THE WRITING OF A GOOD STORY IS LIKE COOKING A GOOD DISH

THE writing of a good story is like preparing a good dish.

The writer is the chef in putting the ingredients together in the way s/he thinks is the best way to make the dish as tasty as possible to those who will eat it.

The better it is cooked – the tastier it will be.

A good story is like chewing gum – but unlike the gum, the taste stays on. The reader can return to it to be further educated, further urged, further reminded, and further entertained. It is not like muffins which you eat and in minutes they are gone forever. (What about muffins that are like gums? Okay, that is another theme!)

The more the writer writes, s/he is more likely to put out more dishes.

The more genres the writer works in is like switching from the main dish to a hors d'oeuvre to desert or fruits and salad.

So it is nice for the writer to try different genres, as well as different styles.

If the writer does a good job, s/he is really looking at hosting a feast – not just a dish!

Let’s continue to work on fixing up those dishes!

Voila! There!

In Spanish and Portuguese we say “Vamos!” Let’s go!

NOTE:

The creativity of a person in writing stories, poems and scripts is similar to any art. You start with a bit after learning the basics in writing and then extend here or there until you get a complete work.

Personally, I write short stories, poetry and scripts in my spare time.