Writers Week XIV!!! Blog Your Thoughts Here!
What was your favorite Writers Week XIV moment? What was the funniest, coolest, most inspirational, most memorable, or wisest thing anyone said? (Feel free to add your highlights each day!)
posted by Gary @ 1:11 PM
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I saw Bill Kelley on friday. i thought he was pretty good. He didnt't share any written peice but he shared his input on what it takes to be a successful playwriter. I learned how important it is to make a firtst draft then work off of that to fine tune your points.
Jackson Gardner
I saw Bill Kelly on Friday. I thought he was going to be pretty cool since he wrote Premonition, Enchanted and Blast from the past, but he didn't have anything really prepared for us. All we did was ask questions. Even though he was a little dull, I learned that most brilliant ideas and stories come from interesting events that happen around you. Bill Kelly said that's what started most of his screen plays.
Brianna Hewett
We saw Bill Kelly. I thought it was very interesting to see the views of a successful writer. I thought it was very cool to hear the famous people he has worked with. I like how he explained the process of writing a story.
C. Brady
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I saw Bill Kelly 8th period.He talked about some of the facts of screen writing, and he talked about how "you can do anything you set your mind to". i think that he should have maybe talked about the story of how he got to that point though, instead of just answering questions.
I saw Bill Kelly 8th period, And I thought that he was very interesting. Although he only answered questions, people in the audience had good questions to ask. Overall it was nice to listen to him talk about his writing carreer.
Lauren Spiewak
I saw Bill Kelly on Friday, 7th period. I thought he did a very good job presenting his information. I thought his career choice was an intersting one. I wish I could right movie scripts!
-Kevin Anderson 7th Period
I saw Bill Kelly 8th period. He was a good speaker and was very interesting to hear, about his career as a screen play writer.
-Eric Peterson 8th period
I saw Bill Kelly 8th period and I thought it was interesting to listen about his career as a screen play writer. He did a good job even though it was just a Q&A. There were good questions that were asked.
Erika Soltykiewicz
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I was truly inspired by the whole event. More than my actual presentations, I enjoyed most being able to talk to students after the events. I wish I could've hung around longer, and especially would have loved to have presented on a day when students were also presenting. Mary Fons and Regie Gibson were phenomenal, but I'd love to hear the students' words.
Kick some ass this week, students!
I saw Bill Kelly 8th period and I thought he was a confident speaker who had a lot of interesting things to say about the creative process of screen play writing.
I saw Billy Kelly 8th period. I thought he was very proud of his work. he didnt really present anything physically but he showed that he really loved his job.
Today I saw Billy Lombardo he has written many stories most of them are interesting one thing he should try to work on is his speaking he was a little monotone. But other than that he was a good speaker.
I saw Billy Lombardo today and he was very funny. His stories very really sad but interesting. He was a good speaker, but he needed more articulation.
Erika Soltykiewicz
Today I saw Billy Lombardo. I thought he was a good choice to bring to Writer's Week. I think he could have been a little bit more emotional about his writings, but I thought all the pieces he read were excellent. I really enjoyed it.
8th period today, I saw Billy Lombardo, and I thought he had expressive writing not only because of the many descriptions he used, but because of how much in depth each story went.
I saw Billy Lombardo 8th period, and I thought it was very fun to listen to his stories. His stories were different from the cliche "new kid on the block / kid with magical powers" stories. I liked it a lot.
Kristin Reidelberger
I saw Bill Kelly on Friday, he was pretty god, except he didn't present any of his work, or explain how he got to where he is. He left the floor open to questions, which was good, but he should have split it half and half. Overall, it was a pretty fair performance.
I saw Billy Lombardo 8th period today, Monday, he did a good job, by presenting some of his work. His work was good, because it was different than any other stories i have heard. They were very fun to listen to, and i enjoyed it throughly.
Today during 8th period I saw Billy Lombardo. The stories that he read were really good and I enjoyed listening to them. I think he needs to work on his speaking though, he was a little monotone and wasn't very emotional about his work.
-Kirsten Neitzke
i saw Bill Kelly on friday and i thought his job was interesting and everything and he did a good job answering questions, but answering questions was basically all he did, but he did a good job anyways.
Katie Glenn
i saw Bill Kelly on friday and i thought his job was interesting and everything and he did a good job answering questions, but answering questions was basically all he did, but he did a good job anyways.
Katie Glenn
I saw Billy Lombardo today and i really liked him! I thought his work was well done and he kept my attention the entire way through.
Katie Glenn
Today we saw Billy Lombardo. I really enjoyed his work. I liked how descriptive his poems were. My favorite poem he read was The Pilgrim Virgin. His detail was so strong that it seemed like I was there throughout the story.
