notebook for when you do feel that you want to write in it and use something like the plain ones for every day stuff (also, I'd never write on the first page of a book but turn to the first double spread, which means I have more space but also, that the first page still looks lovely! Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-75748709040593999992017-03-14T14:00:59.002+00:002017-03-14T14:00:59.002+00:00That's so brave to do comedy improv! what a gr...That's so brave to do comedy improv! what a great way to get confidence in other areas of your life. I recently had a few singing lessons -and they were really scary, but I feel that I'm better able to take other risks now. Let me know how it goes with the writing in the dark!Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-50390572250995564542017-03-14T13:56:04.194+00:002017-03-14T13:56:04.194+00:00I think it's really important to show that boo...I think it's really important to show that books don't start out as books and that there's a very long way to go from those first scribbles to the published book -but that without letting yourself be free/take risks, there'd never be any of the books they like (or the inventions, or the cooked foods, or medicines)... Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-69617698551471428202017-03-14T13:53:57.438+00:002017-03-14T13:53:57.438+00:00Thanks, Anne. The Beautiful Oops clip is actually ...Thanks, Anne. The Beautiful Oops clip is actually a song, which is not what we do in our sessions! It's a lovely book and conveys exactly what we'd like to convey. Clare.Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-67279696261775823902017-03-14T13:01:13.053+00:002017-03-14T13:01:13.053+00:00I love so many of your ideas and suggestions here....I love so many of your ideas and suggestions here. Thanks so much.David McMullinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11976625439508466025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-61651158712832472362017-03-14T10:21:53.930+00:002017-03-14T10:21:53.930+00:00Really thought-provoking. My daughter gave me a be...Really thought-provoking. My daughter gave me a beautiful notebook for my birthday but I can't bring myself to write in it (yet). I think this is why!Jane Brocklehurstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-89662817799880804292017-03-14T10:21:15.425+00:002017-03-14T10:21:15.425+00:00What a wonderful post. On school visits, I also s...What a wonderful post. On school visits, I also show children my notebooks, and some of Sue Heap's original roughs too, and then compare all this with the finished books - to show that these beautiful objects often start off with something very scribbly. I also talk about how comedy impro - feel the fear of NOTHING IN YOUR HEAD (EEK!) - and do it anyway - has helped me to just say yes to ideas on the page. Some of my most fruitful ideas have been just as I'm going to sleep or waking up - so I LOVE the idea of writing in the dark. Teresa Heapyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644746527425723053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-23506728495283236742017-03-14T09:39:15.026+00:002017-03-14T09:39:15.026+00:00P.S. I realise that I do a little of this on schoo...P.S. I realise that I do a little of this on school visits when I show the children my very messy notebooks, filled with story plans, shopping lists and prayers and doodles!Anne Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160915179685300264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-90143476618490298092017-03-14T09:36:29.527+00:002017-03-14T09:36:29.527+00:00What a completely brilliant post! Thanks - really ...What a completely brilliant post! Thanks - really interesting and inspiring and I loved the clips. I must watch Kung Fu Panda again and 'Beautiful Oops' looks great.Anne Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160915179685300264noreply@blogger.com