tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post3971802063787777894..comments2024-02-28T12:45:42.761-05:00Comments on Hoosier Ink: Lessons from a SnowmanThe ACFW INDIANA Chapter Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07282742986179364847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-81828059971870996342010-05-08T07:46:53.469-04:002010-05-08T07:46:53.469-04:00Michelle, on my recent trip to Eastern Europe I to...Michelle, on my recent trip to Eastern Europe I took along the latest Writer's Digest magazine. That issue also contains an article that compares writing to cooking with all the right ingredients. Thanks for the comment!Rick Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795635112065282277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-51294188190207680062010-05-07T08:15:40.313-04:002010-05-07T08:15:40.313-04:00I loved this analogy. Well done!
I think of writi...I loved this analogy. Well done!<br /><br />I think of writing my novel as baking a cake--something I haven't mastered. At times it's too dry, others so moist that it leans to one side. Sometimes when I think it's turned out perfect I go to frost it and the frosting pulls the cake apart. I try to patch it, cover it up with more icing, but in the end it looks forced. The difference is that a lop-sided cake can still taste good; whereas, a flopped novel doesn't taste good at all.Michelle Weidenbennernoreply@blogger.com