Tag: book-review
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On Writing and Storytelling: ‘The Jim Garraty Chronicles’ is Almost One Month Old!
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two MoviesWednesday, August 12, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s hard to believe, but it’s been almost a month since I published The Jim Garraty Chronicles: A Life in Four Movements, an omnibus that presents Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Comings and Goings – The Art of Being Seen, and the bonus tale The Summer…
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On Writing and Storytelling: My New Book Earns a First Review!
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Poland, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Goodreads, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series), The Summer of Two MoviesSunday, August 9, 2026 – Orlando, Florida Hi, there! I’m pleased to announce that The Jim Garraty Chronicles, my latest book, has earned its first customer review on Goodreads. Yep. That’s right. As of last night, Amazon-owned Goodreads published Adria K’s five-star write-up of my omnibus! Here it is: August 8, 2026 Alex Diaz-Granados has…
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Vox Critici: What Readers Say About the Jim Garraty Stories
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Brazil, Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, Amazon Italy, Amazon Japan, Amazon Mexico, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon Sweden, Amazon UK, Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Books, Creative Writing, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Jim Garraty Chronicles (Series)Vox Critici: What Readers Say About the Jim Garraty Stories Reunion: A Story – The Jim Garraty Chronicles Book 1 (Originally written in 1998, based on a college creative writing class assignment in 1987. First edition published in 2018; second edition published in 2023) From the Publisher: It is June 1983. Jim Garraty is a…
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Thoughts and Musings for Friday, August 7, 2026
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On Writing and Storytelling: Books, Breaks, and the Business of Being Bad at Marketing
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On Writing and Storytelling: I Needed a Sabbatical – But I Can’t Wait For It to End!
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My Revised Copy of the ‘Jim Garraty Chronicles’ is Here!
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Not the Path I Expected
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On Writing and Storytelling: A Release Day Worth Celebrating — And a Reader Across the Atlantic
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon UK, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two Movies, Writing and Editing, Writing and Editing Software, Writing as a CraftToday feels like a genuine milestone. The Jim Garraty Chronicles is officially available in paperback — the kind you can hold, flip through, dog‑ear, and shelve with the rest of your favorites. Yes, a few readers spotted it last evening and quietly placed their orders early, but today is the day it truly steps out…
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Four Stories, One Chronicle, and a Little Optimism
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