tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post3683478460802182896..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: from the BRG archives: first books and relationshipsBlue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-55963358790750227362011-11-09T17:57:08.552-05:002011-11-09T17:57:08.552-05:00Everything old is new again? I just read "De...Everything old is new again? I just read "Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom" this fall and loved the peek into the way publishing once was - at least for Ursula. Few people write letters that frequently anymore - a real treasure trove!Cathy Ballou Mealeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925815654400078026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-20950123669155921822011-11-08T22:44:15.605-05:002011-11-08T22:44:15.605-05:00I wrote that in 2006! That was 5 years ago. Wow. A...I wrote that in 2006! That was 5 years ago. Wow. Anyway, I still feel the same way - that face to face contact helps. I think I've been able to make things work better and form better relationships that I wouldn't otherwise. For example: design is really important to me. I get to go into the office and talk about the design and look at different options. I think if I did everything over the phone and computer I'd never get to that point -- but maybe that's just me.Meghan McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117528918335897128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-3604855066134151772011-10-30T17:32:28.320-04:002011-10-30T17:32:28.320-04:00I don't think face-to-face contact matters tha...I don't think face-to-face contact matters that much; what amazes me about DEAR GENIUS is the understanding and encouragement the authors received, before they'd written anything! Sometimes the books were written with Ursula's encouragement and even at her instigation...sometimes the author started the book and she coaxed it into greatness -- do you remember her letters to the Francis author? the HARRIET THE SPY author? and so many others.Libby Koponenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508041827996196293noreply@blogger.com