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Friday, August 17, 2012 12:17:37 AM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled A Prestige-Free Zone?:
Jana said, "This article from Salon.com is an interesting commentary on the lack of respect YA authors enjoy in the larger culture. Wanna lack prestige? Be a female writer. Wanna really lack prestige? Be a female writer of YA. Because what the article doesn't..." more
Saturday, August 11, 2012 8:30:28 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled What Grown-Ups Can Learn From Children's Books:
Jana said, "From The Atlantic online: http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/08/what-grown-ups-can-learn-from-kids-books/260738/"
Friday, August 10, 2012 5:48:21 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled A Bear After My Own Heart...:
Jana said, "A bear broke into a chocolate store... 7 times in 20 minutes. Yeah!"
Thursday, August 9, 2012 12:06:01 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "Well.... okay then. It's been a while. Longer than I'd thought, actually. I did a tiny little draft of a post during the residency, then forgot all about it in the usual busyness of a residency. Two residencies, actually, since the other program I..." more
Saturday, June 16, 2012 1:04:06 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "Tony Abbot posted a link to Lee Martin's blog post about getting the most out of an MFA program, and I have to link to it, because it's just so true. It's written from the perspective of a full-residency program, but is also applicable to low-res..." more
Friday, June 8, 2012 6:08:17 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled Writing By Hand:
Jana said, "A friend directed me to this post on Heather Sellers' blog, which is an interview about the practice of writing first drafts by hand. It made me think about the difference between writing by hand versus typing directly onto the computer. I should..." more
Thursday, May 31, 2012 4:53:27 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "The Weight of DisappointmentThe ABC of AngerThe Love That Takes UsThe Day Papa Killed His Old Aunt (true story)No, these are not some new Proustian-style French novels. They are in fact the titles of French picture books - and these are just the..." more
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:47:47 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled Suddenly... Something Happened:
Jana said, "We all have them... the quirks that make up our "voice" and the quirks that are just bad, lazy writing habits. I always let myself go a bit in the first draft, because I'm focused on the story. Sometimes my quirks jump out at me later, and other..." more
Sunday, May 20, 2012 8:48:50 AM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled Coulda, Shoulda... Gotta:
Jana said, "I've noticed that I use the words "should" and "have to" a lot - especially around things that I also tell myself I want to do. But it pays to be careful of the implication of the words we use."Have to" implies some external force, making us do..." more
Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:06:42 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled An Idea I Wish I'd Had:
Jana said, "I recently saw the documentary 1,000 Journals, which explores the 1,000 Journals project - how it started, where some of the journals ended up, peoples' reactions to them, etc. The artist someguy sent 1,000 journals out into the world, and people..." more
Saturday, May 12, 2012 8:47:14 AM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "The past few weeks have been insanely busy work-wise, and don't promise to get any better until, oh, late July... and it's taken a real effort to maintain my writing practice in the face of this. I felt frustrated and angry on the days when I..." more
Thursday, May 10, 2012 3:02:34 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled Good News!:
Jana said, "Apparently, the world won't end in December of this year after all. Or if it does, the Mayans won't have predicted it. According to this article, archaeologists have found a Mayan calendar that dates beyond this year. So, big sigh of relief there,..." more
Saturday, May 5, 2012 8:18:44 AM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "Has it been two weeks since the NESCBWI conference already? Hard to believe! The conference was definitely time well spent (and I don't say this about all conferences). The Novel Academy was wonderful with great, inspiring teachers and lots of..." more
Thursday, April 19, 2012 6:58:02 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "I'm off to the New England SCBWI conference this weekend, where I'll be focusing on two books in different stages, attending sessions on various writerly topics, and meeting with MFA program alums. I have so many meetings scheduled it will be a very..." more
Friday, April 13, 2012 3:52:31 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, ""Vermont Governor Chased by Four Bears in Backyard." Exciting headline - but was he really in danger? Most bears will "chase" but not intend to catch - just teach a lesson. That said, don't try to take food away from bears while they are eating...." more
Sunday, March 25, 2012 2:33:25 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "Juliet, one of the bears studied by the NABC, had to move her three cubs to a new den because of spring flooding. One of the NABC staff captured these great shots of the process (full story). Juliet is such a calm mother. When I was at the research..." more
Sunday, March 11, 2012 9:48:03 AM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "This is some of the best advice on being creative I've ever heard. I could watch this at the beginning of every writing day for encouragement and inspiration. And if you like this clip, watch the complete set of videos of "Ira Glass on..." more
Saturday, March 10, 2012 9:08:59 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "This is sort of how I felt about sending my novel draft to the NESCBWI Novel Academy:This is actually from the NABC website... one of Jewel's cubs. This may rank as the cutest bear cub photo ever.On a side note, I may have been working too hard on..." more
Thursday, March 1, 2012 3:36:32 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "There's been a firestorm of articles ever since J.K. Rowling announced that her next book would be for adults. Will it be any good? Can it be any good, given that she writes for children? Um, are we forgetting the fact that a good many adults waited..." more
Saturday, February 18, 2012 7:29:04 AM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled Don't Worry, Mom, It's Nothing Personal:
Jana said, "In Ploughshares online literary magazine, Rachel Kadish (MFA faculty at Lesley University) wrote an article about the lack of Moms in children's literature and movies. This isn't the first time I've heard this complaint, argument, observation - call..." more
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 8:34:21 AM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled Congratulations!:
Jana said, "To Jack Gantos, who won the Newbery Medal last month... yes, I'm a bit behind. But this article in the Boston Globe reminded me. He's been a visitor to the MFA residency, and I've been impressed by his sense of humor and down-to earth quality, as..." more
Saturday, February 11, 2012 7:11:22 AM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled The Secret Revealed...:
Jana said, "Although I no longer have my creativity blog, I'm still interested in creativity in general - how to encourage it, maintain it - all aspects, really. So I was intrigued to read this article on how, basically, altering your mind state from alert..." more
Friday, February 3, 2012 9:31:19 AM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled New cubs!:
Jana said, "This year the NABC has a den cam in Jewel's den, and they are regularly updating their youtube channel with videos. You can watch them here. Jewel is the daughter of June (the bear in the photo on this blog) and she's had her first litter of 2 cubs..." more
Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:43:22 AM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "This article, "Can Bells and Whistles Save the E-Book?" on Salon.com brings up some interesting points about the advantages and limitations of so-called "enhanced" e-books - the ones that come with video, sound effects. and other additions..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 8:35:08 PM
Jana Van der Veer wrote a blog post titled :
Jana said, "Holy moly! I can't believe I haven't written a blog entry since August! I've been busy... yes... working on my Creativity Coaching courses (in the middle of the Advanced Course right now - I've been stuck on my "business name" since I wanted..." more