Comments on: It’s all about the cheesecake http://writerunboxed.com/2009/11/24/its-all-about-the-cheesecake/ about the craft and business of fiction Thu, 24 May 2012 13:41:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: BAFA http://writerunboxed.com/2009/11/24/its-all-about-the-cheesecake/#comment-128792 BAFA Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:44:24 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=1684#comment-128792 Yes! Yes! So true. So many days we find ourselves crawling torturously through the writing, wondering why we choose this struggle. Certain it would've been so much easier and wiser had we decided long ago to be a brain surgeon instead of hitting ourselves in the head with this ridiculous writing process day after day. BUT THEN, it happens, we make the cheesecake - all the ingredients come together and in the midst of toil is perfection! Words, scenes, and characters that at last feel alive and beautiful enough to send the pain and uncertainly scurrying away like dust and we remember exactly why we decided to tackle that complicated cheesecake recipe to begin with. Not only for ourselves, but for the wonderful, amazing readers who read and respond to our creations. Thank you Therese, you continue to amaze and inspire :-) Yes! Yes! So true. So many days we find ourselves crawling torturously through the writing, wondering why we choose this struggle. Certain it would’ve been so much easier and wiser had we decided long ago to be a brain surgeon instead of hitting ourselves in the head with this ridiculous writing process day after day. BUT THEN, it happens, we make the cheesecake – all the ingredients come together and in the midst of toil is perfection! Words, scenes, and characters that at last feel alive and beautiful enough to send the pain and uncertainly scurrying away like dust and we remember exactly why we decided to tackle that complicated cheesecake recipe to begin with. Not only for ourselves, but for the wonderful, amazing readers who read and respond to our creations. Thank you Therese, you continue to amaze and inspire :-)

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]]> By: Lorna Suzuki http://writerunboxed.com/2009/11/24/its-all-about-the-cheesecake/#comment-128783 Lorna Suzuki Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:17:44 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=1684#comment-128783 Once again, another lovely post, Therese! Definitely meeting the fans and seeing how excited they are to pick up the latest novel in my series keeps me going. I only intended to write one novel for my daughter, and because my fans keep wanting the next story, it's now become nine! Thanks for sharing, Therese! Lorna's last blog... Interview with YA novelist Bev Katz Rosenbaum Once again, another lovely post, Therese! Definitely meeting the fans and seeing how excited they are to pick up the latest novel in my series keeps me going. I only intended to write one novel for my daughter, and because my fans keep wanting the next story, it’s now become nine!
Thanks for sharing, Therese!

Lorna’s last blog… Interview with YA novelist Bev Katz Rosenbaum

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]]> By: Therese Walsh http://writerunboxed.com/2009/11/24/its-all-about-the-cheesecake/#comment-128775 Therese Walsh Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:04:31 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=1684#comment-128775 Thanks for the great, supportive comments, everyone. Lydia, I hope you continue enjoying Last Will! Kristan, that is funny about the dual cheesecake posts. Must be something in the air! Maybe cheesecake fumes. Bruce, that's it exactly. Jamie, there is a place you can order a signed copy of Last Will online: <a href="http://www.riverreadbooks.com/" rel="nofollow">RiverRead Books</a>. If you decide to order, feel free to leave a specific request for how you'd like the book signed in the comments section of the order -- otherwise I'll be creative. Thanks for your interest! Thanks for the great, supportive comments, everyone.

Lydia, I hope you continue enjoying Last Will!

Kristan, that is funny about the dual cheesecake posts. Must be something in the air! Maybe cheesecake fumes.

Bruce, that’s it exactly.

Jamie, there is a place you can order a signed copy of Last Will online: RiverRead Books. If you decide to order, feel free to leave a specific request for how you’d like the book signed in the comments section of the order — otherwise I’ll be creative. Thanks for your interest!

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]]> By: Richard Mabry http://writerunboxed.com/2009/11/24/its-all-about-the-cheesecake/#comment-128770 Richard Mabry Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:42 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=1684#comment-128770 Teri, Oh, what a lovely image. It not only makes me hungry for cheesecake, but gets me ready to chain myself to the computer and write a bit more of my next novel. I agree with you. The contract is the stick, waiting to strike us if we lag. The comments are the carrot...or, in this case, the cheesecake. Best wishes. Teri,
Oh, what a lovely image. It not only makes me hungry for cheesecake, but gets me ready to chain myself to the computer and write a bit more of my next novel.
I agree with you. The contract is the stick, waiting to strike us if we lag. The comments are the carrot…or, in this case, the cheesecake.
Best wishes.

