tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post4763231695008725696..comments2023-06-07T07:58:31.471-07:00Comments on Sharing Our Notebooks: Rebecca Kai Dotlich: Let the Pen or Marker PlayAmy LVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-89910854255783809592012-04-23T15:38:53.140-07:002012-04-23T15:38:53.140-07:00Hey Janet! No one that I knew of. Just something...Hey Janet! No one that I knew of. Just something I've always kind of said to myself when looking through my notebooks. But since you said that, I just googled it; looks like there is an online game and maybe a app for a game ... but that seems to be it. Good title idea, the DOODLE DUMPS. :) And pairing with Pat and his DANDIES, of course. Thanks for peeking! RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-56687308090253979152012-04-23T13:51:33.917-07:002012-04-23T13:51:33.917-07:00I agree with Sue and Lori; I love your phrase DOOD...I agree with Sue and Lori; I love your phrase DOODLE DUMPS! Is that a phrase that anyone else uses? How about doing a whole book called DOODLE DUMPS and then you can have a signing with J. Patrick Lewis signing DOODLE DANDIES (and CASTLES)!!Janet Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335945237210886655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-34723097784383154512012-04-23T11:41:07.456-07:002012-04-23T11:41:07.456-07:00Whoo-hoo, it went through. (I decided to do a hal...Whoo-hoo, it went through. (I decided to do a half & half post, just in case I lost it.) <br />So, back again:<br /><br />I do keep most drafts in my Word doc now -- I often revise the poem many times and keep saving it as is, so many drafts are unfortunately lost by deleting and adding ... but just as often, I'll start over with a new doc, print out the previous ones, and tape them up around me as I write my final poem. (Or picture book, whichever the case may be.) I tape drafts down my hallway sometimes, so that I can *see* them visually.<br /><br />If I do ever find my drafts of Midnight Stray I will check down the line to see if Amy might want to do a post on the process part of that.<br />This particular one is not on my computer. But I lost a lot of files on my old computer, too :(<br /><br />No, I never set aside time to doodle. Doodling (for me) isn't something I decide to do; I do it without thinking, often when I am facing a blank page and haven't begun to write yet, or maybe while I'm scribbling some thoughts or thinking of an idea -- I'll start doodling away. <br /><br />I certainly am honored by LBH's comment, and will give one back that it is my pleasure and honor and happiness to be included in your books and to call you my friend. Your faith in me means the world, you know that.<br /><br />Amy, this has been great fun and I wish I could've taken better pictures for you!<br />Get this, I started a blog years ago ... I named it; THE PEACOCK PAPERS or THE PEACOCK SCRIBBLES. I remember changing my mind, and now I can't find either! Have no idea where it is. I've searched the internet. (It had no blog posts mind you, just a title! And the color was turquoise(peacock) of course.)<br /><br />As Pooh would say:<br /><br /> “Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you. And all you can do is go where they can find you.” <br /><br />RebeccaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-84576248823701647492012-04-23T11:26:50.790-07:002012-04-23T11:26:50.790-07:00Amy, thank you for inviting me on your blog! I en...Amy, thank you for inviting me on your blog! I enjoy reading so many of your posts -- I am not one who comments often, simply because I've never set up google accts and blogs of my own and so it seems confusing. And sometimes I write a very long comment and it disappears and I am frustrated. I hope this one doesn't. I would like to thank each and every one of you for your comments and I would like to address a few questions if that's ok:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-13647786920742408512012-04-22T19:30:53.842-07:002012-04-22T19:30:53.842-07:00It's amazing to me how all of those pieces of ...It's amazing to me how all of those pieces of paper and all of those words eventually come together in such beautiful poems! And I'm really glad to hear that real writers have lots of notebooks, because I have about 15 half full scattered all over my life.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-19451546034465788142012-04-22T19:27:51.747-07:002012-04-22T19:27:51.747-07:00I love the idea of a notebook as adoodle-dump. I ...I love the idea of a notebook as adoodle-dump. I am a doodler too but I usually doodle in the margains of agendas from meetings! I would love to know when you doodle. Do you set aside some time during the day to just doodle and write?