Tag: A Writer's Life
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, February 19, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second…and Monday is Workday for this Writer
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Cold Waters, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Madison (NH), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaMid- to Late Morning, Monday, February 19, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, folks, and welcome to the Presidents Day edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s a beautiful but frigid late winter morning here in my corner of New England. Currently, the temperature is 20°F (-7°C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 50%…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, February 17, 2024, or: Shifting (Reluctantly) from Novel-Writing Mode into Weekend Mode
Mid- to Late Morning, Saturday, February 17, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. As I start writing my 1,435th post on A Certain Point of View, Too on a cold Saturday morning in New England, the sun is hiding behind a veil of gray clouds and the heater is running. The current temperature is 25°F…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, February 16, 2024, or: Yep…Another Reunion: Coda Progress Update!
Late Morning/Midday, Friday, February 16, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. It’s a chilly but gorgeous late morning here in Eidelweiss, the district of Madison where I’ve lived for just over two months. Currently, the temperature is 28°F (-2°C) under partly cloudy conditions. With the wind blowing from the northwest at 11 MPH (18 Km/H)…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, February 10, 2024, or: Reunion: Coda Update…and Weekend Plans (Such As They Are)
Late Morning, Saturday, February 10, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Greetings and salutations. It is a chilly but sunny late winter morning here in my corner of New England. Currently, the temperature is 47°F (8°C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 66% and the wind blowing from the south-southwest at 1 MPH (2 Km/H), it feels…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, February 9, 2024, or: Adventures in Editing and Revising
Late Morning, Friday, February 9, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there. Well, it’s a chilly and somewhat gray New England morning on this last day of the regular workweek. Currently, the temperature is 36°F (2°C) under cloudy conditions. With humidity at 73% and the wind barely blowing at 1 MPH (1 Km/H), it feels like…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, February 7, 2024, or: My Writing Journey Continues on this ‘Hump Day’ in New Hampshire
Late Morning, Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, folks. It’s almost 10:15 AM EST here in Madison as I begin this, the 1,424th entry in this blog. The current temperature is 32°F (0°C) under sunny conditions. With humidity at 57% and the wind blowing from the north at 1 MPH (1 Km/H), the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, February 4, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Late Morning/Midday/Early Afternoon, Sunday, February 4, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, there, folks. It’s a cold but sunny winter day here in my corner of New Hampshire – or, since we aren’t far from the state border, “Almost Maine.” Currently, the temperature is 30°F (-1°C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 42% and the wind…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, February 2, 2024, or: Groundhog Day Musings…and Chapter 13’s Scene Three Gets a Retouch
Late Morning, Friday, February 2, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Phil: You want a prediction about the weather, you’re asking the wrong Phil. I’ll give you a winter prediction: It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey, and it’s gonna last you for the rest of your life. -Phil Connors, Groundhog Day Hi, everyone, and welcome…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Reunion: Coda’s Commencement Day 1983 Chapter Gets a Third Scene – Now It’s On to Scene Four
Mid- to Late Morning, Thursday, February 1, 2024. Madison, New Hampshire “This must be Thursday,’ said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. ‘I never could get the hang of Thursdays.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Hi, everyone. It’s almost 9 AM Eastern Standard Time here in Madison on this…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, January 31, 2024, or: A Day in the Life of a First-Time Novelist in New England…(Reunion: Coda Update)
Late Morning, Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hey, everyone. As I begin my 1,415th post on my WordPress blog, it is just past 9:30 AM Eastern on the last day of January 2024. Since it is midwinter in New England, this third day of the workweek is gray-tinged and frigid. Currently, the temperature…