tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post5758874186950373399..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Past PerfectionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-6937557455816584792008-10-31T10:01:00.000-04:002008-10-31T10:01:00.000-04:00We're all foodies here,and married to an Italian m...We're all foodies here,and married to an Italian my wedding vows were to never bring a jar of "sauce" into the house. There is no sneaking it-they know right away like I was giving them powdered milk or something. <BR/><BR/>And you reminded me that I have to make a lasagna before my parents get here to trick or treat. <BR/><BR/>Happy Halloween!Eva Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834856467514439544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-7406189034196083622008-10-31T06:50:00.000-04:002008-10-31T06:50:00.000-04:00If you get tired of hearing "almost as good as mom...If you get tired of hearing "almost as good as mom's" go ahead and be a sneak. Get his mom to actually MAKE the dish and serve it up so when you hear 'almost' just smile and say "actually it IS your mom's".<BR/><BR/>Been there, done that, he stopped with the comparisons :-)<BR/><BR/>KyraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-87973872177071128992008-10-30T23:22:00.000-04:002008-10-30T23:22:00.000-04:00"It took all day to cook, I had to stand over..."It took all day to cook, I had to stand over it practically the entire time to add things at different intervals, check this, adjust the heat up and down and sideways, stir, fold, check that, etc. It might be perfection to eat, but JM&J, it was a towering pain in the ass to prepare."<BR/><BR/>yup, that sounds like writing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657865521020743253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-34037065434524411042008-10-30T22:20:00.000-04:002008-10-30T22:20:00.000-04:00All in all, you still need a good recipe to start ...All in all, you still need a good recipe to start with. A foundation in which to grow as both a cook and writer. <BR/><BR/>Love the story. :) <BR/><BR/>Criticism hurts when it comes to anything you slaved over. LOL. I like the way you kept trying until it worked out. Recipe for success LOL. *groan* Okay, that was bad...<BR/><BR/>NaNo has me nervous. We even started speedwriting sessions at the Realms of Love chat room for Saturdays and Sundays. I'll make it this time!Dawn Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094479667234469671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-2846142063294501792008-10-30T18:57:00.000-04:002008-10-30T18:57:00.000-04:00I loved your blog-post. Quite amusing, quite the p...I loved your blog-post. Quite amusing, quite the parable.<BR/><BR/>Well done, and thanks.<BR/><BR/>AnthonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-59137702273902695142008-10-30T15:28:00.000-04:002008-10-30T15:28:00.000-04:00Ha. Yes. Perfect illustration. (And I'd ditch the ...Ha. Yes. Perfect illustration. (And I'd ditch the fat, too.)charlenetegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061754720849284938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-78622956604135888532008-10-30T13:19:00.000-04:002008-10-30T13:19:00.000-04:00My grandmother was a great cook who owned a bar an...My grandmother was a great cook who owned a bar and people came from miles around to chow down on her food. Sadly the damnable woman I believe chewed up and digested her whole cookbook before she died. Apparently no one’s filthy hands were worthy of her godly dishes..lol<BR/><BR/>You know in my opinion metaphor is the best way to learn anything. You can give anyone "the straight dope" and most people won’t retain it because they are not forced to think. That’s where metaphor is so unbelievable it forces you think and thus causes you to retain.. Very well written..<BR/><BR/>Writing is like a life form all its own with time and practice it evolves into something marvelous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-30383847558573367552008-10-30T12:57:00.000-04:002008-10-30T12:57:00.000-04:00I think it means we shouldn't be afraid to be orig...I think it means we shouldn't be afraid to be original in our writing. There are as many good recipes for pasta sauce as there good ways to write a book. If we do it with passion, the results will be delicious.The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-48679402989993869462008-10-30T12:32:00.000-04:002008-10-30T12:32:00.000-04:00Great story. :)Great story. :)Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00507549045262003945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-57548509073090571902008-10-30T12:08:00.000-04:002008-10-30T12:08:00.000-04:00I'm not a chef, but I'm the daughter of one, and I...<I>I'm not a chef, but I'm the daughter of one, and I damn well know how to cook. It should have been as good as if not better than Mom's.</I><BR/><BR/>*bursts out laughing*<BR/><BR/>SO. TRUE.<BR/><BR/>I, too, am the daughter of a chef. And the sister of one, actually. <BR/><BR/>My MIL, bless her, does <I>not</I> enjoy cooking, and cooks very plain, very...well, tasteless dishes, for the most part. To give you an idea, if I want to use a spice of any kind other than salt or garlic powder in their house, I buy it and leave it there. Yes, that includes pepper!