<br /><br />LoriLori Faashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398684751906617003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-54494398929289227592012-04-22T06:54:27.752-07:002012-04-22T06:54:27.752-07:00One of the first poets I approach as I begin any a...One of the first poets I approach as I begin any anthology is Rebecca Kai Dotlich. She is among the best poets for children writing today. Her use of language is so incredible it is like finding words you've always heard yet never heard before. And she works and works on her craft until each verse has reached perfection. There is poetry thrown around and about these days. Yet there are poets and there are Poets (with a capital P). Working with Rebecca is like working with the masters. She listens, she hears, she<br />doesn't write, she rewrites. Few poets can give me goose bumps; Dotlich's work makes my heart beat faster. -- Lee Bennett Hopkins www.leebennetthopkins.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-5143098142990286812012-04-22T03:59:16.802-07:002012-04-22T03:59:16.802-07:00Rebecca is a master of words, choosing the perfect...Rebecca is a master of words, choosing the perfect word and then going just to the edge.....and..... before tumbling over, choosing the 'more perfect' word. I would love to see her "scribble sparks" for Midnight Cat....the quintessential poem!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-22334996210650418142012-04-21T12:46:47.367-07:002012-04-21T12:46:47.367-07:00Wow! I love this peek into your notebooks! I am fa...Wow! I love this peek into your notebooks! I am fascinated by the thinking and organizing and collecting of writers. It is refreshing to know that you have random words, pictures, etc. that make up your notebooks and then things fall together into beautiful poems. I absolutely love the "Tucking-in Song" and the way you showed this in your notebook before it came together as a finished product. Amazing! Thank you for sharing!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132042235993262800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-36296456118823067082012-04-21T11:30:00.818-07:002012-04-21T11:30:00.818-07:00That was mighty informative. I love how Teach (th...That was mighty informative. I love how Teach (that's what I call Rebecca for she is my mentor) collects words like one would collect seashells at the beach. I also love looking at the pages of handwritten notes on CASTLES, one of my favorite of her books. Thank you Amy and Teach for this post.Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-36483565136240835112012-04-20T20:25:55.716-07:002012-04-20T20:25:55.716-07:00I love the way you have such a jumble of papers an...I love the way you have such a jumble of papers and collecions that give you the background for the work. As you said, I am fascinated too by the different ways that people who keep notebooks or journals "keep" them. I love to show the unique ideas to student to help them see that their own ideas for worthy, will give them strength in the writing, no matter what they do. So, thanks for the photos as well as the words. Your "tucking into bed" is beautiful.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-39868248523815956622012-04-20T08:56:46.673-07:002012-04-20T08:56:46.673-07:00I have two of your books for inspiration, Rebecca....I have two of your books for inspiration, Rebecca. Your poetry is breathtaking! Tucking in Song is gorgeous! It's so interesting to learn about your methods. Thanks for sharing!izahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636521729428353612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-49873265351997045812012-04-20T07:47:44.542-07:002012-04-20T07:47:44.542-07:00I especially like the notebook entry for Rebecca&#...I especially like the notebook entry for Rebecca's "Tucking-in Song" poem. I love how you circled the words and then to see your final version and how it began as your musings and word-catching. Something wonderful to show to young writers. Often you hear, "I don't have anything to write about" from the reluctant writers who do not write frequently. A teacher can share with them how a writer's style and writing life may evolve the more they write. It ties in beautifully with helping children reflect more on the idea that practice in any craft often leads to strenth and change. It is so nice to have this site as a teaching opportunity, too! So thank you to Amy. I would like to know a bit more about how Rebecca works at the keyboard as in keeping drafts of her poems so I will head to her site again.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-86425396208881246082012-04-20T06:47:14.827-07:002012-04-20T06:47:14.827-07:00I thoroughly enjoyed this peek into Rebecca's ...I thoroughly enjoyed this peek into Rebecca's notebooks. All those scattered research pages made me nervous, though, for even if my to-do lists consist of crumpled/scribbled-on post-it notes flying around the computer, actual research and notes for writing must be neatly ordered or my brain can't focus. But yet, I find her methods appealing! :)Renee LaTulippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520719663052253627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443776659707935381.post-61453133744061739422012-04-20T04:29:05.647-07:002012-04-20T04:29:05.647-07:00I love your notebooks! And especially the way you ...I love your notebooks! And especially the way you think of them as "doodle dumps" and "scribble sparks". Thanks for the inspiration.Sue Heavenrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550259613381458435noreply@blogger.com