Prompt Week Four: Writing is like.....

                Writing is like cooking; words on the page are the ingredients that make a unique recipe that satisfies the reader. Just like chefs combine spicy red paper flakes with sweet honey for an exciting eating experience that satisfies multiple tastes, writers put words together to extract positive and negative emotions in their reader. Like cooking, writing is relaxing; an outlet for the stressed out soul to channel their tension into a positive, gratifying experience. Both cooking and writing have the possibility of turning out badly. It’s just as easy for a fresh-caught fish to be burned on the grill and thrown in the trash as it is for writers re-read their words and delete them with disgust. Luckily, both arts have the possibility of turning out great. There is a sense of pride one receives after cooking a mind-blowing meal or writing something clever or meaningful.  Both cooking and writing can be sensual and enticing; chocolate covered strawberries and steamy love scenes. Both have the ability to be in your face; hot wings and vulgar dialogue, laced with swear words and blatant insults. Both can be mysterious; subtle hints of mint cleverly hidden in a flavorful potato salad or suggestive imagery that force the reader to dig deep inside the context. Both cooking and writing are subjective; people will love it, people will hate it, people with think it’s so-so. Two things that on the surface appear to be worlds apart are not so different after all….