tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.comments2023-10-24T11:02:20.967-04:00metaphysical conceitsaleemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comBlogger451125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-34058414501762554312016-03-14T16:51:27.543-04:002016-03-14T16:51:27.543-04:00A very generous post, Saleema, with great illustra...A very generous post, Saleema, with great illustrations (I swooned over the swoon and the apples and oranges). This generousity of spirit is a very fine trait. pat@siteandinsight.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362106194878068781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-86881412086988659822016-02-02T13:44:00.042-05:002016-02-02T13:44:00.042-05:00Thanks, Pat! Okay...that's all the encourageme...Thanks, Pat! Okay...that's all the encouragement I need. :) saleemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-86684165208993473082016-02-01T14:30:57.535-05:002016-02-01T14:30:57.535-05:00Hearing about Canada Reads isn't tedious, so b...Hearing about Canada Reads isn't tedious, so bring on all you have to say!<br />pat@siteandinsight.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362106194878068781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-54747221415319429032016-01-29T23:24:25.685-05:002016-01-29T23:24:25.685-05:00Thanks, Alice. I hope so, too!Thanks, Alice. I hope so, too!saleemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-48138427102113624672016-01-23T08:58:14.717-05:002016-01-23T08:58:14.717-05:00Good post, Saleema. I hope the members of book clu...Good post, Saleema. I hope the members of book clubs who hosted you read this--and I hope it encourages more book clubs to invite authors. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246669291440115585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-56127467042612821972016-01-12T15:50:57.266-05:002016-01-12T15:50:57.266-05:00Thanks so much, Pat!!Thanks so much, Pat!!saleemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-57409399569120493902016-01-07T09:55:46.761-05:002016-01-07T09:55:46.761-05:00Really enjoyed reading this blog post... welcome b...Really enjoyed reading this blog post... welcome back, and may more posts follow soon! I'm forwarding it to members of my book club.pat@siteandinsight.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362106194878068781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-74383871600841462952015-07-31T21:00:35.204-04:002015-07-31T21:00:35.204-04:00Hi Rachel! Thanks so much for your comment. I'...Hi Rachel! Thanks so much for your comment. I'm happy to know that Room does use two readers for its contests. (If I hadn't been in such a rush to write the blog post, I probably could have found this out!) <br /><br />It was such an honour to judge, such fun to read the work, and I agree, the winners are superb!<br /><br />Every time I think of setting up a Google alert for something, I stop myself because I wonder if it will take the all the fun out of Googling...but I'd probably be better off just doing it. :)saleemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-14444905964842018152015-07-31T15:03:17.834-04:002015-07-31T15:03:17.834-04:00Hi Saleema,
I just found this blog post, when I w...Hi Saleema,<br /><br />I just found this blog post, when I was Ayelet Tsabari's blog today. (Note to self: set up Google Alert for Room).<br /><br />I wanted to let you know that Room does use TWO readers and always has! The first readers are editorial collective members at Room, who volunteer their time to do this.<br />They are no slouches when it comes to reading submissions (every general submission to Room is also read by these editors). <br /><br />Of course, we think they pick the very best of the submissions (in my un-biased opinion—I'm not a contest reader, but I am an editorial board member), but I agree all art is very subjective. There is naturally a chance something you may have liked didn't make it to you. (Though, it's hard to imagine anything that topped the winners Lisa Mclean, Leah Ranada, and Paula Lemke's pieces.)<br /><br />Thanks so much for judging the contest and also for writing about the process. It's great to make it more transparent for those entering and I, personally, have a problem with publications that use only one volunteer reader with limited editorial experience.<br /><br />Rachel ThompsonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231902461428477518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-51596071139969440952015-06-30T11:50:33.099-04:002015-06-30T11:50:33.099-04:00So true, Gina!! It's something I need to get b...So true, Gina!! It's something I need to get better at doing...saleemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-22802824828360016222015-06-26T18:40:11.567-04:002015-06-26T18:40:11.567-04:00Living in the moment renders the sweetest returns....Living in the moment renders the sweetest returns.Gina Roitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101929125442037150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-60099985404932695072015-01-16T12:55:11.349-05:002015-01-16T12:55:11.349-05:00Thanks so much, Ariel!!Thanks so much, Ariel!!saleemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-62029898051818764482015-01-16T11:32:31.586-05:002015-01-16T11:32:31.586-05:00Congrats, Saleema! On that baby of yours and on th...Congrats, Saleema! On that baby of yours and on the bookish goodness...Ariel Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879719960202249424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-46813331104616907442015-01-06T20:32:34.233-05:002015-01-06T20:32:34.233-05:00Hahahaha. That makes me feel better!Hahahaha. That makes me feel better!saleemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-33620464135402422912015-01-06T14:14:54.949-05:002015-01-06T14:14:54.949-05:00I hate Harvey Karp. We named him Dr Douchebag at o...I hate Harvey Karp. We named him Dr Douchebag at our house.