C. Brady
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I saw Billy Lombardo, I really liked his poems they were very interesting to listen to.
Lauren Spiewak
I saw BIlly Lombardo. To me his poems were very epressing nad i need to be in the right mood to hear them. because they are amazing but dont really put you in the best mood. out of 5 i would give him a 4. his poems make you feel like you are actually there.
David Libert
I saw Billy Lombardo yesterday and I thought his stories were touching and yet somewhat funny. He was able to keep my attention throughout the entire time.
-Kevin Anderson 7th
I saw Billy Lombardo. I thought his short stories were really good. He was a pretty cool guy as well. His stories had a lot of emotion in them.
Jackson Gardner
12/25/08
Yesterday I saw Billy Lombardo. He was pretty good. my favorite thing that he wrote was 'How I knew you were mad at me'. He showed a lot of emotion when he read. He was very good at capturing the audience's attention.
~Emily Gary
I saw billy lambardo yesterday nad he was pretty good, his stories and poems were interesting
Max Keenan 7th
I saw Billy Lombardo yesterday in 7th period. I thought he was pretty good overall, his stories he told were very interesting, but he repeated himself a lot and was sometimes shaky in his speaking, but overall it was a good performance.
Joe Jordahl
i saw billy lombadro yesterday. at first i didnt know what to think of him when i first saw him with is tight black shirt. but when he read his first poem i realized his true skill in writing. he was good,i was impressed.
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I saw Bill Kelly on Friday and Billy Lombardo on Monday. I was very impressed with Billy Lombardo's poetic short stories. i've read his book Logic of a Rose. I'm in love with his style and find the words very addicting. its too bad that he only writes sad stories. at least we can relate to many of them.
Bill Kelly's presentation did not have any substance to it. He did not prepare anything to show us but instead had people ask him questions. We couldnt relate to his lifestyle or anything that he does. I hope they choose someone who can actually enrich our minds next time.
p.s. the above comment is by Diana Kim
ok, so I know that this is pretty late, but I saw Bill Kelly on Fri. He was a pretty cool guy because he wrote movies like Enchanted, and Blast from the Past. However, I thought that his performance was pretty dull because all he did was answer questions.
I saw Billy Lombardo yesterday, and he had some really good poems. I thought that he made good long pauses in his poems. I liked how his poems were easy to understand.
On friday i saw bill kelly. he didnt read any poems or short stories, but he did answer some of the questions the audience had. plus he was pretty funny.
On monday i saw billy lombardo. he read some of his saddier stories. hes a really good writer and he but it perfectly when he said "when your happy, you write about the sad stuff..."
-Spencer Freed, 8th Period
I saw Bill Kelly on Friday. He explained pretty well what exactly he did. He had some interesting things to say about being a screen writer.
On Monday I saw Billy Lombardo. Billy Lombardo has to be one of my favorite writers. I saw him last year too and he was pretty good. I love his stories. He recites them very well.
I saw Scott W today with the cast of actors that preformed a part of the play he wrote. I thought they were very funny and each person got really into their character. Overall, great performance.
<3 katie glenn, 7th hour
Today, I saw Scott Woldman. I liked the idea of watching a musical, because they sing every 5 minutes. I thought it was funny, and it definitely kept my attention.
Christine Kim
Today I saw scott woldman and his cast and over all I thought that they were really good and they were really funny
I saw scott w. on wed. he and his very good cast of singers were very amazing and very funny. over all i think they did a wonderful job.
-spencer freed, 8th period
Today my favorite part of writers' week was when Mr. Schaefer was called down and was sung to by one of the preformers. This was during eigth hour and it was the writers from "Speed Dating :the musical". I loved it best I've seen this year by far.
I saw Scott W. today, 7th period. I personally thought that his play was hilarious. all of the enuendos and language was hilarious.
Jackson Gardner 2/27/08
I saw Scott Woldman and Co. today, 8th period, and I was very impressed. The scenes from "Speed Dating: The Musical" kept me interested the whole time. He did a fabulous job of incorporating comedy from all the different people you could find on the street. I liked it a lot.
Kristin Reidelberger
I saw Scott Woldman and Co. They performed a playwright, scenes from speed dating: The musical. I liked it a lot and it was really funny.
I saw Scott Woldman and Co. They did scenes from the musical: Speed Dating. I thought that it was very intertaining and it made me laught a lot. So far this week I thought that this was the best.
Lauren Spiewak
I saw Scott Woldman and Co. They did scenes from the musical: Speed Dating. I thought that it was very intertaining and it made me laught a lot. So far this week I thought that this was the best.
Lauren Spiewak
I saw the musical called Speed Dating. I thought it was very entertaining and funny. The musical kept me focused the entire time I sat there. I liked how they used real world issues within the musical.
