Category: The "New Story"
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Dear Reader, Let Me Tell You a Story…About Ending My Journey to My First Novel
Late Morning/Midday, Friday, March 28, 2025, Miami, Florida “Finish the book. The world is full of first chapters.” – Julia Quinn Well, Dear Reader, my long and winding journey as a first-time novelist is finally reaching its dramatic climax. Not today, and unless I channel my inner superhero and write Reunion: Coda tomorrow and Sunday,…
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To Write or Not to Write: Today’s Pressing Dilemma – Evening Update
“You can approach the act of writing with nervousness, excitement, hopefulness, or despair … Come to it any way but lightly.” – Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft It’s evening here in Lithia, Florida, on May 26, 2023; sunset is less than one hour away, and the temperature is exactly how it…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Progress Report on ‘The New Story’ for Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Hi, there, Dear Reader. Well, here we are in the early afternoon of Tuesday, May 2, 2023, and I’m happy to report that I was able to stick to my plan of working on The New Story in the morning/midday shift, then stop – preferably with 1,000 words (more or less, preferably more) written and…
A Certain Point of View, Too 