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Memories of childhood in cake form

31/5/2016

 
Writing Progress: I'm finally getting back into the swing of first draft writing. I've remembered it's meant to sound rubbish so that I can rewrite it into something better. It's a strange experience switching to new characters, I hadn't realised how attached I'd got to the characters in the Shame Box. It feels a little bit like going on a first date, getting to know new people while still pining for your ex.

Publisher News: Nothing yet.
Books Read: I'm currently reading Diana, Herself by Martha Beck which I have to admit is seriously out there compared with her other books but I always find her books inspiring.

I've also started Matched by Ally Condie. ​It's the first proper novel I've got into since I finished writing my own. I couldn't focus on many I picked up but this gripped me from the start. It's my kind of book, speculative fiction and set in a near future world. I love watching someone else world building, dropping in little hints to the plot and the society. I can't wait to see what happens.
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Crafts Made: I've started a rag rug, one of my favourite and most relaxing crafts. I'm using up the backs of old concert t-shirts, the fronts are ready to be sewn into a quilt. ​It's a really easy craft and is growing quickly.

A photo posted by Claire Wade (@clairerwade) on May 30, 2016 at 4:29pm PDT


​Cakes Baked: 
Two - A princess cake for the Clandestine Cake Club's Birthday Cakes themed meeting. I had a similar cake when I was six and it has always stayed in my memory as the best birthday cake I ever had. Making my own was a challenge and part way through I thought I might have destroyed all happy memories by attempting my own but with some strategically placed fondant flowers I was really pleased with the result. I didn't want anyone to cut it!

I also made a Raspberry and Almond cake for Mum's birthday. It was incredibly good and one that will be added to my book of recipe to make again.

A photo posted by Claire Wade (@clairerwade) on May 23, 2016 at 4:23pm PDT

Claire Wade is the winner of the Good Housekeeping Novel Competition and author of The Choice. She was bed bound for six years with severe ME, trapped in a body that wouldn't do what she wanted. She now writes about women who want to break free from the constraints of their lives, a subject she's deeply familiar with.

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    I won the Good Housekeeping Novel Competition. My novel, The Choice, is published by Orion.


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