tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025352266076145189.post7214754510921333277..comments2024-02-21T16:09:18.285-08:00Comments on Beyond the Marog Kingdom: My Paper Presented at Jamaican Storytelling Conference 2014Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743130026557678304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025352266076145189.post-91306192918928215402014-12-07T15:10:05.033-08:002014-12-07T15:10:05.033-08:00Great points, especially about the call for childr...Great points, especially about the call for children to have stories of characters that reflect ideals of people not so unlike themselves, with whom they can identify as "friends" and be inspired to be more heroic and aspire to ideals in real life.<br /><br />Kids are absolutely influenced by what they read. How much, in light of so many characters in games and movies and TV, it's hard to say, but time-wise, they have to spend more minutes reading, and they absorb a character and plot via written words which is also its own unique input. What a very good opportunity to work in seeds that may bloom in the years to come as they develop as individuals and reflect on this world in which we live. Perhaps they will elect to do good, and their role models did in stories read and digested.Melanie K Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935080046877925845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025352266076145189.post-9470767781717019992014-11-23T17:37:26.634-08:002014-11-23T17:37:26.634-08:00Thanks for the post and the affirmation of the nee...Thanks for the post and the affirmation of the need for content that will be useful for us. Writers need to collaborate with other creative people to transform the stories into film projects, events, apparel, video games and more and more and more.Gwyneth Harold Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678322685129531807noreply@blogger.com