Monday, September 29, 2008
ON WRITING AND BLOGGING
"Quiapo deserves a thorough visit from every writer worth his or her salt. I'd begin with a jeepney ride (no cars or taxis, please) from Quezon City of Makati, getting off at Quiapo Church (where you might get your fortune told or have someone pray on your behalf, for a small fee), then walking to Avenida Rizal via R. Hidalgo, Carriedo, or Raon then on to Plaza Sta. Cruz, Escolta, and Chinatown, emerging on C. M. Recto (Azcarraga, when I first set foot on it). Spend some time at Arranque Market, a stationary caravan featuring plump exotic chickens, riotous parakeets, and flea-bitten Persian kittens (and, father up the street, everyone's stolen cell phone, typically if understandably sold without their chargers). Somewhare along the way, eat - preferably in some nondescript but jumpacked hole-in-the-wall with ceiling fans to cool the hototay.
As you walk around, practice sizing up situations and asking yourself 'Where's the story?' or 'What's the story here?' At worst, you'll end up with a bag of details, a literary pack rat's delight, that you can dip into on those still, dry days. At best, you'll come up with a story suggested by the scene at hand."
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Source:
THE KNOWING IS IN THE WRITING
Notes on the Pratice of Fiction
The University of the Philippines Press
© 2006 Joey Y. Dalisay, Jr.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
THE BOUNTEOUS THIRD
"There will come a time when you believe everything is finished.
That will be the beginning."
- Louis L'Amour
That will be the beginning."
- Louis L'Amour
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Today marks the third anniversary of
Wish You Were Here by Señor Enrique.
A new year awaits!
Wish You Were Here by Señor Enrique.
A new year awaits!
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AFTER THE RAIN
© 2008 Señor Enrique
Focal Length: 39mm
Shutter Speed: 1.4 sec
Aperture: F/11
ISO: 200
AFTER THE RAIN
© 2008 Señor Enrique
Focal Length: 39mm
Shutter Speed: 1.4 sec
Aperture: F/11
ISO: 200
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