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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…
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Late Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, July 9, 2023, or: My Sunday Was Not Necessarily ‘Funday’ (But it Wasn’t Necessarily a Bad Day, Either)
My Sunday Wasn’t Exactly a “Fun Day” Sunday Afternoon, July 9, 2023. Lithia, Florida It’s now late afternoon on this hellishly torrid summer day. Outside, it is mostly sunny – a line of rain showers did make their way to the Tampa Bay area, but I don’t think they had much of an impact with…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick Sunday Afternoon SITREP on ‘Reunion: Coda’
No Stormy Weather, But Sweltering Heat Continues Sunday, July 9, 2023, Lithia, Florida It’s early afternoon in my corner of Hillsborough County as I begin this, my 1,172nd post in A Certain Point of View, Too. Outside, the heat is oppressive: the current temperature is 92°F/33°C under partly sunny conditions, but when you factor in…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Looks Like the Fixes to ‘Reunion: A Story’ Are In! (An Update on the Updates)
A Soggy, Hot End to a Short Workweek It’s now midafternoon on Friday, July 7, 2023. It’s both hot (91°F/33°C) and rainy outside – the forecast was 100% accurate today – so even though it’s dark outside, I still feel the heat seeping through the wall at my stocking feet as I write this. I…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Editing and Revising ‘Reunion’ – It’s Not Over Until the Last (Egregious) Mistakes Are Corrected
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On!’ has solved and always…
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On Writing & Storytelling: The (Hopefully) LAST Update on the Updates to ‘Reunion: A Story’…and Moving Onward with ‘Reunion: Coda’
A Hot Day in Tampa Bay…What Else is New? Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, July 6, 2023 (a Thursday that, after the long, long Fourth of July weekend, feels like a Tuesday). As you might expect, it’s a hot (88°F/31°C) summer day in the Tampa Bay area:…
A Certain Point of View, Too 