Happy July! That means it's time for another installment of my column, Cooking Up a Storey over at the Erotica Readers and Writers Association. This month I discuss the "Perils of Publication," namely how the focus on external validation can distract a writer from what's really important in the process. Speaking for myself, it took far too long for me to examine my own assumptions about what publication and success in the marketplace means. It's not an easy process, but the rewards are great--just as they are when you take on the complicated, but delicious recipe I highlight this month for Venetian cookies. I always get rave reviews for these colorful treats, and many people have told me they are their favorite cookies ever. Thin layers of almond cake sandwiched with apricot jam and glazed with semi-sweet chocolate--pure heaven. So go ahead and take a bite!
4 comments:
Thanks, Donna, for these timely thoughts as I begin to return to writing. Ah, validation. I beat myself up for needing it, yet, there is is, always staring me in the face whenever I feel disappointment related to my writing (or lack thereof) and how it's received. Trying to let go of that is damn hard.
It's an ongoing process for sure, however, every time I open a new erotica anthology, your name is listed in the table of contents, so some nice external validation is happening for you, too!
Aww. Thanks.
Jeez, I don't know how I missed this, but I love it—thank you as usual for sharing what you have with us.
Your writing has certainly touched me that way.
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