Thanksgiving came and went with very little writing. Lots of food – lots and lots of food, for just the four of us – but not many words. There’s me, my wife, my 5 year old and our year and a half toddler… I made way too much, but it was worth it. As a vegetarian, I went the Tofurky route (it’s better than anyone thinks it is; I should know cause I’m the world’s worst vegetarian… I’d be a donutarain if they’d let me). But by far my favorite thing was a recipie I stumble across on the intarweb; Two-Ingredient Pumpkin Cake.. . Can of Pumpkin and Yellow cake mix. Bake in a medium pan for 28 minutes at 350 – it’s tasty, especially with the glaze (1.5 c. powdered sugar, 3 T apple cider, 1 t pumpkin pie spice, mx well).
But this blog really isn’t about the food. It’s about the words, and the journey to writing. It’s about discipline, I guess, the discipline to write, while not every day, at least 5 days a week. I suppose that it could be about recipes, as it can be about anything that I want it to be. If writing about recipes help me to figure out how to write the Next Great American Novel, or lead me to a place that helps me define a cautionary tale for a sci-fi piece, or even just gives me a good joke, then I’ll write down recipes.
While I did not do MUCH writing, I did do SOME writing, and some drawing as well. I got an idea for a funny kids’ book, mostly funny for the adults rather than the kids, but I think, especially with the right artistic twist, it would be funny for kids, too. It requires me jumping back and forth between kid mindset and adult.. the kid part really isn’t hard for me, it’s the adults I have a hard time relating to. I wrote about 15 pages, but with an average of 2 paragraphs peer page, it really isn't that much.
As for the title of this post... I've eaten waaaaaay too much this weekend.
15 Pages, childrens genre
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