tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post9074150094129132695..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: What Success Looks Like (Maryanne Fantalis)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-74952466226672956692019-02-13T15:52:59.841-05:002019-02-13T15:52:59.841-05:00Thanks, Holly! For all my metaphors to my students...Thanks, Holly! For all my metaphors to my students about patchwork quilts and "Franken-drafts", I sure forgot that lesson myself for a while. It's so hard to lift yourself out of that place once you're in it, though.Maryanne Fantalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994781978527097313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-39953631462322052692019-02-13T15:50:59.918-05:002019-02-13T15:50:59.918-05:00Isn't it strange how success can be our bigges...Isn't it strange how success can be our biggest obstacle? I never believed it until it happened to me. I'm sorry you had to deal with that, but congrats on the Rita honor!Maryanne Fantalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994781978527097313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-86056844446772306452019-02-11T19:06:28.051-05:002019-02-11T19:06:28.051-05:00CONGRATS on finishing, Maryanne. My second book wa...CONGRATS on finishing, Maryanne. My second book was actually acquired by my publisher before the first book was published. I didn't know it at the time, but that may have been a real blessing. And I am completely with you on not writing linearly!Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-61514217186737619242019-02-11T09:25:31.152-05:002019-02-11T09:25:31.152-05:00Oh, I know this paralysis well! In 2015, SOME BOYS...Oh, I know this paralysis well! In 2015, SOME BOYS was an RWA Rita Finalist. I became obsessed with the thought that this book was the best I'll ever be and it still wasn't good enough to win. <br /><br />Wrong mindset! It took me a long time to reprogram my thoughts and get back to basics. Patty Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928111057602279792noreply@blogger.com