<BR/><BR/>My husband, as a result, is a very plain meat-and-potatoes eater. He finds the things my Mom makes "weird" and "too fancy". But after five years, I've gradually converted him into trying more new things. I learned early on not to ever tell him what I put in things. <BR/><BR/>The only exception to his mother's repertoire of plain dishes is, coincidentally, her Italian meat sauce. They are a huge Italian family, and every year at Christmas his Mom and his Aunts make homemade ravioli and meat sauce. No matter how many times I make it, it will never be the same as theirs.Charity Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03144388593262342082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-77508551269417918822008-10-30T11:26:00.000-04:002008-10-30T11:26:00.000-04:00My mother was not a wonderful cook, but that's par...My mother was not a wonderful cook, but that's partly because we never had enough money for more than boiled chicken or the occasional ground beef with a potato and onion cut up in it and a bit of ketchup thrown in for taste.<BR/><BR/>So I learned soon after I got a job how to cook and consider myself fair. My MIL cooks some really wonderful things (Czech/Romanian) and I went through the same thing as you, Lynn. My DH would ask be to make something, raving about how it was so good, I'd get the recipe from my MIL, even help her make it, but it was never 'quite as good'.<BR/><BR/>I think you're right. I'm not his mother and so his memories taint everything I tried, regardless of what I did.<BR/><BR/>Rather like writing. I'm not you, or several other of my favorite writers, no matter how much I try to be. I'm 'never quite them'. The desire to be didn't last any longer than the second or third time the DH said the same thing. <BR/><BR/>And I don't want to be them. I want my voice to ring true, not someone else's. And if I make it or not, it's because people are expecting to read me, not another author in disguise.<BR/><BR/>I've lurked for a long time, this is my first post. Loved the analogy!<BR/><BR/>Thank you :)<BR/><BR/>theonightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-86289487366797663502008-10-30T10:24:00.000-04:002008-10-30T10:24:00.000-04:00Hi Lynn,Your post made me laugh. When I first got ...Hi Lynn,<BR/>Your post made me laugh. When I first got married, I had a similar experience with my MIL's Pizza. Being the daughter of a baker, I knew I could duplicate it. I got the recipe from her and did a cooking class with her. However, all my attempts afterward got the same reception as your pasta sauce --Almost as good as mom's.<BR/><BR/>I finally decided, if we felt like Pizza we'd just go over to his mom's or order in from a Pizza shop.Rashda Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803134396969891096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-49458257460762427192008-10-30T10:18:00.000-04:002008-10-30T10:18:00.000-04:00Does this mean I should make a big pot of spaghett...Does this mean I should make a big pot of spaghetti sauce before I start working on Nano? I got my spaghetti sauce recipe from my dad, who never worked from a recipe except for banana bread. And he was a great cook. :)Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968479919482739686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-36895649912054857612008-10-30T08:38:00.000-04:002008-10-30T08:38:00.000-04:00This is my favorite post since I started watching ...This is my favorite post since I started watching you. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-89631190421213238212008-10-30T07:42:00.000-04:002008-10-30T07:42:00.000-04:00I love your analogies. Now I see Dream Agent read...I love your analogies. Now I see Dream Agent reading my query and muttering, "It's almost good enough..."<BR/><BR/>But at least it's mine.Joely Sue Burkharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895058332587825648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-85153996224135242008-10-30T03:29:00.000-04:002008-10-30T03:29:00.000-04:00Wow, that's a really amazing story. It's also an ...Wow, that's a really amazing story. It's also an awesome analogy for writing. When I first started writing, I tried emulating authors I really liked, thinking that if I wrote like them...well, you know how that goes.<BR/><BR/>I've learned as time has progressed that changing things doesn't mean that you're doing anything wrong. You're just making it yours. :)Bridget Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215550820824744529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-15974057142096368102008-10-30T01:20:00.000-04:002008-10-30T01:20:00.000-04:00I just stumbled across your blog for the very firs...I just stumbled across your blog for the very first time tonight (via Absolute Write) and...I think I love you. ::gives you flowers and writes mushy poems about you::MelodyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660155248606387714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-4004558580279169942008-10-30T00:31:00.000-04:002008-10-30T00:31:00.000-04:00As always, I'm not worthy. *g*As always, I'm not worthy. *g*Jordan Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437563784716604402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-81573159851320315782008-10-30T00:12:00.000-04:002008-10-30T00:12:00.000-04:00Perhaps it's a matter of personal perspective, but...Perhaps it's a matter of personal perspective, but I think it's all about making it your own. No one else writes like me, and to try to duplicate someone else's work, well, it'd be an 'almost'. We each have to take what makes us special and add it to our own personal mix. A recipe is a recipe, but still they all end up a little bit different. Just like our books. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-83126715985717450652008-10-30T00:11:00.000-04:002008-10-30T00:11:00.000-04:00I'll have to think about it while I sleep... *G*Ho...I'll have to think about it while I sleep... *G*<BR/><BR/>However, I know that in a few years, your daughter is going to be saying.... <EM> Man, this is good, but it's not quite as good as Mom's.</EM><BR/><BR/>I'm an okay cook....when I wanna be. I know how to make my mom's special meatballs, her strawberry shortcake and her chili.<BR/><BR/>But it's never as good as mom's. <BR/><BR/>Off to think about cooking and writing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com