tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8408495847487631968..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: My Summer at YaleJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55035045100655958782016-07-19T16:23:01.886-04:002016-07-19T16:23:01.886-04:00Kathleen, it was extraordinary. Please consider at...Kathleen, it was extraordinary. Please consider attending next summer. You won't regret it!Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-52185339871807985262016-07-19T14:14:21.723-04:002016-07-19T14:14:21.723-04:00What a great experience, and what an inspiration! ...What a great experience, and what an inspiration! I bet a lot of us will be looking into opportunities like this in the near future.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-69650042018642663252016-07-19T13:03:01.113-04:002016-07-19T13:03:01.113-04:00Margaret, I can't wait to hear about your expe...Margaret, I can't wait to hear about your experience at Ball State. I took the MWA-U in Atlanta and found it excellent. It's wonderful to go to a meeting and learn just what you'd been hoping to hear!<br /><br />Kait, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Even the dorm room! I was lucky. My bed was in the usual position. Some beds had been elevated to fit refrigerators under them!<br /><br />Warren, you would love it. I want to return.<br /><br />Art, you're one of my inspirations for going. Thank you for encouraging me and for introducing me to Robb Cadigan.<br /><br />Grace, you're exactly right. You have to be open to finding experience. And, the rhetorical triangle was a new concept for me, too!<br /><br />Gloria, I was a commuter student, too. It was great to get the feel of dorm life!<br /><br />Carla, just trying to keep up with you, Miss MFA-Queens. You always told me I would love going back to college to study writing. You were right!<br />Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57312661558618980512016-07-19T10:48:29.540-04:002016-07-19T10:48:29.540-04:00Ms. Smarty Pants! So glad you got to go. I love op...Ms. Smarty Pants! So glad you got to go. I love opportunities like this, to go away and fully immerse myself in writerdom. carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985823239660829148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-23391449439401239542016-07-19T10:30:37.250-04:002016-07-19T10:30:37.250-04:00Paula, it sounds like a fantastic time. I went thr...<br />Paula, it sounds like a fantastic time. I went through college for both my undergraduate degree and my masters as a commuter from home. This was in the days before online classes.<br /><br />I've gone to several writing events, several that didn't impress me, but the ones I liked most were two at the Seascape Writing Retreat in Connecticut put on by Roberta Isleib, S.W. Hubbard and Hallie Ephron. Hank Phillippi Ryan came to the 2nd one on the last day. I highly recommend them if they're still putting them on.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-79412917192229250842016-07-19T10:24:36.016-04:002016-07-19T10:24:36.016-04:00What a terrific experience. It only goes to show y...What a terrific experience. It only goes to show you that great experiences are out there, you just have to look for them. I have a friend who travels home to England each year to visit family and attends two weeks of art classes at Cambridge University--another enjoyable experience like the one you just experienced. <br /><br />I was puzzled as to what a rhetorical triangle is and had to do some research. Something new to me. Thanks.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-75909029194004641522016-07-19T09:59:57.498-04:002016-07-19T09:59:57.498-04:00So much enjoyed reading about your experiences her...So much enjoyed reading about your experiences here, Paula! I know we'd talked a little about your time at Yale--bits and pieces--but the full recap was interesting and inspiring! Hope you're carrying the momentum well into your writing life beyond the seminar. :-)Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-27374963414502874582016-07-19T09:01:22.467-04:002016-07-19T09:01:22.467-04:00I have not attended a program like the one you des...I have not attended a program like the one you describe but now I want to.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-19437392225217193152016-07-19T08:00:31.823-04:002016-07-19T08:00:31.823-04:00Oh Paula, what a fabulous experience! It sounds li...Oh Paula, what a fabulous experience! It sounds like you took full advantage of both the courses and the atmosphere. The photos are gorgeous. The rooms (ok, except for the dorm room and even that ain't bad) look more like church sanctuaries than classes and cafeterias. Glad you had the opportunity to attend.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-26019514699657599702016-07-19T07:43:37.615-04:002016-07-19T07:43:37.615-04:00I leave in two days for the Midwest Writer's W...I leave in two days for the Midwest Writer's Workshop at Ball State, in Muncie, IN. I attended the MWA-U in Chicago in 2014 and heard many inspiring lectures.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.com