tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post3308795145833701365..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: The Top of the Bookshelf (Courtney McKinney-Whitaker)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-3722682157090469132017-03-27T22:01:05.217-04:002017-03-27T22:01:05.217-04:00Wow, we really do have a lot in common! At least w...Wow, we really do have a lot in common! At least we're not alone.Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-78958596387887173762017-03-27T21:25:15.259-04:002017-03-27T21:25:15.259-04:00I swear, we're two of a kind. My first pubbed ...I swear, we're two of a kind. My first pubbed piece was an explication of Nemerov's "Acorn, Yom Kippur." Then YA, MG, adult, romance, thriller. I'm with you--I could NEVER do one thing year after year...Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-40370799258998926492017-03-27T18:07:03.631-04:002017-03-27T18:07:03.631-04:00I see the pros and cons. Specialization allows you...I see the pros and cons. Specialization allows you to really really really know one thing, and I do find it valuable the way that knowledge builds over time. HOWEVER--how can anyone do literally ONE thing for years and years? Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-74573956636776043722017-03-27T11:49:38.288-04:002017-03-27T11:49:38.288-04:00Having dipped my toes into academia, I wonder why ...Having dipped my toes into academia, I wonder why we require educators to have such narrow interests and specialties, rather than broad experience to draw on. Isn't it better to sit in class and be able to talk to students about history, literature, social movements and trends, science, math, psychology... in short, to bring everything to the table rather than only to be able to offer them your perspective on that tiny sliver you've been focusing on since college? It would benefit our students tremendously in developing open and curious minds and make classes so much more interesting.<br /><br />In short, I love your cover photo and how it speaks to who you are!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715756436666312767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-60486648911131900022017-03-27T10:28:09.586-04:002017-03-27T10:28:09.586-04:00Wow, your sister sounds like the kind of person th...Wow, your sister sounds like the kind of person they make TV shows about! (In a good way.)Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-14071562042181131752017-03-27T10:27:10.610-04:002017-03-27T10:27:10.610-04:00<3<3Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-16148581528790421442017-03-26T19:52:02.730-04:002017-03-26T19:52:02.730-04:00Let your many lights shine!Let your many lights shine!Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-6946255808592329042017-03-26T10:19:35.630-04:002017-03-26T10:19:35.630-04:00renaissance people are getting rarer and rarer, gi...renaissance people are getting rarer and rarer, give yourself credit. I live in a rural and pretty poor county in Maine, those who have multiple skills/interests are getting pretty scarce and those left are highly valued. My sister Kate Flora started out writing as a mystery writer, but three of her more recent books have been true crime and a co-authored bio of a Maine game warden and she keeps getting asked by cops and the like for help with their stuff. I hear her grumble, but know she really enjoys the challenges (not sure how relevant this comment is, but I'm 2 cups of coffee short of wake-up on a Sunday morning).Berekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172936893264053007noreply@blogger.com