{"id":246,"date":"2014-05-23T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-23T18:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/?p=246"},"modified":"2015-07-25T11:57:09","modified_gmt":"2015-07-25T11:57:09","slug":"you-have-to-crawl-before-you-run-tarts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/?p=246","title":{"rendered":"You Have to Crawl before You Run: Tarts and the Craft of Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nOhau 2011<\/div>\n
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\nSo what the heck to tarts, a crawling baby, and writing have to do with each other? You fall a lot, you try different things, sometimes you cry, eventually you stand up and take your first steps, then you run.  <\/div>\n
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\nI love to cook. I love trying to master new recipes and different cooking techniques. This is a picture of my first tart. I didn’t own a tart pan, and had to make do with what I had. It tasted okay, but the crust was wrong. This tart asparagus and mushroom tart was dense and tasteless, with too much cream, and too much sharp cheddar. I know that learning to make a good tart is going to take time, practice and analysis of what works, and what does not.  <\/div>\n
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\nWalking,  making a good tart, and writing a good story, take practice, experimentation, and time. <\/div>\n
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\nThe way to become proficient at walking is to keep standing up and taking steps, the way to become a good cook is to keep cooking, and the way to becoming a good writer is to keep writing. <\/div>\n
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\nI did not become a good cook over night. I started cooking when I was fourteen. Over the last forty years I have studied, taken cooking classes, watched cooking shows, experimented, and kept cooking. I have had my share of kitchen disasters, but I never stopped cooking. <\/div>\n
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\n Leaning to write is like learning to walk, and learning to cook. You just have to keep practicing.<\/div>\n
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\n Take your time.  Write everyday. Write for yourself. Try different things. Practice. Submit a manuscript. Deal with rejection. Keep writing.  <\/div>\n
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