BACK ON THE ROAD...

I had finished writing the first draft of my book on January 15th of this year, and I said to myself that I would put it all away, and forget the whole thing for two months, clear my head and come back to it later. As of Thursday, those two months are over, and I have now begun the challenging and exciting process of writing the second draft of my book. It might take me all year to get it into a shape that I'm happy with, but by the end of the year, I plan to begin the process of shopping it around to publishers and literary agents. I might get to that earlier, depending on how fast I get through the rewrites.

I have always considered myself better at re-writing, than writing, so it should be an interesting journey. I'm excited about doing the second draft, because while the first draft is all about getting it done, the second draft is all about making it better! I'm all about making it better!!

This experience has been the most emotional and creative endeavors I have ever undertaken, and I look forward to seeing where it all takes me.

Hopefully further than down the street...


On a completely unrelated note, I should point out that I have finally set up my links properly, and they should all be working, so feel free to go on a journey and explore the kinds of sites I like to travel to.

LEGALISED CRACK!!!!!!!

Well I know I’ve gone overboard with cooking on my Blog as of late, but I have one more for you. Tonight I made cinnamon buns, using the recipe from the TV show Good Eats. It’s quite a production, and if you have the time, it’s well worth it.

You have to prepare the dough, roll it, and then put it in the fridge overnight to develop flavour, and then you bake it the next day.

This is what they looked like after a day in the fridge.


This is what they looked like after coming out of the oven.


And this is what they looked like after I drenched them in cream cheese icing.


Yep, it’s legal crack as far as I’m concerned. And I don’t plan to share them.

Mustn’t give away the precious!

BACK TO WORK

I just thought I'd take a moment to make a quick post until I had the time to put up a real post later. I'm back at work now, and have a lot less time to blog, but I will try to keep a weekly schedule at the very least.

I should comment on the surprising comments I had on the previous post, about acting. I found it funny that no one I know posted on this subject, except Tracy, which tells me that either my regulars didn't want to comment on my thoughts on acting, or they felt the need to do so anonymously. If the latter was the case, I didn't realize that acting was such a touchy subject matter!

Well, until I have the time to talk about something important, have a look at some Almond Cookies I baked for my Mom yesterday.