Category: Amazon Reviews
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I’m Not Ready to Return to My Creative Writing Desk Yet
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Creative Writing, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), Writing and Editing, Writing as a CraftTuesday, August 18, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. I’m still on my self-imposed break from Professional Daydreaming.™ Reluctantly, yes, but still on it. I had hoped to start writing—or at least seriously thinking through—the fine details of the story I’ve titled And the Horse You Rode in On this week. Maybe even today. I…
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On Writing and Storytelling: ‘The Jim Garraty Chronicles’ is Almost One Month Old!
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two MoviesWednesday, August 12, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s hard to believe, but it’s been almost a month since I published The Jim Garraty Chronicles: A Life in Four Movements, an omnibus that presents Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Comings and Goings – The Art of Being Seen, and the bonus tale The Summer…
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On Writing and Storytelling: All Good Things – Even Sabbaticals – Must Come to an End…Just Not Yet
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Blogging, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Summer 2026, Summer in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), Writing and Editing Software, Writing as a CraftTuesday, August 11, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. Late summer in Central Florida has a way of announcing itself without saying a word. If you’ve spent any time in the Sunshine State, you already know the drill: heat thick enough to feel like a physical presence, humidity that clings like an overly affectionate relative,…
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On Writing and Storytelling: My New Book Earns a First Review!
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Goodreads, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), The Summer of Two MoviesSunday, August 9, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, there! I’m pleased to announce that The Jim Garraty Chronicles, my latest book, has earned its first customer review on Goodreads. Yep. That’s right. As of last night, Amazon-owned Goodreads published Adria K’s five-star write-up of my omnibus! Here it is: August 8, 2026 Alex Diaz-Granados has…
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Vox Critici: What Readers Say About the Jim Garraty Stories
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Books, Creative Writing, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series)Vox Critici: What Readers Say About the Jim Garraty Stories Reunion: A Story – The Jim Garraty Chronicles Book 1 (Originally written in 1998, based on a college creative writing class assignment in 1987. First edition published in 2018; second edition published in 2023) From the Publisher: It is June 1983. Jim Garraty is a…
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Thoughts and Musings for Friday, August 7, 2026
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Royalties, Royalties, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), The Summer of Two MoviesFriday, August 7, 2026 – Orlando, Florida It is a dreary, stormy late summer day in Central Florida. It has been raining heavily here for the past 30 minutes, which keeps the otherwise torrid temperatures down to a tolerable level but nevertheless makes for a somewhat depressing environment. Right now, the temperature is 85°F (29°C),…
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On Writing and Storytelling: Books, Breaks, and the Business of Being Bad at Marketing
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On Writing and Storytelling: I Needed a Sabbatical – But I Can’t Wait For It to End!
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On Writing and Storytelling: A Pause in the Writing Front…but Marketing is Ongoing
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Not the Path I Expected
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in ACX, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Audible, Audible Reviews, Audiobooks, Books, Brandon Padilla, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Stefan (Steve) Lee, Summer 2026, Summer in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two Movies, Writing and EditingFriday, July 24, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. Here we are, at the end of another workweek and on the brink of another month’s end. As you might expect, it’s a stiflingly hot summer day in Central Florida. As I write this in the early afternoon, it’s 94°F (34°C) under mostly sunny skies. The…
A Certain Point of View, Too 