-Kevin Anderson 7th Period
I saw Scott Woldman & co. They showed part of the musical: Speed Dating. They were very funny and I thought it was entertaining.
I saw Scott W. Personally I thought the skit/ Musical was entertaining. This has been the best event at Writers Week so far.
C.brady
617396
I saw Scott Woldman & Co yesturday. It was really, really funny. My favorite part was when they pulled Mr. Schaefer up onto the stage and sang to him. That was the best show I've seen so far in Writer's Week.
Brenden Horn... I saw Scott W. The skit was pretty funny
I saw Scott Woldman and Co. yesterday. It's so amusing seeing all those different situations at once. I was laughing the whole time.
Zach Duray
Today I saw Daphne Willis and her band when I saw them they did not look that interesting but when they started to play they were really good once again another good choice for Writers Week
wow i saw billy L 8th period and all i can say is AMAZING
his words speak to me, his stories make my heart melt
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I saw Daphne Willis&Co. It was really nice to hear a band play like that in our school's auditorium. I felt like I was at a concert. But I think I would've enjoyed the performance more if I knew her songs. I had a great time listening to the band.
-Christine Kim- 7th hour
I saw Scott Woldman and Co. yesterday. It was really funny and I enjoyed it a lot. It was the best Writer's Week I've seen so far.
-Kirsten Neitzke
I saw Daphne Willis 8th period today. She was really good and I liked her music a lot. I had a great time listening to the band.
-Kirsten Neitzke
I saw Bill Kelly, the writer of Enchanted. He was alright, a bit boring but very informational.
~Nikki Woodman
I saw Billy Lombardo on Monday. He was really awesome, he made me laugh and sounded like he knew a lot about what he was talking about. He seemed a little too rehearsed though.
~Nikki Woodman
I saw Scott Woldman and Co. yesterday.That play was too funny. I would like to go see the finished product.
~Nikki Woodman
I saw Daphne Willis 7th period today. She had a very nice voice and the guitarist seemed to know what he was doing. I would suggest getting a better basest and her enunciating her words more.
~Nikki Woodman
Yesterday I got to see the musical Speed Dating. I thought it looked very funny and I hope I can go see the musical when it opens!
~Emily Gary
Today we saw Daphne Willis and Co. She was really good. I was a little hesitant going into it but I really like her style and her voice.
~Emily Gary
I saw Daphne Willis and Co. 8th period. They did a very good job and they're very talented. It is not my style of music but I respect it.
Kristin Reidelberger
I saw Daphne Willis and Co. I really liked her songs. And her band was really good. Her voice is very unique and different and it was nice to listen to for a change.
Lauren Spiewak
Today, Friday, I saw Marc Smith. He was a slam poet and I enjoyed his performance. He seemed like he really wanted the crowd to be involed in his poems. It was a nice way to end the week.
Christine Kim
i saw Scott Woldman & Co. on Wednesday. His play was HILARIOUS. he did a great job incorporating the comedy into his play. overall, it was a great job.
yesterday, i saw Daphne Willis&Co. at WW. It was very good, she presented her music, and it was very good. i loved her style, and how she wrote.
Today, i saw Marc Smith. He, as always, did a great job, and kept my attention the entire time, he is a great poet, and is even better at reading poetry.
On the last day of writers week I saw Mark Smith I thought that it was amazing at how many poems he has memorized and how he got the audience in on his preformance he really kept your attention
the last day of WW i saw marc smith. he was amazing as he normally is. what i liked best about him was the fact that he got the whole audience involved and he climed the wall...thats always fun.
-spencer freed, 8th period
can someone please tell me what FAN BOYS was all about? I'm really curious because I saw the video but I wonder if anything else happened at Writer's Week with it? Thanks,
Pat Kennedy was amazing
We saw Mark Smith on Friday. I like how he got the crowd involved by making us make sounds and hand motions. It was cool when he climbed the stairs...
C.brady
617396
On Friday i saw Mark Smith. He did a really good job memorizing all of those poems and getting the crowd into it. also walking up the railing was nice litle touch.
Jackson Gardner 7th
On Friday i saw Mark Smith. He did a really good job memorizing all of those poems and getting the crowd into it. also walking up the railing was nice litle touch.
Jackson Gardner 7th
On Monday I saw Billy Lombardo and i remembered him form last year and i thought he was pretty good. When i saw him this year, his short stories seemed a lot more depressing and sad than before. He told the audience that since he doesn't have violence in his life he likes to watch violent movies. He does the same thing with his short stories. His life isn't depressing or sad, so he likes to write about sad and depressing things. I thought that was kind of interesting how he likes to have a little bit of everything: the happy and the sad and the peacefulness and the violence.
