Sorry, no, this is nothing about cookery books, but there are many references to baking, so please, read on!
Just the other day I read a post by one of my favourite blonde writers, Lucy of Blonde Write More fame. Have you read any of her work? She is a brilliantly funny blogger, who writes great pieces on the ups and downs of writing. She has a hugely popular fictional serial going into its third series about Roxy Collins, a hapless single mum who is just desperate for love. You know you wanna check her blog out… here!
Anyway, she wrote a post likening writing a book to baking a cake, and it struck a chord.
She made me think of my own WIP, highly anticipated by a few of you who have been following my writing journey, and actually, Lucy has read the whole of my first draft and given me some fantastic feedback, along with His Geoffleship, pictured with us two below at the 2018 Annual Bloggers Bash!
Anywho, her post about writing and cakes made me wonder about the words I had been baking writing over the last few years.
I think there have been many shorts, rather like literary cupcakes, small morsels that satisfy that little reading hunger. Of course, there have been a few that sunk, relegated to the writing file, never to be published (but not thrown away – never throw your words away, you don’t know when that strange idea of yours could be woven into another piece!)
My poetry book was like a tray of cupcakes. A variety of flavours, hopefully, something for all in the selection, and for those poetry gluttons, well, they just devoured the whole box book.
Oh, you haven’t read it yet? Well, if you fancy a little five star read… you can click on the link below to peruse and perhaps, purchase it?
mybook.to/poeticrituals
Shameless plug, I know, sorry… but that’s what us indies have to do!
And my WIP? My first draft, slowly being reread and rewritten? What kind of cake is that one?
Considering its age, I decided it was more of a fruitcake. It’s taken a long time to get this far. It’s not teenaged any more, it is a fully fledged adult, waiting to be released into the public, to gain its own independence!
But, like any good fruitcake, it’s needed the time for all the ingredients elements to mature. Every time I have revisited it, it is like adding another soaking of alcohol to the bake, and hopefully, all the waiting will produce something moist juicy to read, packing a punch with its storyline and characters!
The submitting it to a competition didn’t work, but that doesn’t worry me. I need to do this set of tweaks, then I am contacting agents. I have faith in myself. If they don’t nibble the crumbs I toss them, I’ll 100% go indie.
So, for those of you who are interested, here is the first version of the possible blurb, for my baby, tentatively named Wedded Stress Marriage Unarranged!
Aashi’s life was all set.
Or so she thought.
After finding out her fiancé was not the man she thought, she vows to put him, and her innocence behind her.
Accompanied by her brothers and best friend, she embarks upon an enlightening journey, where memories created and new relationships forged, have far-reaching effects.
So… are you intrigued?
It’s set in 2000, in the Indian suburbs of Birmingham, UK – Yes Indian, because every city here seems to have a mini India where the Indians seem to congregate!
Spread between Birmingham and India too actually.
It’s a story of a British born Indian girl, Aashi, and her family, as they come to terms with her broken engagement.
There’s love, lust, humour, and a little bit of seriousness too…
One way or another, this cake will get eaten!!! (Or this book will get read… you know what I mean!) Just need the last bit of soaking editing, then we can begin the icing cover and blurb!
sharonchyy
Nov 26, 2018 @ 22:41:01
Great post
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Ritu
Nov 27, 2018 @ 06:53:10
Thanks 💜
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Claire Saul (PainPalsBlog)
Oct 29, 2018 @ 22:46:01
Devoured all the poetic cup cakes and loved, so can’t wait for a slice of this new cake, Ritu! x
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 22:48:47
I hope it won’t be too long Claire!! Thank you 😍
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Erika Kind
Oct 29, 2018 @ 20:16:39
Cannot wait to read the first slice of the newly baked cake, sis!
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 20:26:45
Aw thanks sis 💜
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Erika Kind
Oct 29, 2018 @ 20:35:22
💖 💖 💖
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Simon
Oct 29, 2018 @ 19:33:21
You’ll get there! Keep up the great work 😀
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 19:46:24
Thanks Simon!
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Simon
Oct 29, 2018 @ 21:02:17
😀😀
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Lorna
Oct 29, 2018 @ 18:36:30
Yes, more cake, please. xox
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 19:25:07
I’d best get baking!!!
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OIKOS™-Publishing
Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:32:07
Sounds really interesting, Sis! Never thought there are suburbs in Birmingham, or the UK. But this also sounds great with a “Little India”. UK isnt as far away as India, and we have not to deal with a lot of languages too. 😉 Happy Monday! Michael
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:48:18
I’m glad you think it’s interesting Bro! Birmingham is a big city so there are lots of sections!
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OIKOS™-Publishing
Oct 29, 2018 @ 18:02:16
Oh yes, sounds really interesting. And your postings are always like a novel itself, Sis! Yes, Birmingham is big. Here we only have 120 km away Praha, and the same distance “little Munich”. lol
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 19:24:51
Lol!!!
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OIKOS™-Publishing
Oct 29, 2018 @ 23:50:15
:-))
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robbiesinspiration
Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:22:37
I am looking forward to reading your book, Ritu. I think I will learn a lot from it as well as enjoy a good story.
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:46:33
Thanks Robbie for your faith!!!
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rachaelstray
Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:09:00
How exciting!
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:46:20
I hope so!!!
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fancypaperblog
Oct 29, 2018 @ 14:46:34
I adore these cakes.
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:44:47
You like 😉
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englishwithkirsty
Oct 29, 2018 @ 13:38:39
Yes, I would eat your cake/buy your book! Looking forward to your next update!
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:44:28
Thank you Kirsty!!! I’m getting there!!!
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Ruth
Oct 29, 2018 @ 13:23:11
Ritu, if your writing is as good as your baking your book will be great! (Carrot cake at last year’s Bloggers Bash… yum, yum, yum, yum…!) 🙂 x
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:44:12
Ha ha!!! Thanks for the faith!!! I hope it’s as good 😍
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You Can Always Start Now
Oct 29, 2018 @ 13:09:30
great advice. Taking it on myself.
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:43:25
Thanks 😉
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Image Earth Travel
Oct 29, 2018 @ 13:02:18
Can’t wait to read your story…more rum for the fruit cake 😉
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 17:43:18
😉 working on it!!!
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syl65
Oct 29, 2018 @ 12:54:35
Thank you for the morsel and looking forward to a bigger slice. The blurb definitely peeks interest. Don’t let that fruitcake go to waste Sister!!
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 12:58:43
I’ll try my best Brother! 💜
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syl65
Oct 29, 2018 @ 13:00:53
You CAN do it Sister! 💜
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thatblogwherecheriemovestogermany
Oct 29, 2018 @ 11:00:02
Can’t wait!
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 11:36:21
Thanks!!! I’ll get onto it asap!!!
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willowdot21
Oct 29, 2018 @ 07:59:40
Most definitely Hun 💜💜
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 08:24:09
Thanks sis!!!
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willowdot21
Oct 29, 2018 @ 11:58:18
💜
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TanGental
Oct 29, 2018 @ 07:45:13
Precisely right Ritu. The ingredients are there, just find that right consistency and temperature and you’re on the Great British Write Off… That still sounds wrong…
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 07:50:32
Thank you His Geoffleship 💜 I’m soaking some more fruit!!!
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TanGental
Oct 29, 2018 @ 07:51:41
In booze? I don’t know why I asked….
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 08:23:58
😜
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popsiclesociety
Oct 29, 2018 @ 06:39:27
For sure will be a beautiful story.
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Ritu
Oct 29, 2018 @ 06:47:59
Thank you 😍
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