tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27126042.post3444860779338779504..comments2008-06-09T12:54:45.857-04:00Isabel Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973619994786192444noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27126042.post-68953081756547409042008-06-09T12:54:00.000-04:002008-06-09T12:54:00.000-04:00I'll have to try to check him out sometime. Yeah, any little details about Nora Roberts perk my interest. To me, she's a fascinating woman.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27126042.post-33389315886759860712008-06-09T11:50:00.000-04:002008-06-09T11:50:00.000-04:00Jessica: I'm delighted Mary-Margaret & I have introduced you to Robert Service. He's written a lot of poetry, but The Cremation of Sam McGee remains my favorite. It's a great poem to read aloud to children, as there's a real story to hear, but a true celebration of the impact of rythm and rhyme--the impact of the <I>sound</I> of words as well as their meaning.<BR/><BR/>Michelle: Do you remember the guy in the circus that would spin plates on sticks and would get more and more plates up there until there were so many sometimes one would wobble & fall? I thought it wasn't very interesting as a child, but now realize it's a metaphor for life. Keeping all the plates spinning in a large publishing program, adding new plates, but keeping them all going is challenging. And as you can see, teams are created to ensure complex and interconnected programs work, are timely, relevant & salable. Marsha Zinberg's team (recent profile) is charged with creating and coordinating a lot of those programs.<BR/><BR/>Susan: great to hear from you--hope BEA was good! And hope your plans for the next project are shaping up. I have been enjoying Lakeshore!Isabel Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973619994786192444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27126042.post-54543237649623833022008-06-08T10:09:00.000-04:002008-06-08T10:09:00.000-04:00Love the poem! Love your blog, as usual. Missed you at BEA,<BR/>SusanSusanhttp://susanwiggs.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27126042.post-56978953708293687772008-06-08T07:46:00.000-04:002008-06-08T07:46:00.000-04:00I vaguely remember the poem from my childhood.<BR/>I think it fascinating about the Nora Roberts backlist team. I recently read an interview with an assistant editor at Scholastic who was the contiunity editor for the Harry Potter series (she went to my university). I always find the little nooks and crannies of publishing so interesting.Michelle Styleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27126042.post-44032995805479813002008-06-07T19:49:00.000-04:002008-06-07T19:49:00.000-04:00Wow, I've never heard of that poem before. What a dad to read to you at night. That's awesome.<BR/>Cool pic. Thanks for sharing, as usual!Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365768876905444157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27126042.post-17636795763512605832008-06-07T14:02:00.000-04:002008-06-07T14:02:00.000-04:00Tina, you have totally made my day! Thank you for your kind comments and for alerting me to the seekersville award. Nice!Isabel Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973619994786192444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27126042.post-67866903344860761942008-06-07T13:20:00.001-04:002008-06-07T13:20:00.001-04:00And thanks for the really interesting as usual post today.Tina M. Russohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610540881436405257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27126042.post-20831266711689812912008-06-07T13:20:00.000-04:002008-06-07T13:20:00.000-04:00Just to let you know the writers of Seekerville have selected your blog as an E Award of Excellence blog.<BR/><BR/>www.seekerville.blogspot.comTina M. Russohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02610540881436405257noreply@blogger.com