tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post1827647490321964765..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Beginning: A Love/Hate Adventure -- Natalie D. RichardsBrian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-77863378823506432232014-08-29T15:20:53.245-04:002014-08-29T15:20:53.245-04:00Oooh, I agree! Ideas are ever so much more fun wh...Oooh, I agree! Ideas are ever so much more fun when they aren't yet reality. :)Natalie D Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073957192387152361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-82755725951244209062014-08-29T15:20:14.665-04:002014-08-29T15:20:14.665-04:00It always does, right? I mean, that first part re...It always does, right? I mean, that first part really can blow chunks, but once the book feels like it belongs to you, it always moves better! Good luck!Natalie D Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073957192387152361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-35892254938016343902014-08-29T15:19:33.290-04:002014-08-29T15:19:33.290-04:00They really can be. But once the blank page isn&#...They really can be. But once the blank page isn't blank, I think it's better! <br />Natalie D Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073957192387152361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-55440127504504856742014-08-26T10:46:53.527-04:002014-08-26T10:46:53.527-04:00The part before the beginning, the part when it...The part before the beginning, the part when it's The Best Idea Ever in my head, those few days when I know I'll start writing soon, but I'm not. quite. ready. Those are great times :-)Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-91336772596372889272014-08-26T08:07:38.001-04:002014-08-26T08:07:38.001-04:00I'm in this exact phase at the moment! Just fi...I'm in this exact phase at the moment! Just finished the draft of one book, so I thought I'd try and start something new today....it's. Complete. Agony. But I'm looking forward to the moment I'll finally find my feet. It'll happen...eventually... ;)Rachel Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848131947437970731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-77102143393549608352014-08-25T23:11:54.232-04:002014-08-25T23:11:54.232-04:00I agree with the whole hate-the-blank-page phase. ...I agree with the whole hate-the-blank-page phase. Beginnings can be painful!Yvonne Ventrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935915085584796351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-8839109754959901692014-08-25T21:16:33.834-04:002014-08-25T21:16:33.834-04:00It's a dark place. The barren land. I'm....It's a dark place. The barren land. I'm...uh...really ready for a change of scenery! LOL! :)Natalie D Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073957192387152361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-10519109800107308872014-08-25T21:15:59.254-04:002014-08-25T21:15:59.254-04:00Haha! I'm so glad you got a kick out of it. ...Haha! I'm so glad you got a kick out of it. And I totally think art projects have similarities to writing projects so I can see the crossover for sure! And I'm one hundred percent with you -- done is a truly beautiful word. :)Natalie D Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073957192387152361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-33143230049824795402014-08-25T14:40:56.190-04:002014-08-25T14:40:56.190-04:00Oh, man. I have so been there...Oh, man. I have so been there...Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-35926788369093108202014-08-25T12:25:47.757-04:002014-08-25T12:25:47.757-04:00"This book picks his nose! He takes me to th..."This book picks his nose! He takes me to the auto-parts store and calls me Babe though I’ve repeatedly told him I don’t care for that particular endearment. I’m pretty sure this book implied that my butt looks big in certain jeans." <br />I bahaha'ed through this entire part. Can't we ALL (unfortunately) relate to "that" guy. I'm not a writer, but I've certainly felt that way about some art/design projects. There comes a point when one can't wait to kick it's annoying butt to the curb. And when that glorious moment of being able to call it DONE arrives...the dance of joy commences, complete with whooping, and possibly even confetti. Oh. Heck. Yes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169189221875213125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-49379622168361696302014-08-25T11:30:43.249-04:002014-08-25T11:30:43.249-04:00Conservative me considered taking that bit out. S...Conservative me considered taking that bit out. So I shoved a cream-filled donut in her mouth and decided there would be someone out there who would understand. I now feel strangely triumphant. :)Natalie D Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073957192387152361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-8219909408047184212014-08-25T11:04:16.365-04:002014-08-25T11:04:16.365-04:00"Right now it's like that guy you dated w..."Right now it's like that guy you dated way longer than you ever should have."<br /><br />Oh god YES. Exactly. Carrie Mesrobianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16305292109198218306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-56989763044553605642014-08-25T10:19:53.161-04:002014-08-25T10:19:53.161-04:00Aw, thanks you two! Nancy, I'm SO glad! Lots...Aw, thanks you two! Nancy, I'm SO glad! Lots of writers seem to thrive at the start-up, so it's awesome to know I'm not alone in the world! And Jody, I'd pay nearly anything to see your face if someone called you babe. :)Natalie D Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073957192387152361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-45069926502738309622014-08-25T10:07:42.275-04:002014-08-25T10:07:42.275-04:00"He takes me into the auto parts store and ca..."He takes me into the auto parts store and calls me Babe." I love that. I actually dated a guy like that. heh heh. Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-3176167944077360212014-08-25T09:25:11.116-04:002014-08-25T09:25:11.116-04:00Totally relate. Thank you for writing this! :)Totally relate. Thank you for writing this! :)Nancy Ohlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714991231119449100noreply@blogger.com