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On Writing & Storytelling: BREAKING NEWS – Chapter 11 is Complete!*
* At least in first draft mode…. Hi, everyone! I just stopped by to announce that – at least in “rough draft” form – Chapter 11 of Reunion: Coda is finally finished. It took me two months just to figure out how I wanted to write that chapter, a fact that vexes me even now…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick SITREP from the ‘Reunion: Coda’ Front Lines
Afternoon, Friday, September 29, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. Welcome to the Friday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. Today’s post will be, by necessity, short. I had a hard time falling asleep last night; I didn’t stay up all night, mind you, but I woke up several times between midnight and 5…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Getting Ready to Start a New Workday
Midday/Early Afternoon, Thursday, September 28, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. Today’s post will, by necessity, be brief because according to my usual schedule, this is the time of day when I start my rest break, eat lunch, and relax for a while before starting work on my novel. Yesterday, as you know, I started my…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Getting to Know THAD (Talking Heads Avoidance Device)
Late Evening, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, all. I apologize for posting this so late – I usually write my blog entries in the morning, publish sometime around noon, then reserve my afternoons for work on the novel. However, since I am a bit behind my self-imposed schedule for finishing the first draft…
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On Music & Melodies: A Quick Music-Only Post to Start the Workweek
Hi, everyone! I’m a bit behind my usual schedule for posting on A Certain Point of View, Too, and I must get ready for my novel-writing journey for this first day of the official workweek, so today all you’ll get is another collection of music videos from YouTube, including another cover of All the Things…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Why, Yes, I AM Working on a Sunday Afternoon. Why Do You Ask?
Late Morning/Midday, Sunday, September 24, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, all. I’m going to make this a “quickie” of a post; I am off to a late start with my blogging, and since today will be a working writer’s day for me, I need to take a quick rest break before I go back to the…
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On Writing & Storytelling: To Avoid ‘Burning Daylight’ and Stick to Work Commitments, Setting Realistic Goals is Key
Afternoon, Saturday, September 23, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. Welcome to another weekend edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. This being early fall, and this being Florida, it is a hot, humid afternoon here in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature outside is 84°F/30°C under sunny conditions. Maybe it’s because yesterday was…
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A Limited Time Offer: Get the Kindle Edition of ‘Reunion: A Story’ for FREE! (September 21-26, 2023)
For a Limited Time – Get the Kindle Edition of Reunion: A Story for FREE! Do you like getting the occasional free e-book? If you’re a Constant Reader and are watching your budget, of course you do! (Especially in a situation where it’s a self-published author and you’re not quite sure if you want to…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, September 18, 2023: Weekend Wrap-Up, and Resuming My Writer’s Journey
Late Morning, Monday, September 18, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, folks. It’s the beginning of the third workweek in September 2023, and even though we are 18 days into meteorological fall (and five days away from traditional or astronomical fall), it still feels like summer in the Tampa Bay area. Right now (9 AM) the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, September 17, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in A Bridge Too Far (1977 film), Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Autumn in Florida, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, MicroProse Software, Movies, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Star Trek, Star Trek: Picard – Season TwoLate Morning/Midday, Sunday, September 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. Here in my corner of the Tampa Bay area it is – as I begin this post – late Sunday morning. Even though it’s not quite noon, the temperature outside is still a scorching 86°F/30°C under sunny conditions. With the wind blowing from the southwest…
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