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Jean,<br />I think it&#39;s wonderful that you got to spend quality time visiting and learning from a picture book writer you love.<br /><br />I have a thought--why not join Pat&#39;s world now, not when you grow up? I bet she&#39;d love to have you as a playmate!

Jean, I totally agree! Meeting Pat Thomas was HUGE highlight for me. Thanks too, for putting my thoughts about picture books into words. Blessings, E

Hahahaha! I still haven&#39;t decided what I&#39;m going to be when I grow up!<br /><br />But yes, what a joy to meet Pat. She&#39;s an amazing writer and a precious person. Made everybody feel right at home with her. Hey, maybe that&#39;s what I want to be when I grow up--a great writer who puts everyone at ease. :-) <br /><br />Thanks, Pat! Thanks, Jean!

Thanks, Vonda!<br /><br />I think your new-found ambition is amazing. But, I&#39;ll let you in on a little secret. I think you&#39;re already there.<br /><br />Jean

You are so welcomed, Edie.<br /><br />We writers are such a strange bunch, aren&#39;t we?<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Jean

I&#39;m trying to join her, Linda. But the &quot;umpires&quot; won&#39;t let me in the game yet!<br /><br />I still have some basic skills to learn, I&#39;m afraid.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Jean

When I grow up... I love that line, Jean! Thanks for sharing.

Love the summary of what makes picture books work. And yes, that interaction between adult and child is priceless!

Thanks, Joyce.<br /><br />ONE DAY I&#39;ll see my name on a shiny, colorful picture book jacket I pray!<br /><br />Jean

Thanks, Carol!<br /><br />My body is definitely a whole lot older than my heart!<br /><br />Jean

Jean,<br />Glad to hear that Alan&#39;s workshop gave you some pointers that you&#39;ll apply to your manuscripts. Sounds like this was a great event.

Thanks for sharing this, Jean. Particularly liked to hear what you learned in the social media workshop. SO does this mean that I&#39;ll see you on FB now? WHen you go there, friend me! And yes, make it about others (which you do so well anyway) and not just yourself. That is key.

Wow! Jean you&#39;ve provided a highpoint for me. I&#39;ve just been mentioned in the same post as Alan Gratz! I had a blast at the conference and think Pam Zollman did a GREAT job. Thanks for your kind remarks and for what you do through the conference you direct. Blessings, E

You&#39;re right, Linda. It was a day well worth the investment of time and money.<br /><br />Are you coming to the SCBWI-C conference in Sept.?<br /><br />Jean

Yep. I&#39;ve decided to join FB. Haven&#39;t done it yet. But I&#39;ve scheduled a day this week to join.<br /><br />I finally caved in.<br /><br />Jean

You are so welcomed, Edie.<br /><br />When it comes to social media I hear that you ARE the wo-man!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Jean

Jean,<br />I don&#39;t know if I&#39;m coming to the conference yet. I had a job interview today. This may determine things for me. If I get the job, I&#39;ll do my best to attend the conference. Cross fingers.

Jean: I have a FB page. I have had the fleeting thought to start another one just for my writing ministry. But, I have qualms about the time, I spend on there.

I&#39;ll be praying about that job! I hope to see you in Sept.<br /><br />Jean

I, too, have concerns about the investment of time, QS. I&#39;ll look you up when I get going.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Jean

Jean, so proud of you for taking the Facebook leap!! Edie has a way of talking us into things like that!! Friend me!!<br />Love you!

Thanks, Kristi.<br /><br />We&#39;ll see how happy I am about it in about a week. :-)<br /><br />Jean

Jean,<br />I&#39;m so glad you got to attend. It sounds like it was &quot;a must-do event.&quot; I look forward to each and every word of your coverage of the sessions. Thanks for sharing the highlights with your readers.

Glad you took the opportunity to post all this, Jean! The conference was well worth the time and money.

Thanks, Linda, for dropping in. It really WAS one of those little jewels of a conference.<br /><br />Jean

Carol, <br /><br />NOW the hard part -- putting all we heard into practice!<br /><br />Jean

Thank you Jean for putting words to our feelings. Each time I come away from something like this I realize how much I have to learn and how far I still have to go! <br /><br />Lisa

You&#39;re right--it was a great conference! I loved getting to meet new faculty members and seeing old friends--like you!<br /><br />Glad you got to spend time with Pat and Harold. Jealous!

You are so welcomed, Lisa. There is so much to learn about writing well, isn&#39;t there?<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Jean

Thanks, Vonda, for dropping in. I know you are one very busy lady.<br /><br />Editors and agents (and children&#39;s authors) really are just ordinary people for the most part.<br /><br />No fangs nor claws!<br /><br />Jean

Thanks for reporting on the conference. I wanted to go but just had too much going on to manage it. Your reports will make me feel like I was there. I&#39;m glad you got to meet my dear friend, Sally Matheny. Blessings!

You&#39;re welcomed, Cathy. I&#39;m looking forward to seeing you and your writing friends in September.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Jean

Wish I could have been there!! Maybe next year!! So glad for all the fun and fellowship you (and so many mutual friends) enjoyed!!

Jean,<br />I&#39;m so glad you&#39;re getting to go to &quot;The Writer&#39;s Plot Conference.&quot; It sounds great. I&#39;m glad you&#39;ll blog about it later. I look forward to learning about it that way.

Is this held yearly? I wish I had known in time, would have tried to make it there.

Jean: Enjoy your conference time. I have a commitment that I have to fulfill this Saturday,so I can&#39;t participate.

Can&#39;t wait to be there, and getting to see you just makes it even better!

Thanks, Linda! You want to go? You can drive to my house and ride with me from there!<br /><br />:-)<br />Jean

Hi, Sharon.<br /><br />This is the 3rd Writer&#39;s Plot Confernce. 2011 &amp; 2012 were held in August. This one July. At this point Pam intends to do it every year.<br /><br />Hey - don&#39;t forget about Write2Ignite next March 15-16 near Greenville, SC, too.<br /><br />Thanks for leaving a comment/question.<br /><br />Jean

Thanks, Vonda. What a nice thing to say! I&#39;ll see you soon.<br /><br />Jean

Thanks, QS! One of these days you and I absolutely MUST meet face-to-face.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Jean

Can&#39;t make it. But thanks for the offer.<br /><br />Linda A.

glad you posted this and shared it on the list serve. Hope you can make it! Both Jean and I are driving down Friday night (I’m staying over on Saturday too) so you could catch a ride with one of us and go back with jean. Maybe you could find someone to share a room with too.

If my hubby has to work that weekend, I will prob just be at the conference for the day (travel down and back same day). But If he does NOT have to work, we will be celebrating our 17 year anniversary with our kiddos by camping that weekend. So, I am waiting to see what happens with his work before I can make plans.

If I get to go, I will be ecstatic!
But If I get to go camping and celebrate with my sweet kiddos and hubby… I’ll be over the moon!

p.s. Carol – I was so glad to see you posted this to the yahoo group! I received an email about it weeks ago and mean to share. Your post jiggled my brain to do what I shoud have done a while back!

Congratulations on 17 years, Donna and Sean!

I hope you’ll get to go and celebrate your anniversary! Sounds wonderful …

I do, too. We’ll see what’s happening that weekend with the weather. I want the kids to enjoy our time together and not feel like they are in an oven the whole time. Ya know?