Writing a book is like baking a cake. You mix the ingredients, - STOP , thats a crap metaphor. It's like anything that needs refining. For me, that would be wood working: measure (yes, twice), cut, cut again, file, sand, throw it away... So, editing and making things out of wood seems like a decent metaphor. Forget the cake thing. I dont follow recipes very well. Here's a brief look at editing. Developmental Editing: The Big Picture Makeover Imagine your manuscript as a house
