tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post4866317366377224822..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: A sense of urgency: beginnings (Jennifer R. Hubbard)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-89098057688718537232014-08-28T18:11:13.474-04:002014-08-28T18:11:13.474-04:00This job can definitely make one feel like a loon....This job can definitely make one feel like a loon. ;-)Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-33692237975599408712014-08-28T08:52:12.366-04:002014-08-28T08:52:12.366-04:00I love this post and laughed out loud about grey-b...I love this post and laughed out loud about grey-beard loons. And I agree with Jen. MORE books to read! Jody Casellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892174349776047862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-47117887573049491052014-08-27T19:29:09.954-04:002014-08-27T19:29:09.954-04:00I live to raise those TBR piles. ;-)I live to raise those TBR piles. ;-)Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-36376049589607353092014-08-27T19:28:47.961-04:002014-08-27T19:28:47.961-04:00Yes. It can take me hours to write a good pitch!Yes. It can take me hours to write a good pitch!Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-37375786381709816862014-08-27T19:27:29.008-04:002014-08-27T19:27:29.008-04:00I suspect this happens a lot. Build the house, *th...I suspect this happens a lot. Build the house, *then* choose the front door ...Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-60154741758506943172014-08-27T15:37:08.702-04:002014-08-27T15:37:08.702-04:00First lines are SO important! (Sometimes, my firs...First lines are SO important! (Sometimes, my first lines are the LAST things I write. I almost need to understand the entire book in order to write the opener...)Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-27615810538937708002014-08-27T10:29:47.536-04:002014-08-27T10:29:47.536-04:00I feel like the "grey-beard loon" (minus...I feel like the "grey-beard loon" (minus the beard) whenever I tell someone about a story I'm writing or thinking about. The longer I talk, the crazier it sounds. I've never quite mastered the art of the elevator pitch. At least I'm in good company with Coleridge's narrator!Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-32680043803054782202014-08-27T07:53:42.236-04:002014-08-27T07:53:42.236-04:00I love that you referenced the "grey-beard lo...I love that you referenced the "grey-beard loon"! Your posts always seem to make my TBR pile taller. :) Thanks for these great openings.Jen Doktorskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143138396478408692noreply@blogger.com