Category: Summer in Florida
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, August 2, 2023, or: Persistence in the Face of Adversity
Midday, Wednesday, August 2, 2023, Lithia, Florida “This morning, the sun endures past dawn. I realise that it is August: the summer’s last stand.” ― Sara Baume, A Line Made By Walking Hi, there. Well, here we are at the middle of the workweek (and the second day of August). As I begin this,…
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On Writing & Storytelling: I Got the 11th Chapter Started, But It Needs More Work Today
Mid- to Late Morning, Tuesday, August 1, 2023, Lithia, Florida Good morning – or good “whatever time it is where you are as you read this” – folks. It’s morning here in the Tampa Bay area, and though the day is still, as they say, young, it’s already hot (82°F/28°C) under sunny conditions. And this…
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On Writing & Storytelling: As the Month Ends, a New Workweek Begins…and Chapter 11 Beckons in the Wings
Late Morning, Monday, July 31, 2023, Lithia, Florida “Then came July like three o’clock in the afternoon, hot and listless and miserable.” ― Allie Ray, Holler Another Monday – and another workweek – begins. And another month – July – comes to an end. Still ongoing: the long, hot Summer of 2023, with its record…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, July 30, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
Late Morning/Midday, Sunday, July 30, 2023, Lithia, Florida “Summertime. It was a song. It was a season. I wondered if that season would ever live inside of me.” ― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Last Night I Sang to the Monster It’s another summer day. A long, simmering, unbearably hot summer day, at that. According to my…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, July 28, 2023, or: To Write or Not to Write…A Sleepy Writer Wonders After a Restless Night
Late Morning, Friday, July 28, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hello, Dear Reader. It’s another sweltering summer day in the Tampa Bay area on this last Friday of July 2023. As I write this, noon is still over one hour away, and even though the official temperature is 85°F/29°C under sunny conditions, the feels-like factor is 93°F/34°C.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: It’s a Wrap for Chapter 10, Scene Two of ‘Reunion: Coda’!
Hey, Dear Reader, I’m back! It’s late evening here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, July 27, 2023, and as I write this, the sunset is about 30 minutes away. It’s still hot outside – 83°F/29°C is the official temperature, but the feels-like factor, even under mostly cloudy skies and a setting sun, is 85°F/30°C. That…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Despite a Change of Plans, ‘Hump Day’ Was Productive
Late Evening, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, again, Dear Reader. It’s just after sunset here in the Tampa Bay area as I begin this post. Even though the sky is getting dark, it’s still hot outside; the temperature is “only” 81°F/27°C under mostly cloudy skies, but since we had no rain – at…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Today on the ‘Reunion: Coda’ Agenda…Switching a Scene from Script to Novel
Late Morning, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hello, Dear Reader, and welcome to my 1,197th post on A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s “Hump Day” – the last Wednesday of July 2023, and the third day of the workweek. It is, of course, also a summer day in west-central Florida. Not surprisingly, it’s…
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On Writing & Storytelling: My Action Plan for Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Creative Writing, Family History, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Movie Magic Screenwriter 6, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in FloridaLate Morning, Tuesday, July 25, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hey, there, Dear Reader. This being summer, and this being west central Florida in summer, it’s shaping up to be another sweltering day in the Tampa Bay area. As I start writing this, the temperature outside is 86°F/30°C under sunny skies. Thanks to a combination of a…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Quickie Reviews for ‘Reunion,’ and Hopes and Aspirations for My Workday
Morning, Monday, July 24, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Dear Reader. Well, as I write this, it’s late morning on the first day of the last work week of July 2023. It is, of course (this being Florida), another stifling hot, if perhaps not as sunny, summer day. The current temperature is 87°F/31°C under mostly…
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