tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post7794072610587028357..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: When Your Beginning Isn't Your Beginning (Amy K. Nichols)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-21792901209677087232014-08-19T11:50:50.749-04:002014-08-19T11:50:50.749-04:00"Every story has a beginning, a middle, and a..."Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. But not necessarily in that order," right? Novels can be timey-wimey, too!Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-55965528796690611042014-08-18T10:05:41.569-04:002014-08-18T10:05:41.569-04:00Great advice about beginnings, and writing in gene...Great advice about beginnings, and writing in general.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-38230868282682153472014-08-18T07:21:51.135-04:002014-08-18T07:21:51.135-04:00This is a great reminder, Amy. It also takes the p...This is a great reminder, Amy. It also takes the pressure off the beginning as you write. You can trust that your book will tell you where to begin--though it may take a few sets of eyes to discover it!Ellen Jensen Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12825571023641671510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-2214695373824599862014-08-15T21:17:47.583-04:002014-08-15T21:17:47.583-04:00Thank God for those with fresh eyes to help us gai...Thank God for those with fresh eyes to help us gain a new perspective of our work!Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-61645041111831445992014-08-15T16:56:07.856-04:002014-08-15T16:56:07.856-04:00This makes a lot of sense. It's really hard to...This makes a lot of sense. It's really hard to look at your own work objectively. Tried and failed so many times.Bidishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382938442171208326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-52864218043990540502014-08-15T16:53:21.601-04:002014-08-15T16:53:21.601-04:00Sometimes we clear our throats before we start the...Sometimes we clear our throats before we start the story. We may have needed to clear our throats, but eventually we realize it isn't part of the story!Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-29018332151789678802014-08-15T15:51:12.508-04:002014-08-15T15:51:12.508-04:00Great story, Kimberly! It often takes fresh eyes t...Great story, Kimberly! It often takes fresh eyes to see these things.Lauren Bjorkmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461938401652697707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-31336762289018412012014-08-15T08:46:09.880-04:002014-08-15T08:46:09.880-04:00Isn't it amazing how we can't always see o...Isn't it amazing how we can't always see our own work with clarity? That's why it's so amazing to have a fabulous editor. Can't wait to read this!Kimberly Sabatinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18143516055206233316noreply@blogger.com