tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post1459583098414587825..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Growing up, Breaking Rules (Stephanie Kuehnert)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-1020469319096342192013-04-15T17:27:27.977-04:002013-04-15T17:27:27.977-04:00I grew up (almost) always following the rules, and...I grew up (almost) always following the rules, and to this day I still feel more than a little hesitant about breaking them; I keep obsessing over what will happen if I do. I guess on reason I relied on rules was because they provided a structure for my life, so it scared me to think what would happen if I stepped away from that structure. But your post made me see that breaking rules doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing.<br /> I'm sorry about your cat. Losing a pet is very difficult, because pet owners form mutual attachments with their animals. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-55726267481676379272013-04-15T11:17:10.611-04:002013-04-15T11:17:10.611-04:00Thank you for this post! Sometimes I feel like the...Thank you for this post! Sometimes I feel like the only rule I can stick to is that rules don't work for me. ;-)Jennifer Castlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030235661651018751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-22702018706698947212013-04-14T14:52:57.935-04:002013-04-14T14:52:57.935-04:00Agreed! Funny that it took me so long to realize t...Agreed! Funny that it took me so long to realize this. Guess I'm not as much of a rebel as I thought! ;)Stephanie Kuehnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337734171729461782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-88825916115710611932013-04-14T14:52:31.310-04:002013-04-14T14:52:31.310-04:00Yes, so true! And a lesson it seems that I have to...Yes, so true! And a lesson it seems that I have to relearn every time...LOLStephanie Kuehnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337734171729461782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-50255174506662061572013-04-14T14:52:10.724-04:002013-04-14T14:52:10.724-04:00Yes, I agree that you have to trust the process, b...Yes, I agree that you have to trust the process, but I've had a really really hard time doing that for the past few years because trusting the process also means trusting yourself. It's essential to do that though or you can't finish projects. And yeah, 7 months was definitely fast for me!Stephanie Kuehnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337734171729461782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-2164469400201264162013-04-14T14:51:10.442-04:002013-04-14T14:51:10.442-04:00I do hope it helps! Good luck!I do hope it helps! Good luck!Stephanie Kuehnerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15337734171729461782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-45515393089824343432013-04-13T21:48:24.448-04:002013-04-13T21:48:24.448-04:00Right, rules should help us get things done. If th...Right, rules should help us get things done. If they don't--if they get in the way instead--then the rules have to go.Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-259214024581565332013-04-13T18:15:00.032-04:002013-04-13T18:15:00.032-04:00I'm beginning to learn that the "rules&qu...I'm beginning to learn that the "rules" I establish for myself with one book don't necessarily work for the next! Each book is its own process...Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-55023051005428870032013-04-13T11:30:07.653-04:002013-04-13T11:30:07.653-04:00Everything you've written about this often ang...Everything you've written about this often angsty book-writing process is spot-on true. Something I've learned and CLING TO when I am stressing is the old saying "Trust the process." Somehow--and I have no idea how this works--the book always comes together in the end. (7 months, by the way, does not seem very long to me at all.) Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-73927854040353799632013-04-13T10:53:13.453-04:002013-04-13T10:53:13.453-04:00Thank you so much for sharing this! My writing/blo...Thank you so much for sharing this! My writing/blogging partner and I are in crisis mode on our book right now, I'll share this with her and maybe it will help us understand how to get over this hurdle!<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.com