Fingers type quickly As thoughts turn into phrases; Lo! A book is born!
Category Archives: Alex Diaz-Granados
On Writing & Storytelling: What’s in a Name, You Ask?
“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.” – Virginia Woolf It’s almost noon on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 – the second day of traditional (or astronomical) spring and the 21st since the start of meteorological spring – andContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: What’s in a Name, You Ask?”
On Writing & Storytelling: Well, What’s Next?
“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” ― John Steinbeck After Reunion: What Comes Next? “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” ― John Steinbeck Now thatContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: Well, What’s Next?”
On Writing & Storytelling: One Chapter Ends; Another is in the Wings
The Wait is Over “For a while” is a phrase whose length can’t be measured. At least by the person who’s waiting.” ― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun My package with my copy of the paperback edition of Reunion: A Story arrived just a few minutes ago. I had beenContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: One Chapter Ends; Another is in the Wings”
Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, March 19, 2023, or: A Quick Weekend Update on a Chilly, Gloomy Sunday Afternoon
Closely Watched Packages – Déjà Vu All Over Again? “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” – Yogi Berra Well, it’s early afternoon on Sunday, March 19, 2023, here in Lithia, Florida, and it is a cloudy, chilly (56°F/13°C) day in the Tampa Bay area. The low temperature and the gray, gloomy skies are affectingContinue reading “Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, March 19, 2023, or: A Quick Weekend Update on a Chilly, Gloomy Sunday Afternoon”
On Writing & Storytelling: My Novella’s Second Revised Edition is Available on Amazon!*
* And on Barnes & Noble Online, too! “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison As of 8 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, March 17, 2023, the second revised edition of my novella Reunion: A Story has beenContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: My Novella’s Second Revised Edition is Available on Amazon!*”
Author & Reader (A Septolet)
Author tapping fingers upon the keyboard, creating worlds. Reader diving eagerly into the tale.
On Writing & Storytelling: or, Gratitude, Revisions, and ‘Reunion’
A Generous Act of Friendship “Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Well, here we are on Friday, March 17, 2023, on the cusp of another weekend. It’s also St. Patrick’s Day, though at the momentContinue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: or, Gratitude, Revisions, and ‘Reunion’”
Cover Reveal for Reunion A Story
Originally posted on Leonberger Life:
Sometimes I make posts not directly related to Leonberger dogs, especially if I want to promote a good book. Today I am making a cover reveal post for one of the books written by a talented author and an on-line friend by the name Alex Diaz-Granados. New front cover for…
On Writing & Storytelling: Trials and Tribulations, and Other Issues
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” ― Ernest Hemingway I have a confession to make. Sometimes, in my darkest, loneliest, saddest times, I wish I wasn’t a writer. Most of the time, I don’t feel that way. Most of the time, I wake up early,Continue reading “On Writing & Storytelling: Trials and Tribulations, and Other Issues”
A Certain Point of View, Too 