Friday, January 18, 2013

Day 18 - The Project

On Day 1, I completed the first exercise in the 12-Day Plan for Simple Writing Exercises. For today, I'd like to expand on each of the 10 potential book titles from that exercise by including a paragraph summary of the book.

Day 1:  Write 10 potential book titles of books you’d like to write.

1.     Another Day in Paradise
      During her three years on the island of Barbados, Olivia Engel discovered a world where time passes at a different pace, words often mean the opposite of what she thought, and those who looked like the good guys weren't.
2.     Someone to Watch Over Me
      From early childhood Ana Marquez-Greene had always felt a presence, a spirit that kept her from harm. But after her mother's death, the presence was absent.
3.     Death Of an American
      For the past eight years, Foreign Service Officer Dylan Hockley had served as staff assistant to the ambassador of a major western European ally, served as political reporting officer of a South American country, and desk officer for two small African countries. He thought he could handle anything. but he wasn't prepared as consular officer in a small eastern European country to receive a call about the death of an American when he learned the American was his friend, Benjamin Wheeler.  
4.     Mirror, Mirror
      Catherine Hubbard bounced from foster home to foster home until she turned 18 and found herself homeless and living on the streets. Determined to get a college education, but convinced that her circumstances would prevent her from being accepted, Catherine created an alternate persona 
5.     Always a Bridesmaid
      Grace McDonnell knew she was exceptional. Intelligent, musically talented, a graceful dancer, but unlucky. At least that's how she felt. In spite of her talents, she seemed doomed to come in second. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
6.     Please Pass the Potatoes
      The youngest of eight children, Jesse Lewis felt himself in competition for attention. At school, teachers compared him to his older siblings, expecting the same high grades. At home, his parents did their best to provide all their children with the attention they wanted and needed. But Jesse felt short-changed and misunderstood.
7.     Dancing in Yemen
      Emilie Parker, Peace Corps volunteer, found herself in a village just to the north of the capital Sana'a where the tribal chief decided to kidnap a diplomat from a western embassy in an attempt to force the government of Yemen to build a school for the  girls of the village.
8.     Behind the Closed Door
      A successful lawyer, Noah Pozner's life changed on the day a client walked into his office requesting her will be drawn up. What he learned about his client tempted him to consider opening doors to learning more about his past, doors that might be best left closed.
9.     The Price of Sweaters in Tehran
      In 1976, the Shah of Iran felt sufficiently in control of the local Islamic establishment to permit public observation of the Shi'a religious holiday Day of Ashura. Public observation had been banned since the 1950s when several foreigners were killed in the demonstrations in the bazaar. This year, Jack Pinto found himself caught up in an exuberant, threatening crowd, 
10. But What About Doha?
      Jessica Rekos joined the teaching staff of the Georgetown University in Doha and found herself in the middle of intrigue and mystery surrounding a former instructor whose students either loved or hated him.

No comments:

Post a Comment