Category: Summer in Florida
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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:…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Is There an End to the ‘Constant Revisions on Kindle Direct Publishing’ Saga? I Hope So!*
* Also counts as Thoughts & Musings for Wednesday, July 5, 2023, or A Scorching Hump Day – and NOT in a Good Way! The Long Hot Summer Continues Hi, there. It’s late morning on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, here in Lithia, Florida. It’s a hot summer day in the Tampa Bay area; noon –…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, July 3, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Fourth
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Movies, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Star Wars, Star Wars action figures (Kenner/Hasbro), Star Wars collectibles, Star Wars The Black Series, Summer in Florida, Writing as a CraftIt’s midday/early afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, July 3, 2023. It’s a steamy – and not in a good way – summer day here in the Tampa Bay area: the temperature outside is 90°F/32°C under mostly sunny conditions, although the heat index is higher – 96°F/36°C. A true scorcher of a day, if you…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, July 2, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Third*
* Alternatively: On Writing & Storytelling: Grappling with Revisions and Uploads to Kindle Direct Publishing Hi there! It’s Sunday, July 2, 2023, and here in Lithia, Florida, it’s late morning. It’s also – no surprise there – a hot early summer day, and the second day of the long (and for me, dull and somewhat…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 1, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
“Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.” ― Glen Cook, Sweet Silver Blues Hi, there. It’s late – almost noon – morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, July 1, 2023. It’s going to be a scorcher today; as I write this, it’s already 86°F/30°C…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 30, 2023, or: A Quick ‘Before Working on the Novel’ Post
It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 30, 2023. It’s the last day of the work week and the last day of the month. For many people, it’s also the first day of the long Fourth of July weekend. And, since it’s summer in the subtropical zone, it’s hot (89°F/32°C), humid, and…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, June 28, 2023, or: On Hot Summer Weather, Writing, and AI Reviews
Hi, there! Come Rain or Come Shine Well, it’s late morning – almost noon, really – here in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. This being early summer, it’s already a steamy (87°F/30°C) and sticky (72% humidity) day (heat index is now 95°F/35°C), and it’s going to be even hotter by mid-afternoon: the forecast…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Writer’s SITREP for a Busy Tuesday in June
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, John Williams (Composer), John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Music Reviews, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” ― Muriel Rukeyser It’s late afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Outside, it is a scorcher of an early summer day in the Tampa Bay area; as I start this, my second post for today, the temperature is 92°F/33°C, although with mostly sunny…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 25, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second*
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Things You Are (Kern and Hammerstein), Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Music, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida* Also counts as an entry in the On Writing & Storytelling category with the title A Writer’s Dilemma – Solved! Hey, there! Well, it’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, June 25, 2023 – the 73rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War (1950-53). Since it’s early summer (meteorological summer started…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, June 24, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First*
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, 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: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida* Also counts as an entry in the On Writing & Storytelling category, with the headline A Writer’s Weekend Dilemma Hi, there, and welcome to yet another Weekend Update, Part the First blog post here at A Certain Point of View. It’s early afternoon on Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Lithia, Florida. It’s a steamy…
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