tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post4737237135381758743..comments2023-11-03T07:01:16.104-05:00Comments on C. Hope Clark: Bake your Best CakeHope Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319310910383413396noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-15953139796023137152011-07-17T12:46:56.009-05:002011-07-17T12:46:56.009-05:00I started a novel in high school. One, my oldest s...I started a novel in high school. One, my oldest son would like me to finish by his 18th birthday next year. So many times I have restarted it, went onto something else, etc., etc. I will finish it. It's my dream project, even though I have other writing I have done in the mean time. But, this one is special. I realize that my life experiences have given more to the story than it would be if I had gotten it written out from the beginning. It is not even recognizable and more mature. In the end, my grape juice from twenty years ago will be a vintage wine.MissMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608462676369703178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-91383072383887277852011-07-12T18:31:38.003-05:002011-07-12T18:31:38.003-05:00great post, such a good reminder of what drives to...great post, such a good reminder of what drives to write in the first place. It takes time, effort, and patience to create a story a reader is reluctant to leave. Thanks for the reminder.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-24938999769686959492011-07-12T14:35:15.156-05:002011-07-12T14:35:15.156-05:00Good point. Worthwhile things shouldn't be rus...Good point. Worthwhile things shouldn't be rushed. I am guilty of this at times. Thanks for the reminder!Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-20379898717082758542011-07-12T13:38:31.331-05:002011-07-12T13:38:31.331-05:00This makes total sense to me. Thanks!This makes total sense to me. Thanks!Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296300032567383021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-82144725976192245172011-07-12T02:31:56.373-05:002011-07-12T02:31:56.373-05:00Hope--This post came at just the right time. I hav...Hope--This post came at just the right time. I have a picture book that is just about finished, revising-wise, I have a publisher, but the illustrations are taking longer than expected. <br /><br />I am impatient and in a hurry. I vacillate between wanting to SEE the words married with the pictures and realizing that it will be better to have them done well than have them simply "done."<br /><br />I definitely want to end up with a cake that is not just "okay." I want a cake that will win every bakery contest in town, a cake so delectable that people will be talking about it for years and years.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14016238.post-32271692341553144172011-07-12T02:31:44.820-05:002011-07-12T02:31:44.820-05:00Hope--This post came at just the right time. I hav...Hope--This post came at just the right time. I have a picture book that is just about finished, revising-wise, I have a publisher, but the illustrations are taking longer than expected. <br /><br />I am impatient and in a hurry. I vacillate between wanting to SEE the words married with the pictures and realizing that it will be better to have them done well than have them simply "done."<br /><br />I definitely want to end up with a cake that is not just "okay." I want a cake that will win every bakery contest in town, a cake so delectable that people will be talking about it for years and years.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.com