Eva’s Byte #308 – Plotting Sundaes and Stories
In the Spring, perchance one’s fancy turns to thoughts of sundaes.
Mine does.
A dessert consisting of one or more scoops of ice cream topped with syrup and/or marshmallows, nuts, and fruits— then finished off with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry—poses myriad combinations for an imaginative connoisseur to plot.
My typical favorite sundae to indulge at Newport Creamery, a local franchise in Rhode Island whose roots date back to 1928, is built on a foundation of walnut fudge ice cream. Omitting a sprinkle of nuts as that strikes me as redundant, my sundae is topped with both hot fudge and marshmallow sauce, flourished with whipped cream and a cherry.
What’s your favorite?
In my capacity as writer, it behooves me to plot stories whose combination of setting, characters, theme and style will scoop out flavorful fiction. This week, I finished drafting Chapter 70, Part 4 of my Contemporary work in progress at 722 words. I’ll be whipping Chapter 71 into shape.
The backstory on plotting sundaes:
In 1890, Evanston, Illinois was one of the first places to pass a blue law against selling ice cream sodas on Sunday. Drug store operators started serving ice cream, minus the soda, with a choice of syrup. Called the “Sunday Soda,” it garnered objections to naming the dessert after the Sabbath, so the spelling was changed to “sundae”.
*Whether indulging a sundae or creative endeavor, may you enjoy plotting the possibilities with great satisfaction.
My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
Mine does.
A dessert consisting of one or more scoops of ice cream topped with syrup and/or marshmallows, nuts, and fruits— then finished off with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry—poses myriad combinations for an imaginative connoisseur to plot.
My typical favorite sundae to indulge at Newport Creamery, a local franchise in Rhode Island whose roots date back to 1928, is built on a foundation of walnut fudge ice cream. Omitting a sprinkle of nuts as that strikes me as redundant, my sundae is topped with both hot fudge and marshmallow sauce, flourished with whipped cream and a cherry.
What’s your favorite?
In my capacity as writer, it behooves me to plot stories whose combination of setting, characters, theme and style will scoop out flavorful fiction. This week, I finished drafting Chapter 70, Part 4 of my Contemporary work in progress at 722 words. I’ll be whipping Chapter 71 into shape.
The backstory on plotting sundaes:
In 1890, Evanston, Illinois was one of the first places to pass a blue law against selling ice cream sodas on Sunday. Drug store operators started serving ice cream, minus the soda, with a choice of syrup. Called the “Sunday Soda,” it garnered objections to naming the dessert after the Sabbath, so the spelling was changed to “sundae”.
*Whether indulging a sundae or creative endeavor, may you enjoy plotting the possibilities with great satisfaction.
My sincere appreciation if you’ve read this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: https://tinyurl.com/yycm7d2w
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