Category: Creative Writing
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On Writing & Storytelling: Well, It Looks as Though ‘Epistolary’ Style Might Work After All….
Late Morning, Tuesday, October 24, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, all. I hope you are doing well on this next-to-last Tuesday in October. I have a lot of stuff to do today, some of it related to the novel, and some of it not, so this post is going to be brief. Yesterday afternoon I started…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Love by Emails – My First Attempt at Writing an Epistolary Chapter
Hi, again, my friends. I am chiming in to let you know that despite my apprehension about trying to write an epistolary chapter, I (figuratively) gritted my teeth and decided to give it a go anyway before committing to writing Chapter 12 in the same way I’ve written the previous eleven chapters. I figured, “Well,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, October 23, 2023, or: A TBR Update, and My Writer’s Journey Resumes – with a Change in the Itinerary
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Late Morning, Monday, October 23, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, folks. As I write this, it’s just past 9:15 AM on a cool October Monday. Outside, the temperature is 66°F/19°C under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the northeast at 5 MPH/KMH and humidity at 80%, the feels-like temperature is 72°F/23°C. Today’s forecast calls…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Starting a Story from the Middle (an Excerpt from ‘Reunion: A Story’)
An Excerpt from Reunion: A Story In 1987, 11 years before I decided to write my first complete work of fiction, I took a Creative Writing course (CRW-2001, I believe it was) at what was then called Miami-Dade Community College, South Campus. As I recall, late in the semester, we students were asked to write…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, October 20, 2023, or: A Quick Life Update
Midday, Friday, October 20, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there! Welcome to another Friday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s a warm autumn day here in the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, the temperature is 80°F/26°C under sunny conditions. We’re still experiencing chilly morning temperatures after the passage of a strong…
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Where Time’s Winds Blow – A Poem
Where Time’s Winds Blow (A poem inspired by the Reunion Duology) Where time’s winds blow That’s where you are; Your bright eyes glow Like distant stars. I call your name And there you are; In time’s freeze frame Caught from afar. Where time’s winds blow Things cannot last; We come and we go Like ships…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, October 18, 2023, or: An Unexpected Need to Nap
Late Morning, Wednesday, October 18, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, folks. It’s a quiet and chilly October morning here in the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, the temperature outside is 63°F/17°C under sunny skies. That cold front that passed through earlier this week must have been a strong one; the skies will continue…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, October 17, 2023, or: Weather, Walks and Writing Challenges
Late Afternoon/Early Evening, Tuesday, October 17, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, all. It’s late afternoon – early evening, really, on a somewhat cook – by Florida standards, anyway – October day. The sun is still out but it’s already low over the western horizon, and the temperature is 70°F/22°C. It’s not unpleasant – in fact, it…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, October 15, 2023, or: It’s Beginning to Feel (a Bit) Like Autumn
Midday-Early Afternoon, Sunday, October 15, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hey, everybody. I hope you’re all doing well on this second Sunday in October. It’s quiet and tranquil in my room as I write this, and if the temperature outside matches what my computer’s Weather app indicates, it’s beginning to feel a little bit like autumn –…
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On Writing & Storytelling: I Guess I Did Write Something Worth Reading After All….
Hello again, Constant Readers. During my rest break, I went to Amazon to check on Reunion: A Story’s sales – sadly, only one copy so far has been purchased in October – and its ratings/reviews on the novella’s product page. I wasn’t expecting to see any changes as far as reviews/ratings were concerned; Reunion has…
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