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169971552802919035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-32270175795641671822014-11-03T21:30:24.067-05:002014-11-03T21:30:24.067-05:00Thanks, Pat! It turned out to be a great event. I ...Thanks, Pat! It turned out to be a great event. I hope to get around to posting some pictures soon, too.saleemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-47218273155793719142014-10-23T14:53:44.152-04:002014-10-23T14:53:44.152-04:00Knock 'em dead! Or break a leg. Or... choose w...Knock 'em dead! Or break a leg. Or... choose whatever cliché says, have a great time and enjoy talking about a wonderful novel with people who care.pat@siteandinsight.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362106194878068781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-74113473453105868522014-10-14T02:28:53.424-04:002014-10-14T02:28:53.424-04:00So much yes! As a student taking a Victorian Lit c...So much yes! As a student taking a Victorian Lit class right now, and because the scholarly opinions are "experts", we are not even encouraged to form our own opinions. Just to "make connections" and "use examples". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-51647843514362550872014-03-08T12:27:37.539-05:002014-03-08T12:27:37.539-05:00Pat, I love thinking of you carrying your ink to c...Pat, I love thinking of you carrying your ink to classes. <br /><br />The pen absolutely matters! It's paramount. I like a gel-ink hybrid with a lot of ink flow. I actually won't write with any other kind of pen at this point, so I have a lot of them around. <br /><br />Alice, I agree with you about the paper, too, and I used to feel almost as obsessive about the paper as the pen. I think I should just pick up ANY notebook one day soon and see what happens. It might just be that my nice notebooks are too big and heavy to want to carry them around.saleemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-44382438982895338282014-02-28T19:24:59.228-05:002014-02-28T19:24:59.228-05:00Does the pen matter? I used to write longhand with...Does the pen matter? I used to write longhand with a splendid real ink pen. Even carried the bottle of ink with me to classes in case I needed to refill. I loved the way the pen moved across the paper -- and the way the blunt nib made my writing appear interesting, even if what I wrote wasn't.pat@siteandinsight.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362106194878068781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-75632208722639123152014-02-28T09:18:09.383-05:002014-02-28T09:18:09.383-05:00I know what you mean about expectations. I must ha...I know what you mean about expectations. I must have got past that--or I love writing on good paper so much I don't care. I get hypnotized by the flow of ink--gel or fountain--on good paper. That tactile feeling is enough to make me want to add sentence upon sentence. The feeling has nothing to do with writing, but it gets me writing. And whatever gets me writing...<br /><br />Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246669291440115585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-65771106851708197212014-02-27T10:35:42.166-05:002014-02-27T10:35:42.166-05:00That's just it. I have no shortage of beautifu...That's just it. I have no shortage of beautiful notebooks! I think maybe I need to start using up the plain, non-descript ones that don't seem to come with any expectations built in.saleemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-77170287062097681232014-02-27T10:01:56.627-05:002014-02-27T10:01:56.627-05:00All I can remember about that one is the fire! I t...All I can remember about that one is the fire! I think it deserves a rewatch in the near future.saleemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346680913572656707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-75209984435889010622014-02-27T09:22:03.626-05:002014-02-27T09:22:03.626-05:00Well, you know how I feel about this. My only comm...Well, you know how I feel about this. My only comment would be to treat yourself to more beautiful notebooks. Be a snob.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246669291440115585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275632351023557092.post-2616484768125035932014-02-27T08:24:59.824-05:002014-02-27T08:24:59.824-05:00I love Adaptation and Wonder Boys, but my favourit...I love Adaptation and Wonder Boys, but my favourite writer movie is Barton Fink. Perhaps because I suffer from almost-terminal writer's block.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715569865985678227noreply@blogger.com