Comments on: The Trouble with Frosting http://writerunboxed.com/2006/03/20/the-trouble-with-frosting/ About the craft and business of genre fiction Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:08:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Deidre Knight http://writerunboxed.com/2006/03/20/the-trouble-with-frosting/#comment-508 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:44:00 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2006/03/20/the-trouble-with-frosting/#comment-508 Okay, beautiful pic, but I couldn't even read the article. I just wanted CAKE. And for someone on Weight Watcher's, wanting cake is not such a great plan. :) But it looks fun! Okay, beautiful pic, but I couldn’t even read the article. I just wanted CAKE. And for someone on Weight Watcher’s, wanting cake is not such a great plan. :) But it looks fun!

]]> by: Therese Walsh http://writerunboxed.com/2006/03/20/the-trouble-with-frosting/#comment-507 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:25:00 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2006/03/20/the-trouble-with-frosting/#comment-507 I've had some tedious unfrosting experiences, so if I can save anyone from it, I'll happily do it. For those who can frost as they go, more power to you! I, however, continue as a wary baker... I’ve had some tedious unfrosting experiences, so if I can save anyone from it, I’ll happily do it. For those who can frost as they go, more power to you! I, however, continue as a wary baker…

]]> by: Elena Greene http://writerunboxed.com/2006/03/20/the-trouble-with-frosting/#comment-506 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:49:00 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/2006/03/20/the-trouble-with-frosting/#comment-506 Great post, Teri. Very good advice for most of us. I'll be devil's advocate a bit though. I know of a few very fine authors who edit and polish as they go. Maybe it works for them because they have a good handle on their characters from the start. If they get each scene right in terms of character motivations, actions and reactions, they continue to build on a sound foundation. My characters often hide from me during the first draft, so the bake-first-frost-last process is best for me. Elena Great post, Teri. Very good advice for most of us.

I’ll be devil’s advocate a bit though. I know of a few very fine authors who edit and polish as they go. Maybe it works for them because they have a good handle on their characters from the start. If they get each scene right in terms of character motivations, actions and reactions, they continue to build on a sound foundation.

My characters often hide from me during the first draft, so the bake-first-frost-last process is best for me.

Elena

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