Category: CreateSpace Independent Publishing
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On Writing & Storytelling: The Facts Behind the Fiction in ‘Reunion: A Story’
Five summers ago – seems like it was a lifetime ago – I decided to self-publish Reunion: A Story, a novella I wrote in stages between 1986 and 1998, through Amazon’s CreateSpace Independent Publishing division (now Kindle Direct Publishing). It wasn’t my first self-published work; that would be my collection of movie reviews originally written…
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On Writing & Storytelling: ‘Reunion: A Story’ – Genesis of a Novella
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Life in the United States, Passage of Time, Personal History, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Sex, South Miami Senior High SchoolLike most writers, I’m often asked questions along the lines of “Where do you get your ideas from?” and “How did you write this story?” So, to give you some idea of how Reunion came to be and what it’s about, here are some questions and answers related to my novella. The Premise: It is February 1998. 33-year-old…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at ‘Reunion: A Story’
Jim Garraty was, from the first version of the story to the final published work, my literary alter ego. Like most first-time creative writers, I put a lot of myself into Reunion’s protagonist, even though Jim is an idealized, non-disabled, and far more accomplished version of Alex Diaz-Granados. We both attended South Miami High from…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 1, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
“Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.” ― Glen Cook, Sweet Silver Blues Hi, there. It’s late – almost noon – morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, July 1, 2023. It’s going to be a scorcher today; as I write this, it’s already 86°F/30°C…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Writer’s SITREP for a Busy Tuesday in June
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, John Williams (Composer), John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Music Reviews, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” ― Muriel Rukeyser It’s late afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Outside, it is a scorcher of an early summer day in the Tampa Bay area; as I start this, my second post for today, the temperature is 92°F/33°C, although with mostly sunny…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 26, 2023, or: A Slow, Late Start to a Writer’s Workday
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Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 26, 2023 – another torrid summer day in the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, the temperature outside is 92°F/33°C, but with a weak westerly breeze and humidity at 47%, the feels-like temperature is 95°F/36°C. It’s partly sunny, no rain or…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 25, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second*
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Things You Are (Kern and Hammerstein), Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Music, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida* Also counts as an entry in the On Writing & Storytelling category with the title A Writer’s Dilemma – Solved! Hey, there! Well, it’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, June 25, 2023 – the 73rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War (1950-53). Since it’s early summer (meteorological summer started…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, June 24, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First*
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida* Also counts as an entry in the On Writing & Storytelling category, with the headline A Writer’s Weekend Dilemma Hi, there, and welcome to yet another Weekend Update, Part the First blog post here at A Certain Point of View. It’s early afternoon on Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Lithia, Florida. It’s a steamy…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Sometimes the Writing Muse Smiles Down at Me, Sometimes She Doesn’t….
Hi, there. Well, it’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 23, 2023. It is a hot (87°F/30°C) early summer day in the Tampa Bay area. It doesn’t look like we’re going to see too many rain showers or thunderstorms around; the forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high of 89°F/31.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Today Was a Good Day to Rewrite
Hi, folks. It’s evening here in Lithia, Florida, on this hot, humid 22nd day of June 2023. As I write this, it’s still quite torrid outside: the temperature is 85°F/29°C, but with humidity at a whopping 81%, the heat index is 96°F/35°C. That’s too darn hot, especially when you consider that the sun is going…
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