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On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick SITREP on ‘Reunion: Coda’ and the Effects of Bad Weather on My Output
Late Afternoon, Monday, July 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida It Was a Dark and Stormy…Afternoon Hi, all. I’m back for a quick update on my writing experience on this hot, rainy, and even stormy first day of the workweek. First off, as I predicted, the “scattered rain showers” did pop up around noon today – as…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, July 17, 2023, or: Wrapping Up the Weekend Update While Prepping for the Writing Workday
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Books, Creative Writing, Family History, Hell to Pay: Operation DOWNFALL and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Military History, Operation Downfall, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida, World War II (1939-1945)Late Morning, Monday, July 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, folks. It’s another scorching summer day here in the Tampa Bay area. As I start my 1,183rd post on A Certain Point of View, Too, it’s 87°F/30°C under sunny skies, but with humidity at 78% and a weak southwesterly breeze of 3 MPH/5 KMH, the feels-like…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, July 16, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime Video, Blogging, Creative Writing, Family History, 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 Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Morning, Sunday, July 16, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hey, there, Dear Reader. It’s almost 11 AM here in my corner of the Tampa Bay area as I begin writing what I expect will be the only thing that I write today. This being Florida, and this being summer, it’s already a hot searing mid-July day.…
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Thoughts & Musings for Saturday, July 15, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Late Morning, Saturday, July 15, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s almost noon as I begin this, my 1,181st post on A Certain Point of View, Too. Here in the Tampa Bay area, it is a scorching summer day. Outside, the temperature is 89°F/31°C under partly sunny conditions. But even with quite a…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, July 13, 2023, or: Making Up for Lost (Writing) Time…..
Late Morning, Thursday, July 13, 2023, Lithia, Florida It’s a hot, muggy summer day in my corner of the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, the temperature outside is 87°F/31°C under – for the moment – mostly sunny skies. However, with humidity at 64% and a slow breeze of 2 MPH/3 KMH, the heat…
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On Music: Melodies to Chase Away the Dreaded Mid-July Blues
Late Morning, Wednesday, July 12, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there. I’m off to a later-than-usual start on this hot (88°F/31°C) summer day in the Tampa Bay area. I slept OK, I guess, but I haven’t felt like writing anything (not for the blog, not for the manuscript) till just now. I’m still tired, stressed, and,…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Breaking News! The Manuscript FINALLY Gets New Words! *
* Less than 500 words…but still, right? After several weeks of little to no progress with Reunion: Coda – partly because the first half of the duology required quite a bit of revising, but mostly because I was stuck on how to begin Chapter 10, Scene Two – I finally broke the creative stalemate I…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, July 11, 2023, or: Summer Daze, Irony, and a Writer’s Concerns
Late Morning, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Lithia, Florida Greetings and salutations! It’s a warm summer day here in the Tampa Bay area; the current temperature is 82°F/28°C under sunny skies (the feels-like temperature is a bit warmer: 85°F/29°C). According to the forecast, it’s going to be a typical “mean season” day here. It’s going to…
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A Quick Little Update for Monday, July 10, 2023
A Quick Update Early Evening, Monday, July 10, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, again, Dear Reader. I’m here for just a moment to let you know that: I must log off lest a lightning strike fries this computer, but I will leave you with my favorite cover of Kern-Hammerstein II’s All the Things You Are. Enjoy!
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, July 10, 2023, or: Stressed Out! Tales from an Insomnia-Plagued Novelist
Come Rain or Come Shine Late Morning, Monday, July 10, 2023. Lithia, Florida It’s another steamy – and not in a good way – summer day in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature outside is 87°F/31°C under partly sunny conditions. With a weak southwesterly breeze and humidity at 57%, the heat index is at…
A Certain Point of View, Too 