Category: A Certain Point of View (Blogger)
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Writer’s Shop Talk: My ‘Lost’ Monday…and My Plan for a More Productive Tuesday
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in A Certain Point of View (Blogger), Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Madison (NH), Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Winter in FloridaLate Morning, Tuesday, January 28, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, all. It’s a sunny and cool winter morning in the Sunshine State. In my corner of South Florida, the temperature is 71°F (22°C) under sunny skies. The rest of the day promises to be comfortable, with sunny skies, a light breeze, and a high of 77°F…
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Narrative Threads: A Conversation on Crafting the Reunion Duology, Part the Ninth
The author of “Reunion: Coda” faced challenges in writing from the perspective of a history professor, drawing from personal experiences of history classes in college. Crafting the protagonist’s lecture dialogue at Columbia University required tapping into memories of Miami-Dade professors. The process involved blending various teaching styles for a distinctive vibe.
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, September 22, 2023, or: There Shall Be No Weekend for This Writer
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in A Certain Point of View (Blogger), Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Things You Are, All the Things You Are (Kern and Hammerstein), Blogging, Creative Writing, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Music, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing as a CraftMidday/Early Afternoon, Friday, September 22, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, all. So, here we are again at the end of another workweek and on the brink of another weekend. For me, Fridays aren’t as full of promise as they used to be regarding restfulness or weekend fun. If I have a reasonably productive writing week (which…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Getting Over the Fear of Starting is Not Easy, but it is Necessary
“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” ― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings I have a confession to make. Every time I embark on a new writing project that’s more substantial than a blog post, I feel both excitement and…
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Old Gamers Never Die, or: Comedy, Drama, & Lots of Sex are at the Heart of ‘FreshWomen – Season 1’
My College Experience was NOTHING Like This…. If you read yesterday’s post, On Books & Reading, or: Reading Habits, the TBR Stack Got Bigger, and a Quick Life Update, you probably noticed that not only did I mention (and tag) “adults-only games” and “Fresh Women – Season 1” in the categories, but I also included…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, September 6, 2022, or: After 11 Years, My Blogger Blog FINALLY Starts Paying Out
Well, it finally happened. Last night, while I was doing my weekly look at the AdSense account of the Blogger precursor to this blog, I noticed that after 11 years and 1,404 blog posts, I finally reached the $100 payment threshold necessary for Google to pay me the ad revenue generated by my content on…