Author: Alex Diaz-Granados
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, August 2, 2023, or: Persistence in the Face of Adversity
Midday, Wednesday, August 2, 2023, Lithia, Florida “This morning, the sun endures past dawn. I realise that it is August: the summer’s last stand.” ― Sara Baume, A Line Made By Walking Hi, there. Well, here we are at the middle of the workweek (and the second day of August). As I begin this,…
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On Music & Melodies: A Loving Look at ‘All the Things You Are’
If you’re a regular visitor to this space (Thank you for that, by the way.), you may have noticed that I have developed an affinity for the song “All the Things You Are.” Originally written in 1939 by composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II for the Broadway musical Very Warm for May, “All…
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On Writing & Storytelling: I Got the 11th Chapter Started, But It Needs More Work Today
Mid- to Late Morning, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, Lithia, Florida Good morning – or good “whatever time it is where you are as you read this” – folks. It’s morning here in the Tampa Bay area, and though the day is still, as they say, young, it’s already hot (82°F/28°C) under sunny conditions. And this…
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On Writing & Storytelling: As the Month Ends, a New Workweek Begins…and Chapter 11 Beckons in the Wings
Late Morning, Monday, July 31, 2023, Lithia, Florida “Then came July like three o’clock in the afternoon, hot and listless and miserable.” ― Allie Ray, Holler Another Monday – and another workweek – begins. And another month – July – comes to an end. Still ongoing: the long, hot Summer of 2023, with its record…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, July 30, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
Late Morning/Midday, Sunday, July 30, 2023, Lithia, Florida “Summertime. It was a song. It was a season. I wondered if that season would ever live inside of me.” ― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Last Night I Sang to the Monster It’s another summer day. A long, simmering, unbearably hot summer day, at that. According to my…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 29, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Blogging, Books, Computer Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Movies, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, To Be Read (TBR) StackEarly Afternoon, Saturday, July 29, 2023, Lithia, Florida Well, here I am at my desk – which is where I usually am, regardless of whether I am working on something or just trying to keep from being bored out of my skull – and still trying to figure out how to spend my Saturday. Clearly,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, July 28, 2023, or: To Write or Not to Write…A Sleepy Writer Wonders After a Restless Night
Late Morning, Friday, July 28, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hello, Dear Reader. It’s another sweltering summer day in the Tampa Bay area on this last Friday of July 2023. As I write this, noon is still over one hour away, and even though the official temperature is 85°F/29°C under sunny conditions, the feels-like factor is 93°F/34°C.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: It’s a Wrap for Chapter 10, Scene Two of ‘Reunion: Coda’!
Hey, Dear Reader, I’m back! It’s late evening here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, July 27, 2023, and as I write this, the sunset is about 30 minutes away. It’s still hot outside – 83°F/29°C is the official temperature, but the feels-like factor, even under mostly cloudy skies and a setting sun, is 85°F/30°C. That…
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On Writing & Storytelling: My First Attempt at Adaptation ‘from Script to Novel’ is Underway
Hi, all. This is just a quick update to let you know that I already started the somewhat tedious task of “novelizing” the bit of Chapter 10, Scene Two in Reunion: Coda from screenplay format to the format I normally use for the novel. In theory, this process sounds simple: just take the stuff I…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Despite a Change of Plans, ‘Hump Day’ Was Productive
Late Evening, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, again, Dear Reader. It’s just after sunset here in the Tampa Bay area as I begin this post. Even though the sky is getting dark, it’s still hot outside; the temperature is “only” 81°F/27°C under mostly cloudy skies, but since we had no rain – at…
A Certain Point of View, Too 