tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post5183967410869262355..comments2023-10-09T10:05:44.803-06:00Comments on Patricia Stoltey: C. C. Harrison's Quick and Easy Way to Cook a BookPatricia Stolteyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-5490018492970611102011-10-28T12:35:02.211-06:002011-10-28T12:35:02.211-06:00Thanks for sharing from another five star author. ...Thanks for sharing from another five star author. We both have books being released in Oct. Your "cooking cards" are clever & quite unique. They remind me a little of the "Story board"method.Mary F. Schoenecker Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01141081071201608526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-77545397678149285082011-10-28T08:06:26.743-06:002011-10-28T08:06:26.743-06:00Dipping in a bit late to say hello to another Five...Dipping in a bit late to say hello to another Five Star author. I enjoyed reading your method of cooking up a story. I got quite a kick out of your "cooking cards" - I've never heard that term for index cards before, but it makes perfect sense.<br /><br />wishing you all the best with your release!<br /><br />Maggie Toussaint<br /><br />DEATH, ISLAND STYLE coming soonMaggie Toussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12011893139722870283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-88318488029909314342011-10-27T19:37:58.877-06:002011-10-27T19:37:58.877-06:00John, maybe your colleague was onto something. I g...John, maybe your colleague was onto something. I grew up on a farm, so it's logical I'd become a pantser. It's hard to overcome one's upbringing.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-78563554285055780632011-10-27T16:47:51.264-06:002011-10-27T16:47:51.264-06:00Great idea. A colleague once said that there were ...Great idea. A colleague once said that there were two kinds of teachers: farmers and manufacturers. The pantser - planner analogy sounds similar. I've always been more a farmer - just plant the seeds and let them grow. I've never been able to force students or ideas to to what I want. Now, though, I want to try this out. Thanks for the ideas.John Paul McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12426192694972130205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-65875242492005524272011-10-27T15:56:48.180-06:002011-10-27T15:56:48.180-06:00Jenny, Alex, and Susan -- I usually type my "...Jenny, Alex, and Susan -- I usually type my "outline" in a long narrative summary or a chapter/scene narrative and have little notes scribbled all over the place from my calendar to Post-Its. Not very organized.<br /><br />Jacqueline, thanks for dropping by. We always enjoy seeing our Five Star friends here.<br /><br />Dean, I assume your offer is for C.C. I don't cook. :)Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-63527155157387593342011-10-27T14:40:51.120-06:002011-10-27T14:40:51.120-06:00Great...now that I've got a great recipe, I ne...Great...now that I've got a great recipe, I need to find a cook to match! Any offers? You cook, I'll clean!<br /><br />Thanks Pat and C.C.Dean K Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846624912452227191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-52555048859389677602011-10-27T13:32:15.928-06:002011-10-27T13:32:15.928-06:00I enjoyed reading your post, C.C.
You've got a...I enjoyed reading your post, C.C.<br />You've got a very interesting method for cooking a book. Thanks for sharing.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-73539948714996002672011-10-27T12:29:01.029-06:002011-10-27T12:29:01.029-06:00Thanks for fun description of how to do this writi...Thanks for fun description of how to do this writing stuff. The notecard idea makes it all seem so easy and orderly. I tried working with cards some time ago but when I wrote down a short idea I just kept writing. I couldn't seem to stop. I need more discipline, I guess.Susan Oleksiwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693057997469296068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-86452573603771259102011-10-27T10:47:18.400-06:002011-10-27T10:47:18.400-06:00That would so mess me up! I plan the whole thing f...That would so mess me up! I plan the whole thing from start to finish in my head and then write down a detailed outline. I couldn't do it all out of order.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-64627729699547323252011-10-27T10:14:16.245-06:002011-10-27T10:14:16.245-06:00Fun post! I love the idea of cooking cards. I typi...Fun post! I love the idea of cooking cards. I typically make lots of notes in various spiral notebooks, which isn't the greatest system around.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446526228387021274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-13783714743932689502011-10-27T09:55:13.117-06:002011-10-27T09:55:13.117-06:00Thanks to so many for dropping in so early this mo...Thanks to so many for dropping in so early this morning. Yes, Pat, I thought the same thing, and had to smile to myself at Diane's thoughts. Pantsers are appalled at the way I put my books together.<br /><br />I teach beginner/newly published writer workshops and get mostly pantsers, or writers who say they are. It gives them shudders to hear me talk about planning a book, but I must say, I've converted quite a few pantsers, and they've thanked me later when I've run into them at conferences.<br /><br />But, Diane, you proved my original point. There is no ONE way to write a book, there are MANY WAYS to write a book. That's why I'm so interested in how other writers do it. I hope some writers join in today to tell us about their process. I'd really like to know. I had tried several methods before I hit on the one that works for me.<br /><br />But I'm always on the lookout for something better.<br /><br />(If this post publishes twice, it's because the first one disappeared before I hit publish. Sorry.)C.C. Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08612963295091839658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-88457653722285298782011-10-27T09:11:05.119-06:002011-10-27T09:11:05.119-06:00Hi Donna -- some of us need all the help we can ge...Hi Donna -- some of us need all the help we can get. C.C.'s post has convinced me to put a stack of cards by my keyboard to use for notes during NaNoWriMo. I may come out of this with a whole new outlook on putting a story together.<br /><br />Diane -- you must be a pantser. I think I'm in transition from pantser to planner.<br /><br />Good morning, Margot. You did have to mention blizzard...the official snowfall for my town was 8" but we got closer to 10" at my house.<br /><br />Anyway, I know a couple that creates recipes and enters contests such as the Pillsbury Bake-off, and I suspect their method is much like this. The creation, trial and error, and revision process must be very similar to what we do when writing a story. Makes good sense to me.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-49327491846407316612011-10-27T07:01:23.761-06:002011-10-27T07:01:23.761-06:00Pat - Thanks for hosting C.C.
C.C. - Thanks for s...Pat - Thanks for hosting C.C.<br /><br />C.C. - Thanks for sharing your way of plotting and planning a novel. I think for all of us a story begins with trying to capture a blizzard of ideas and then putting them in some coherent order. An interesting analogy to recipes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-2334746948683526232011-10-27T06:49:27.579-06:002011-10-27T06:49:27.579-06:00I don't think I could plot a story that way.I don't think I could plot a story that way.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-49784460964227632302011-10-27T06:33:55.842-06:002011-10-27T06:33:55.842-06:00Hi Pat,
Thanks for hosting C.C.
Using cooking card...Hi Pat,<br />Thanks for hosting C.C.<br />Using cooking cards to write a book sounds like a great way to get started and keep going.<br />Donna V.Donna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.com