Category: Writing as a Craft
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Ruminations on the Tricky Subject of Endings
Late Morning, Monday, March 17, 2025, Miami, Florida “At the heart of all great art is an essential melancholy.”― Federico García Lorca Novelist’s Log, Stardate 2503.17 Hi, there, folks. After a mostly restful weekend punctuated with a grocery run at Winn-Dixie, I’m back to the enchanting world of Reunion: Coda, the novel I’ve poured my…
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Two Years of Words: How ‘Reunion: Coda’ Came to Life
Late Afternoon, Sunday, March 9, 2025, Miami, Florida “So okay― there you are in your room with the shade down, the door shut, and the phone unplugged from its base. You’ve blown up your TV and sworn allegiance to a thousand words a day, come hell or high water. Now comes the big question: What…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: When Working on a Novel, Avoid Overworking!
Midday, Saturday, March 8, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a warm, butter-gold day in South Florida on this second weekend of Spring 2025. It’s 81°F (27°C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the southwest at 6 MPH (10 Km/H) and humidity at 51%, it feels like 90°F (32°C). Today is one for…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: An Unplanned (and Tiring) All-Nighter!
Midday, Friday, March 7, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Friday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. Here in South Florida, the temperature is 75°F (24°C) under sunny conditions. With humidity at 46% and the wind blowing from the east-southeast at 8 MPH (13 Km/H), it feels like it’s 81°F…
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My Novelist’s Odyssey: Getting Closer to the Finish Line
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in Amazon, Books, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftLate Morning, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a warm yet overcast early spring day here in the heart of Miami-Dade County. The temperature is a pleasant 77°F (25°C) under mostly cloudy skies, with just enough humidity at 65% to remind you that you’re in South Florida. The breeze, blowing from the…
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Time Marches On…and a New Writing Workweek Beckons
Late Morning, Monday, March 3, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s another warm and sunny early spring day in my corner of Miami-Dade County. As I gear up for the new workweek, the temperature stands at a pleasant 77°F (25°C) under partly sunny skies. With the humidity at 54%, it feels more like 82°F (28°C).…
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Time Marches On…and On….
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Books, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Madison (NH), Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing as a CraftEarly Afternoon, Saturday, March 1, 2025, Miami, Florida “In March, winter is holding back, and spring is pulling forward. Something holds and something pulls inside of us too.” ― Jean Hersey It’s a warm first day of March – and the first day of meteorological spring – in my corner of Miami-Dade County. The temperature…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Navigating Creative Waters and Harnessing the Muse
Midday, Thursday, February 27, 2025, Miami, Florida “The scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft It is a warm, humid day in my corner of South Florida. The mercury reads 79°F (26°C) under mostly sunny skies, but…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: On the Swift Passage of Time…and the Finer Points of Revising
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Books, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftLate Morning, Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Miami, Florida “I don’t write a quick draft and then revise; instead, I work slowly page by page, revising and polishing.” – Dean Koontz Hey there, Dear Reader, It’s a gorgeous late winter day here in South Florida on the last Hump Day of February 2025. As I sit…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: What’s in My Novelist’s Toolkit?
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Book Reviews, Books, Copilot AI, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, OpenAI (Bing Chatbot), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftOne of the coolest things about being a writer in 2025 is the amazing array of technological tools available to help create, analyze, revise, and improve literary projects. Some, like Microsoft Word, are time-tested classics that I’ve used since the late 1990s. However, I do think the app could use some tweaks by folks who…
A Certain Point of View, Too 