tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post6268980722017148686..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Dear Aspiring Writer, DON'T LISTEN TO ADVICE! (Patty Blount) Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-59051122395416243162014-06-23T22:30:10.368-04:002014-06-23T22:30:10.368-04:00All I needed to read was your title, and suddenly ...All I needed to read was your title, and suddenly I was thinking, "Uugh. If I could go back in time, I'd tell myself to forget the lessons / writing advice I learned in college. All of it." Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-29855180936158645772014-06-23T12:10:53.934-04:002014-06-23T12:10:53.934-04:00*rasies glass* I ended up not finishing nursing an...*rasies glass* I ended up not finishing nursing and switched to IT, where I still am today. Ironically, I became a technical writer and was thrilled to be able to tell my mother "YES, I can get paid to write." Later, she would become my biggest fiction fan but sadly, didn't live long enough to see my debut novel released. Patty Blounthttp://pattyblount.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-1659378365422914822014-06-23T10:08:07.845-04:002014-06-23T10:08:07.845-04:00Patty, this sounds suspiciously like my story, exc...Patty, this sounds suspiciously like my story, except instead of nursing I went into teaching. More practical. Writing was a crazy dream, etc. Three cheers for second chances and late bloomers! Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.com