Category: Kindle
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Halfway There, and the Horses Are Getting Restless
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, And the Horse You Rode In On, Autumn 2026, Autumn in Florida, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), The Jim Garraty Chronicles: A Life Told in Four Movements, The Summer of Two MoviesTuesday, November 3, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone, and welcome to another exciting episode of A Writer’s Life. Today has been a better day than yesterday, at least weatherwise. It rained a little while I was sleeping last night, but even though it was cloudy and mostly gray when I got up around eight…
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Rainy Monday, New Readers, and Back to The Book
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, And the Horse You Rode In On, Autumn 2026, Autumn in Florida, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), The Jim Garraty Chronicles: A Life Told in Four Movements, Writing and Editing, Writing as a CraftMonday, November 2, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, all. It’s the first Monday in November 2026. Outside, it is a cool, damp, cloud-shrouded day that’s meant for staying indoors (except, perhaps, to check the mailbox), eating a hot lunch, and, in my case, getting ready to work on The Book. Right now, the temperature is…
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I Hate Marketing, So Here’s a Free Book
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), The Jim Garraty Chronicles: A Life Told in Four Movements, The Summer of Two MoviesSunday, November 1, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, there! I am, as longtime readers probably know, not exactly a natural-born marketing person. Nevertheless, I occasionally have to put on my Author-With-Something-to-Sell hat. Except this time, technically, I’m not selling anything. From Monday, November 2 through Friday, November 6, 2026, the Kindle edition of The Jim…
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Two-Thirds of Halfway There
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Creative Writing, Kindle, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), The Jim Garraty Chronicles: A Life Told in Four MovementsSaturday, October 31, 2026 – Orlando, Florida I’m happy to report that, despite a few literary wrong turns and occasional visits from my inner critic, who never seems to take a day off, I’ve completed two-thirds of the first half of And the Horse You Rode in On, a Jim Garraty story set in the…
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FREE Next Week: The Jim Garraty Chronicles
Attention, bargain hunters, readers, friends, Romans, and people who simply enjoy the word “free”: I have a deal for you. Beginning Monday, November 2, the Kindle edition of The Jim Garraty Chronicles: A Life Told in Four Movements will be FREE on Amazon through Friday, November 6. That gives you five days to add Jim…
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On Writing and Storytelling: Getting a New Tale Off to a Good Start
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, And the Horse You Rode In On, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series)Yesterday, I officially began writing And the Horse You Rode in On — and it feels good to say that out loud. This one has always announced itself as a novella, not a novel pretending otherwise, and I’m letting it be exactly what it wants to be. The story takes place in the mid‑1970s, back…
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Starting Here, Starting Now….
Monday, September 21, 2026 – Orlando, Florida “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Hi, folks—and happy new workweek, if that’s the sort of thing one can say before the coffee has fully reported for…
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On Writing and Storytelling: Stepping Up to the Plate…for the Fifth Time
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Royalties, Royalties, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two Movies, Writing as a CraftSunday, September 20, 2026 – Orlando, Florida “The scariest moment is always just before you start.”― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Hi there, Dear Reader! I woke up this morning to one of those small but welcome surprises that occasionally drift into a writer’s inbox: a notification from Amazon Accounts Payable.…
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The Jim Garraty Chronicles’ Hardcover is Now Available for Orders!
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Goodreads, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), The Summer of Two MoviesThursday, September 17, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi there, Dear Reader. I hope this Thursday finds you well, whether you’re easing into fall weather where you are or, like me here in Central Florida, still waiting for the thermometer to get the memo. It’s a warm but breezy early autumn day in Central Florida. Currently,…
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On Writing and Storytelling: Decisions, Decisions…..
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Autumn 2026, Autumn in Florida, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), The Summer of Two MoviesTuesday, September 15, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a gray-shrouded, rainy early autumn afternoon here in Central Florida. Fortunately, we’re getting the gentler side of the weather—steady showers rather than the crackling thunderstorms that usually roll through this time of year. The sky has been mostly overcast since morning, and the temperature is…
