Comments on: Writing is like baking a cake http://www.robsmegaphone.com/2008/03/30/writing-is-like-baking-a-cake/ Where writing and fun collide Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:56:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tuesdayb http://www.robsmegaphone.com/2008/03/30/writing-is-like-baking-a-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-821 tuesdayb Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:24:23 +0000 http://robertstevenson.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-821 no wonder nothing's popping in my head. I barely have any ingredient, let alone good ones! Your advice couldn't have come at a better time. The muse will be coming along any minute now :) no wonder nothing’s popping in my head. I barely have any ingredient, let alone good ones! Your advice couldn’t have come at a better time. The muse will be coming along any minute now :)

]]> By: Mark Stoneman http://www.robsmegaphone.com/2008/03/30/writing-is-like-baking-a-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Mark Stoneman Sat, 24 May 2008 02:08:43 +0000 http://robertstevenson.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-820 Sure, I go out and gather ingredients. After all, I'm an historian. But how do I know which ingredients are relevant and how do I know what story to make out of them? For me writing is a form of thinking. With each attempt at putting words on the page I get a little closer to understanding what it is I'm actually doing. With every printout and editing session with a real pen I get a little closer too. I need to get the stuff down to understand what I'm working with. Hmmm. Maybe it's a little like the way I make soup, except I can't revise soup, only eat whatever the ingredients and cooking result in. (I make soup without a recipe. If it's in the fridge and it's a vegetable, there is a high probability that it's going into the pot.) Sure, I go out and gather ingredients. After all, I’m an historian. But how do I know which ingredients are relevant and how do I know what story to make out of them? For me writing is a form of thinking. With each attempt at putting words on the page I get a little closer to understanding what it is I’m actually doing. With every printout and editing session with a real pen I get a little closer too. I need to get the stuff down to understand what I’m working with.

Hmmm. Maybe it’s a little like the way I make soup, except I can’t revise soup, only eat whatever the ingredients and cooking result in. (I make soup without a recipe. If it’s in the fridge and it’s a vegetable, there is a high probability that it’s going into the pot.)

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.robsmegaphone.com/2008/03/30/writing-is-like-baking-a-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-815 Tiffany Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:17:31 +0000 http://robertstevenson.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-815 Do you really gather your ingredients in advance? That intrigues me, although it doesn't surprise me--one of the most common themes on my writing blog is that we all have different things that work for us and shouldn't ever buy into the "one right way" philosophy. Personally, though, I don't consciously work those things in. Sometimes they pop their heads up in relevant places and I weave them in, but I don't start out with specifics that I want to "add to the mix". Do you really gather your ingredients in advance? That intrigues me, although it doesn’t surprise me–one of the most common themes on my writing blog is that we all have different things that work for us and shouldn’t ever buy into the “one right way” philosophy.

Personally, though, I don’t consciously work those things in. Sometimes they pop their heads up in relevant places and I weave them in, but I don’t start out with specifics that I want to “add to the mix”.

]]> By: angelawd http://www.robsmegaphone.com/2008/03/30/writing-is-like-baking-a-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-819 angelawd Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:42:15 +0000 http://robertstevenson.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-819 Mmmm, you're making me hungry! Great analogy, though. Mmmm, you’re making me hungry! Great analogy, though.

]]> By: Terri http://www.robsmegaphone.com/2008/03/30/writing-is-like-baking-a-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-818 Terri Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:47:14 +0000 http://robertstevenson.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-818 Hmmmm.... Interesting way of looking at it! Hmmmm…. Interesting way of looking at it!

]]> By: Amy http://www.robsmegaphone.com/2008/03/30/writing-is-like-baking-a-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Amy Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:07:06 +0000 http://robertstevenson.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-817 Had to love how you baked a cake of writing!!! I'll certainly add your blog to my feed so that I can keep up with it! Had to love how you baked a cake of writing!!! I’ll certainly add your blog to my feed so that I can keep up with it!

]]> By: Research Papers http://www.robsmegaphone.com/2008/03/30/writing-is-like-baking-a-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Research Papers Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:30:44 +0000 http://robertstevenson.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-816 It's again me :) Thanks for your letter :) Mr.Research - it's my mistake) I've already changed that on Digg, but username remains the same. Sure, I'm miss Research :) Again, hugs and kisses, - from Miss Research. Cheryl It’s again me :)
Thanks for your letter :)

Mr.Research – it’s my mistake) I’ve already changed that on Digg, but username remains the same. Sure, I’m miss Research :)

Again, hugs and kisses, – from Miss Research.

Cheryl

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