How You Can Use Fries and Mayonnaise to Tell Your Story

A writing analogy that suddenly makes a whole lot of sense.

Guilty: I love mayonnaise. It goes well with almost everything. And where I live, fries are a thing.

Vrijdag-frietdag is a common ritual. It means eating fries on Fridays. To do that, you go to a thing called a snackbar (yep, the ‘Dutch’ word is written like that). There’s one in practically every neighbourhood.

A snackbar is a place where fries and snacks are sold. The fried snacks you can choose from are displayed in a vitrine. Or you take them from a vending machine. They’re often accompanied by a sauce of your choice. And of course, fries.

Preferably the classic fries.

The ones from non-processed freshly cut potatoes. The thick bare-bones fries. They still taste like a potato from the inside, are crunchy on the outside and have just a tiny dash of salt.

The fries represent the story to tell

Your reader comes to your story for the fries.

You wouldn’t eat mayonnaise without the fries, right? The mayonnaise is optional and depends on taste. Of course, if you know how to pair the fries and mayonnaise well, do your thing!

Needless to say, the fries should be yummy to eat on their own. Other than that, the editing, rewording things, making pretty are just mayonnaise. The penny dropped after writing this article.

We’re here to share our ideas, questions, views and experiences. Decorating our stories can be fun — as I said, I love mayonnaise — but at the core, that’s not what counts.

Focus on making the best fries you can make. Those freshly cut, non-processed, crispy baked potatoes with a tiny dash of salt ♥

What writing analogy resonates with you? I’m much looking forward to hearing about it in the comments.

Thank you for reading. Wishing you a lovely day!

Here I like to recommend checking out KL Simmons. I admire her creativity and consistency in publishing. She knows very well how to make great and fresh fries (with original and authentic topics), adds a tasty splash of mayonnaise (such as her own pictures spicing up her stories) AND publishes content consistently. Very fittingly, this article is about her recent achievement to make chef-like pizza at home. Thank you, KL Simmons!

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