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On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick SITREP on My Writing Plan for Today
Hey, there, folks. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, June 22, 2023. It’s a warm (79°F/26°C), humid early summer day in the Tampa Bay area, and it’s going to be both hotter and stormy, especially in the afternoon. Today’s forecast calls for a high of 91°F/33°C and thunderstorms will likely pass through…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Sorry, Folks…Working on the Novel Was Postponed on Account of Rain*
*And other mitigating factors. Rain, Pancakes, and Royalties It’s now late afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on this dark, rainy, and even stormy Summer Solstice 2023. Currently, the temperature is 86°F/30°C with rain showers affecting our neighborhood. It’s so dark outside that I’ve had to turn on my bedroom lamp so I can see my…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, June 21, 2023, or: On Writing, Weather, and the Summer Solstice*
* Not necessarily in that order. Thunder in the Morning, Sunshine in the Afternoon Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning – almost midday, actually – here in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. It’s a warm (82°F/26°C) and soggy day in my corner of the Tampa Bay area. It’s also the summer solstice…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick Update on the Writing and the Weather
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, 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 FloridaWell, apparently the forecast for today proved to be quite accurate. As I write this, the light levels – already low because I keep my Venetian blinds closed – have dropped significantly, and my bedroom/writing study is…well, dark. So far there haven’t been any lightning strikes or even thunder in the distance, but we are…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, June 20, 2023, or: On Weather, Writing, and the Importance of Beta Readers
It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. This being early meteorological summer – “traditional” astronomical summer begins tomorrow with the summer solstice – it is also a steamy and potentially stormy day. Currently, the temperature is 79°F/26°C under mostly cloudy conditions, but the “feels like” temperature is 92°F/35°C. And this…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Breaking News! I Kicked Off Chapter 10 Today with a First Scene
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in Acting Lessons, Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Books, Computer and Video Games, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Fire & Steel: The End of World War Two in the West, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, MicroProse Software, Peter Caddick-Adams, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaIt’s now late afternoon (almost 5 PM Eastern Daylight Time) here in the Tampa Bay area on Monday, June 19, 2023. It’s also hot as hell outside according to my Weather app. Currently, the temperature is 90°F/30°C under mostly sunny skies. With humidity at 62%, the heat index is 99°F/37°C – definitely not my idea…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 19, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Computer and Video Games, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Star Trek: The Original 6-Movie CollectionMonday, Monday…and Stormy Weather? It’s late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 19, 2023. It’s a hot (84°F/29°C) early summer day here in my corner of the Tampa Bay area, and since we are close to the start of “astronomical summer” – it begins on Wednesday, June 21, the day of the summer solstice,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 18, 2023, or: Weekend Wrap-up, Part the First
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Depression, East Wind Lake Village, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal History, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida, UncategorizedHi, there, Dear Reader. It’s midday (or almost midday) here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, June 18, 2023. As I begin this – my 240th blog post for 2023 and 1,140th overall – it is a hot (83°F/28°C) early summer day in the Tampa Bay area. Right now, there’s not a heckuva lot of sun…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 16, 2023, or: Tempus Fugit – Vague Memories of the Day Before Commencement ’83
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, South Miami Senior High School, Tempus fugitGreetings, Dear Reader. Here in Lithia, Florida, it is afternoon on Friday, June 16, 2023. Outside, it is a cloudy and hot (90°F/32°C) early summer day. This being the subtropics, it’s still getting warmer and stickier – the forecast for today called for partly sunny skies and a high of 91°F/32°C. There’s no precipitation expected,…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Another ‘Meh’ Day on the Writing Front, But, Hey…At Least I Have a Plan for Tomorrow’s Writing!
“Trust your instincts and make judgements on what your heart tells you. The heart will not betray you.” ― David Gemmell, Fall of Kings It’s late midafternoon on a hot (93°F/33°C) early summer day here in the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, I’m listening to Leroy Anderson’s Forgotten Dreams, the composition that, in…
A Certain Point of View, Too 