Tag: Amazon Kindle
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A Scene from Reunion: A Story…As Reimagined by Bing AI’s Chatbot in the Style of William Shakespeare
Written by Bing AI Chatbot, in the style of William Shakespeare The school bell then did ring, Breaking silence with its dinging sound, Startled, Marty removed her arm from my wing, I took a step back, relief and regret abound. “Well,” I said in my best Harrison Ford voice, “This is it, sweetheart,” I picked…
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On Writing & Storytelling: One Chapter Ends; Another is in the Wings
The Wait is Over “For a while” is a phrase whose length can’t be measured. At least by the person who’s waiting.” ― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun My package with my copy of the paperback edition of Reunion: A Story arrived just a few minutes ago. I had been…
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On Writing & Storytelling: The New, Improved ‘Reunion’ is Complete*
* Now go to Amazon and order a copy! Stat! “Sooner or later every writer evolves his own definition of a story. Mine is: A reflection of life plus beginning and end (life seems not to have either) and a meaning.” ― Mary O’Hara Man, I’m tired. I’ve been awake now – it’s 9:40 AM…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Revising ‘Reunion’ – Why I Bother*
* Hint: If you want to be considered a professional, you have to put in the effort. “If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” – Stephen King It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, March 13, 2023, and…
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On Writing & Storytelling: The Second Revised Edition of ‘Reunion’ is Live!
A Story Nearly 40 Years in the Making…. “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” – Sue Monk Kidd It’s afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, March 11, 2023. I’m a bit tired, though; I spent much of yesterday…
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On Writing and Storytelling, or: How I Spent My Friday Afternoon – Revising, Rewriting, and Re-Publishing ‘Reunion’
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ― Louis L’Amour Today I spent several hours revising – first on Word, then on Kindle Create – my short story Reunion, which I originally wrote in 1998 but waited 20 years till I could self-publish through Amazon’s CreateSpace…
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Musings & Thoughts for October 3, 2020: Mom’s Kindle
I still have my mother’s 2nd Generation Kindle. I bought it for her as a surprise gift in July of 2009 when Amazon introduced the new model of its popular e-reader. According to my order history on Amazon, I paid $299.00 and is, to this day, the most expensive gift I ever gave Mom on…
A Certain Point of View, Too 