Category: Alex Diaz-Granados
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On Writing & Storytelling: SITREP on ‘The New Story’ for Friday, April 28, 2023
It’s Been a Long, Long Day It’s late morning here on Friday, April 28, 2023, here in lovely Lithia, Florida. For me, it’s been a longer than usual morning: I don’t know at what time I went to sleep last night; was it 10 PM? 11 PM? I don’t know. I just remember feeling drowsy…
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On Writing & Storytelling: The Third Chapter is ‘In the Can’ (at Least in First Draft Mode) – So, We’ll Meet Again…Tomorrow
Hi, everyone. It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, April 27, 2023. I just finished the fifth and final scene of the third chapter of The New Story, and as soon as I finish this post, I am taking the rest of the day off from writing. I’m tired; not only did I…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Update on ‘The New Story’ for Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Although today was a “take it easy with the writing” day as far as the Almighty Word Count is concerned, I almost ended up with 1,000 new words added to The New Story. 948, according my Microsoft Word software’s word count function. If you read this morning’s On Writing & Storytelling: Music and Words –…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Music and Words – They Go Together Like Bacon and Eggs
Today’s post will be a short ‘n’ sweet one, partly for aesthetic reasons – it’s been a while since I did one with a bunch of music videos – but mostly because I was up late last night and worked (a bit too much, I dunno) on The New Story. I didn’t write too many…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, April 22, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Wowie zowie. It’s already afternoon here in Lithia on Saturday, April 22, 2023! Where did my morning go, and why did it morph into the afternoon so quickly? It appears like I woke up a little while ago, wandered into the kitchen, brewed (and then drank) two cups of coffee, then came back in here…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Late Start to My Workday – and the Weekend is Nigh
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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, Ronnie and the Pursuit of the Elusive Bliss“Let’s get one thing clear right now, shall we? There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story ideas seem to come quite literally from nowhere, sailing at you right out of the empty sky: two previously unrelated ideas come together and make something new under the sun.…
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Remembering Marty: A Ballad Based on ‘Reunion: A Story’ 2.0
There once was a boy named JimWho had a crush on MartyBut Marty had a boyfriendWho was jealous and quite snarky Jim sang with Marty in the choirAnd he felt a secret desireBut he never dared to show itFor he feared that Kenny’d blow it Marty dumped her boyfriend one dayAnd Jim thought he’d make…
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Remembering Marty: A Ballad Inspired by ‘Reunion: A Story’
By Alex Diaz-Granados, author of Reunion There once was a boy named JimWho loved a girl named MartyBut Marty had a loverWho was jealous and a smarty Jim sang with Marty in the choirAnd he felt a secret fireBut he never dared to show itFor he feared that Kenny’d know it Marty broke up with…
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Dreaming of Marty: A Ballad Inspired by ‘Reunion: A Story’
Dreaming of Marty: A Ballad Inspired by Reunion: A Story By Alex Diaz-Granados She speaks to me in gentle tones Her voice like music to my ears She comes from far across the sea From London, where the Thames flows clear I try to read the words of Will But they seem dull and dry…
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Time Doesn’t Heal All Wounds (A Poem)
They say that time heals all woundsBut I know that’s not trueSome wounds are too deep to healSome scars are always in view I loved you since we were kidsYou were my cherry pieBut then you broke my heart in twoWhen you kissed that other guy My mom tried to console meShe said it would…
