{"id":3444,"date":"2014-07-20T19:34:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T00:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/?p=3444"},"modified":"2014-07-21T06:55:55","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T11:55:55","slug":"3444","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherlonya.net\/blog\/2014\/07\/3444\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"morrison\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I am working on a book proposal.<\/p>\n

It is for a cookbook called, no surprise to some, Head of State Cakes<\/a>: A Delicious Look at the Presidents. I knew at the beginning of my HOSC project that I might pursue turning it into a book, but more recently, I’ve decided to take it on.<\/p>\n

I love the presidents so much. I seek entertainment from learning about them almost daily. I also have a love for getting creative in the kitchen. So, it seems only natural to me to pursue this project.<\/p>\n

However, the Morrison quote above isn’t actually, in this case, a reference to my book. It is a reference to writing about the process of writing a book proposal. In the age when so many people document every-single-thing, I was surprised not to find too many people documenting their book proposal-writing process. Maybe this is because other people are sitting down and grinding it out in a sitting. Maybe others are protecting their book ideas. I’m not sure.<\/p>\n

I am going to document my progress here. I’m sure that in a few years, I’ll look back upon these entries and groan in embarrassment. but that’s okay. That’s how we learn. I expect to learn a lot from this process.<\/p>\n

Wish me luck!<\/p>\n

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