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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, June 15, 2023, or: Melancholy, Memories, and Frustration
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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 South Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, South Miami Senior High School, Tempus fugitIt’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Here, early summer weather patterns are holding. Right now, it’s mostly cloudy, warm (78°F/23°C), and still cool enough to go outside for a walk and not come back winded and sweaty. But it’s warming up, and the forecast calls for a high of…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, June 14, 2023, or: Then…and Now
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in 1983-2023, 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), Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, South Miami Senior High School, Tempus fugitIt’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. It’s a hot – and getting hotter – day in the Tampa Bay area; the current temperature in my neighborhood is 90°F/32°C (but feels like 98°F/36°C) under partly sunny conditions. There’s no rain or stormy weather in the forecast, but it’s going to…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, June 13, 2023, or: It Was 40 Years Ago Today…(A Tempus Fugit Story)
It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 13, 2013. It’s a sunny early summer day in the Tampa Bay area; it’s warm (86°F/30°C) but it feels warmer, and it’s going to get hotter as the hours tick by. Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 93°F/33°C. Today I…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Decisions, Decisions, or: 1983…or 2000?
“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I’m always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it’s very shocking to the system.” ― Flannery O’Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose Well,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, June 10, 2023, or: Weekend Update – Part the First*
* Alternate Title: On Writing & Storytelling: Man, I Really Need a Day (or Two) Off! “Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Today Was Not a Good Day to Write…
“Writing is a lonely job. Having someone who believes in you makes a lot of difference. They don’t have to make speeches. Just believing is usually enough.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Well, looks like tomorrow – a Saturday – I will likely be working on Reunion: Coda, even though…
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On Writing & Storytelling: From Chapter Nine to Chapter Ten, or: Pushing Forward, Thanks to the Time Jump Thingy
It’s early afternoon now here in my corner of Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 9, 2023. I need to take a lunch-and-rest break in a bit so I can get going with my writing, so I will make this a short update. After looking at what I have written so far – at least based…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Running into Unexpected Narrative Speed Bumps
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 9, 2023. It’s a warm (80°F/27°C) sunny early summer day, with clear sunny skies and rising temperatures. It’s going to be sunny and hot – the high for today is expected to reach 89°F/31°C, although the heat index (aka “feels-like temperature”) will…
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On Writing & Storytelling: All Quiet on the Writing Front…for Now
Hi, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon on Thursday, June 8, 2023, here in Lithia, Florida. Outside, it’s quite warm (83°F/29° but feels like 90°F/32°C under partly sunny skies) on this humid early summer day. Of course, I’m inside an air-conditioned house, with my blinds closed and my curtains only partially open, so my writing space…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Three Readers Write About ‘Reunion: A Story’ on Amazon
Hey, there. If you’re wondering whether you ought to buy a copy of Reunion: A Story (you can get it on Amazon in paperback ($8.75) or Kindle e-book ($3.99), or from Barnes & Noble’s online store), there are 14 customer reviews on my novella’s product page in Amazon’s Books department. So far, all the reviews…
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