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On Writing & Storytelling: Sleep Deprivation be Damned – The Story Must be Told!
One of the greatest joys that I experience in my life as a writer is the rare occasion when the ideas and words seem to flow from my brain to the (Word document) page, even if I am not feeling at my best due to lack of sleep. I mean, seriously. I wrote today, even…
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On Writing & Storytelling: SITREP on ‘The New Story’ for Friday, April 28, 2023
It’s Been a Long, Long Day It’s late morning here on Friday, April 28, 2023, here in lovely Lithia, Florida. For me, it’s been a longer than usual morning: I don’t know at what time I went to sleep last night; was it 10 PM? 11 PM? I don’t know. I just remember feeling drowsy…
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On Writing & Storytelling: The Third Chapter is ‘In the Can’ (at Least in First Draft Mode) – So, We’ll Meet Again…Tomorrow
Hi, everyone. It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, April 27, 2023. I just finished the fifth and final scene of the third chapter of The New Story, and as soon as I finish this post, I am taking the rest of the day off from writing. I’m tired; not only did I…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Update on ‘The New Story’ for Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Although today was a “take it easy with the writing” day as far as the Almighty Word Count is concerned, I almost ended up with 1,000 new words added to The New Story. 948, according my Microsoft Word software’s word count function. If you read this morning’s On Writing & Storytelling: Music and Words –…
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On Writing & Storytelling: The First Chapter (Rough Draft, Naturally) of ‘The New Story’ is Finished!
Well, it’s official. I finished the rough draft of the first chapter of The New Story a little over an hour ago. It took me five hours of brainstorming, writing, reading, and reviewing the words on my screen, with only a few breaks to rest my eyes and typing fingers. And even though tomorrow I…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, April 22, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Wowie zowie. It’s already afternoon here in Lithia on Saturday, April 22, 2023! Where did my morning go, and why did it morph into the afternoon so quickly? It appears like I woke up a little while ago, wandered into the kitchen, brewed (and then drank) two cups of coffee, then came back in here…
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Remembering Marty: A Ballad Based on ‘Reunion: A Story’ 2.0
There once was a boy named JimWho had a crush on MartyBut Marty had a boyfriendWho was jealous and quite snarky Jim sang with Marty in the choirAnd he felt a secret desireBut he never dared to show itFor he feared that Kenny’d blow it Marty dumped her boyfriend one dayAnd Jim thought he’d make…
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Remembering Marty: A Ballad Inspired by ‘Reunion: A Story’
By Alex Diaz-Granados, author of Reunion There once was a boy named JimWho loved a girl named MartyBut Marty had a loverWho was jealous and a smarty Jim sang with Marty in the choirAnd he felt a secret fireBut he never dared to show itFor he feared that Kenny’d know it Marty broke up with…
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Dreaming of Marty: A Ballad Inspired by ‘Reunion: A Story’
Dreaming of Marty: A Ballad Inspired by Reunion: A Story By Alex Diaz-Granados She speaks to me in gentle tones Her voice like music to my ears She comes from far across the sea From London, where the Thames flows clear I try to read the words of Will But they seem dull and dry…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Late Start to My Workday…and One Final Tweak to ‘Reunion’
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s almost noon here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, April 17, 2023. I’m off to a late start on this cloudy, sometimes rainy, and balmy spring day because I went to bed far too late and woke up just a tad later than my usual 6:30 AM “rise and shine” time.…
A Certain Point of View, Too 