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]]> By: Jamie http://writerunboxed.com/2009/11/24/its-all-about-the-cheesecake/#comment-128769 Jamie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:08:29 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=1684#comment-128769 I have to agree with Erika...finding a blurb from an author who has faced the same challenges as I instantly gives me the hope and motivation I need! Therese, haven't read Last Will just yet...is there a way to get a signed copy (other than attending a signing? Afraid I live a bit too far away for that!) Thanks for the great post! I have to agree with Erika…finding a blurb from an author who has faced the same challenges as I instantly gives me the hope and motivation I need!

Therese, haven’t read Last Will just yet…is there a way to get a signed copy (other than attending a signing? Afraid I live a bit too far away for that!)

Thanks for the great post!

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]]> By: larramiefg http://writerunboxed.com/2009/11/24/its-all-about-the-cheesecake/#comment-128768 larramiefg Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:00:35 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=1684#comment-128768 Luscious picture and super luscious talents in writing/storytelling/heartfelt sharing...you'll do it all again to give us THE best! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. .-= larramiefg´s last blog ..<a href="http://thediviningwand.com/2009/11/what-kind-of-books-are-our-authors/" rel="nofollow">What Kind of Books Are Our Authors?</a> =-. Luscious picture and super luscious talents in writing/storytelling/heartfelt sharing…you’ll do it all again to give us THE best!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
.-= larramiefg´s last blog ..What Kind of Books Are Our Authors? =-.

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]]> By: thea http://writerunboxed.com/2009/11/24/its-all-about-the-cheesecake/#comment-128767 thea Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:10:47 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=1684#comment-128767 i recently read your book and i'm still thinking about it. how we make so many choices and decisions, never realizing the long term ramifications of them. so much must be fated. i recently read your book and i’m still thinking about it. how we make so many choices and decisions, never realizing the long term ramifications of them. so much must be fated.

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]]> By: Bruce H. Johnson http://writerunboxed.com/2009/11/24/its-all-about-the-cheesecake/#comment-128766 Bruce H. Johnson Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:37:58 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=1684#comment-128766 Yes! Cheesecake! My ex used to make it; she was an expert. All the work developing and producing your writing starts being worth every minute when you get your first "I liked it; may I have some more, please?" comment. That says you've accomplished your goal at least once: to create a profound emotional experience. You've communicated. .-= Bruce H. Johnson´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.freespirituniverse.org/2009/11/18/tech-writer-to-fiction-writer-3-ya-got-a-problem-buddy/" rel="nofollow">Tech Writer to Fiction Writer 3: Ya Got a Problem, Buddy?</a> =-. Yes! Cheesecake! My ex used to make it; she was an expert.

All the work developing and producing your writing starts being worth every minute when you get your first “I liked it; may I have some more, please?” comment. That says you’ve accomplished your goal at least once: to create a profound emotional experience. You’ve communicated.
.-= Bruce H. Johnson´s last blog ..Tech Writer to Fiction Writer 3: Ya Got a Problem, Buddy? =-.

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]]> By: Kristan http://writerunboxed.com/2009/11/24/its-all-about-the-cheesecake/#comment-128765 Kristan Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:22:25 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=1684#comment-128765 Aw what a great email! Congrats! And in a funny coincidence, the BookEnds blog used a cheesecake metaphor today too! http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2009/11/time-is-money.html .-= Kristan´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kristanhoffman/~3/jEgpGtb8-rg/" rel="nofollow">Rachel Is</a> =-. Aw what a great email! Congrats!

And in a funny coincidence, the BookEnds blog used a cheesecake metaphor today too!

http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2009/11/time-is-money.html
.-= Kristan´s last blog ..Rachel Is =-.

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]]> By: Jael http://writerunboxed.com/2009/11/24/its-all-about-the-cheesecake/#comment-128763 Jael Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:30:20 +0000 http://writerunboxed.com/?p=1684#comment-128763 Wonderful, wonderful! Putting together a book and baking a beautiful dessert are both solitary endeavors that find their meaning in the audience. There's joy in the process -- I love to cook and to write -- but something extra, something special, in seeing the end result appreciated. Wonderful, wonderful! Putting together a book and baking a beautiful dessert are both solitary endeavors that find their meaning in the audience. There’s joy in the process — I love to cook and to write — but something extra, something special, in seeing the end result appreciated.

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