Brianna Hewett
8th Period
On Wednesday, I saw scenes from the playwright Speed Dating: the Musical. I thought it was pretty hilarious. All the actors did a really good job portraying their characters. After they finished their scenes we were able to ask questions and we found out that a majority of the actors true personalities were the opposite of their characters personalities.
Brianna Hewett
8th Period
On Thursday, I saw the band Daphne Willis & Co. They were a lot better than i thought they would be. The lead singer had an amazing voice. With the graceful voice of the lead singer, the fun lyrics, and the music from the rest of the members, all came together to make a great show.
Brianna Hewett
8th period
On Friday I saw Marc Smith, a poet, who is 58 years old, but full of energy. He told the audience that a majority of the peoms he sent in to get published or recognized got denied because they weren't good, but he kept trying and it paid off. The one main thing i learned from him was to be yourself and enjoy every moment of life because you only get one life to live.
Brianna Hewett
8th period
On Thursady, I saw Daphne Willis & Co. They were a lot better than I thought. The guitar players were amazing. The lead singer had a good voice. All together it wasn't that bad.
Erika Soltykiewicz
On Friday I saw Marc Smith. For someone who is shy, he does a good job hiding it. He was so funny and his poems were amazing.
Erika Soltykiewicz
I saw MArc SMith of friday, he said he was shy but he was really hyper and i thought he was going to hurt himself. But he did a good job.
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I saw Scott Woldman and Co. The musical he wrote was one of the funniest things i have ever seen. Scott Woldman is my favorite.
David Libert
I saw Marc Smith. He is the guy who invented Poetry slam. He memorized 350 poems, and interacts with the crowd. To me he is one of the most amazing poets I've ever seen.
David Libert
I seen Mary Fons. She was amazing. her poetry was so cool and funny,just like her.I love how she connects with the audience.I love how she was so energized and how she kept the audience laughing. My favorite part about her presentation was how she wrote a poem for a student in less then 15 minutes and it was great. she's just so outgoing. I loved it!
I saw Marc Smith on Friday, I really liked his slam poetry. He scared me a bit when he started climbing up the wall though.
Lauren Spiewak
I saw Marc Smith on Friday. That was one of the best shows I've ever seen. I think he's an amazing poet. I'd love to see him again.
I saw Mary Fons the first day and she was hilarious. She had a lot of emphasize and emotion and was not boring. At one point while she was reading a love poem she climbed across 3 chair sets and kissed another girl because it was "love." She was a great and would recommend any of her books.
P.S
I saw Sharon Draper on Monday. She was pretty cool.I really like most of the books she has written. It was kind of funny. She's my favorite writer.
I really appreciate LeAlan Jone's presentation. I thought it was really cool. He kept the audience involved & I liked the topic.
I really enjoyed listening to Mary Fons because she was very energetic and her poetry was very interesting.
LeAlan is really cool. I enjoyed listing what he said and what life was like in the ghetto. YOU ROCK LEALAN.
My favorite writer was LeAlan Jones because he to our 4th period class that we were Ghetto, but in all seriousness I liked him because he didn't hold back and told what needed to be said!
On Thursday I saw LeAlan Jones. I thought he was awesome and wasn't scared just to come out and sat stuff. I liked that about him.
on Thursday i saw LeAlan Jones. He was very cool, and he wasnt scared to just come out and say stuff, i lied that about him
On Thurday I saw LeAlan Jones. He was awesome. He came out so confident and told us about his life . He was great
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My favorite speaker was LeAlan Jones. I liked the way he would just come out and speak his mind about the ghetto and racism. He was really confident with the audience and the audience really respected to what he had to say.
I can't wait till Writers Week XV!!!!
I saw Mary Fons the first day of Writer's Week. I thought she was hilarious because she kissed random kids from the audience and she wrote Iron Chef Poems about random people she only met for a minute.
My favorite part of Writers Week for sure was seeing LeAlan Jones. I was sexcited to see him all week and he defintely did not dissapint me. Hes inspired me to write about anything,he should defintely become a priest! All i gotta say to him is Waddupp L?
my favorite part of writers... week was seeing sharon draper. she writes fantastic books that we can all relate too. she is a great author and she inspired me to read and write more..... all i gotta say is waddup S?
dylannnnnn
HEY! i enjoyd listening to LeAlan Jones. he made his presentation very exciting. I love his book "Our America". i hope he writes more books! and i hope he comes next year!
The funniest thing i saw was Marc Smith on friday february 29. He was the most memorable poet from writers week to me. And my favorite quote from him is "Money makes the world go round!" I loved writers week!
yea...
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Mary Fons = Tons of fun!!!
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