tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post5408314542402776663..comments2024-02-21T05:25:03.233-05:00Comments on Adventures in YA Publishing: Layering Your Way Through Your Book: The Secret to Making Writing a Novel Less Daunting to WriteMartina Boonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-46744939417214116402016-09-25T10:22:42.733-04:002016-09-25T10:22:42.733-04:00This is great! I guess that's the main thing t...This is great! I guess that's the main thing to remember really — that like a cake a book comes out of the oven only ready for three next stage she of revision/icing and prettifying :)Mia Haysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041441666482084762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-57241104191891946272016-09-22T15:38:02.565-04:002016-09-22T15:38:02.565-04:00Love this post, Martina. So true. Love this post, Martina. So true. Lisa B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-59364062008183805512016-09-21T07:40:52.044-04:002016-09-21T07:40:52.044-04:00Thanks, Nancy! I use the sculpting analogy, too. T...Thanks, Nancy! I use the sculpting analogy, too. There are posts here somewhere where I break down the writing and revision process that way, but too often even though I know there are a lot of different passes through the novel and the tools get finer and finer as I work, I forget that all the different aspects of the characters, plot, themes, and story elements don't all have (or will) come to me at once. I need to give myself time and permission to write a partial story each time until the whole cake is baked and frosted and balanced. : ) Martina Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358736828122139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8005062827798430682.post-45157336719105907972016-09-20T21:13:32.678-04:002016-09-20T21:13:32.678-04:00Thank you, Martina, great post! I always think of ...Thank you, Martina, great post! I always think of writing as sculpting where little by little the story takes shape. But I love your layered cake analogy. It's true that there are so many layers to a writing a novel. So rich and delicious, but overwhelming at times!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04959048820877383159noreply@blogger.com