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My Novel’s Plot in One Sentence
This evening I crafted the log-line of my novel. The log-line is the seed idea, or what your novel is about in one sentence. It's the pitch. I want to thank Kristen Lamb for her outstanding post about Keeping Focused & Nailing the Pitch - Understand the "Seed Idea". Also, Nathan Bradsford, with his meaty advice: Do You Have a…
Palawan Grocery Store Dancers
by Donna Amis Davis Several times a day, the employees at the NCCC grocery and department store in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, line up in the aisles and do a choreographed dance to NCCC's theme song. They were good-natured enough to allow me to video them.
Grating Kamoteng Kahoy (Cassava)
by Donna Amis Davis (To continue the theme of Food, I am reposting an article I wrote awhile ago about the Palawanos' staple food - sengley kayo, or kamoteng kahoy in Tagalog. English is cassava, I think.) The other day I visited Aming's house, and came across Bibi doing something I hadn't seen before. She had a big piece of…
Palawan Road Food
by Donna Amis Davis As far as Donna is concerned, the best part of any road trip is the snacks. Munching makes miles move. Especially on Palawan buses, if my taste buds and tummy are happy, my twisted spine doesn't complain so much from sitting crammed sideways on too-close-together seats. Discovery is the fun part. What can I get to…
More World War II Leftovers
by Donna Amis Davis In a previous post, I wrote about Marston matting, made of a high quality corrosion-resistant steel, used to quickly build airstrips during World War II. The steel matting was left behind as surplus when the war was over, and everywhere you go in the Philippines, you can see it being used as fencing and building material.…
Using Lyrics from “Summer Breeze”
More research for my work-in-progress: Today looking up copyright information for "Summer Breeze" by Seals and Crofts. Their version topped the charts in 1972. Currently Jason Mraz has a cover. It's a beautiful song. Soft, mellow, dreamy rock. Here are some of the lyrics I'd like to use: "See the curtains hangin' in the window, in the evenin' on a…
Thanksgiving Day 2010
by Donna Amis Davis This year Bill's birthday fell on the day before Thanksgiving. So to commemorate both, we got away for a night and two days to a beach a couple of hours north of Puerto. We celebrated Bill's birthday on Wednesday, and then just willfully forgot that it was Thanksgiving back in the and our daughters and their…