Tag: Creative Writing
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Finding Creativity When Under the Weather
Midday/Early Afternoon, Friday, December 6, 2024, Miami, Florida Hey there, Constant Readers! It’s a balmy early winter day here in sunny South Florida. The temperature is a delightful 78°F (25°C) under those clear blue skies, making it a perfect day for sipping iced tea and pretending it’s still summer. Meanwhile, in Madison, NH, it’s a…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Exciting Developments in ‘Reunion: Coda’ – Chapter 21
Midday/Early Afternoon, Thursday, December 5, 2024, Miami, Florida Hello, Constant Readers! I’m thrilled to announce that yesterday afternoon’s writing session was unexpectedly successful. After two hours of brainstorming – and, admittedly, worrying that I wasn’t making any progress – filled with drafting, editing, and revising, I completed the 21st chapter of Reunion: Coda. This chapter’s…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Coping with Writer’s Block Between Scenes
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Computer and Video Games, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, MicroProse Software, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Triassic Games, Writer’s BlockEarly Afternoon, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, Miami, Florida “Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It’s about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy,…
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Triumph and Tragedy in the Med: A ‘Sea Power’ After-Action Account Told as a Press Release
Press Release: Naval Battle in the Eastern Mediterranean October 21, 1984 The Navy Department reports that, 12 hours after Warsaw Pact forces began hostilities in Western Europe following the deposition of the ailing General Secretary Konstantin Chernenko by Soviet hardliners, the USS Nimitz carrier battlegroup successfully fended off coordinated air and submarine attacks by Soviet…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: My Productive Writer’s Monday
Seamlessly Weaving Fiction: A Day of Creative Triumphs Late Morning, Tuesday, December 3, 2024, Miami, Florida Yesterday was a fantastic day for writing. Not only did I manage to craft my daily blog post – an after-action report of a session of Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, written in the style of…
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Old Gamers Never Die: ‘CVBG Norwegian Sea’ Scenario in ‘Sea Power’ Revisited
“Dawn Clash in the Norwegian Sea” Time Magazine March 11, 1985 Issue By James K. Garraty, Senior Correspondent. With reporting by Alex Diaz-Granados from Washington In the early light of dawn on March 1, 1985, the tranquil waters of the North Atlantic were shattered by the deafening roar of jet engines and the explosive engagement…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Maddie Fends Off a Matchmaker! (Writing Exercise)
Writing As a Craft: Keeping Secrets? Author’s Note: This passage is based on one of the many writing exercises from the book How to Write a Romance: Or, How to Write Witty Dialogue, Smoldering Love Scenes, and Happily Ever Afters. In this exercise, I wrote in the third person to practice creating engaging dialogue and…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Editing and Revising = Productive Workday
Midday, Wednesday, November 27, 2024, Miami, Florida Hello, Constant Readers. Yesterday was a slow day on the writing front. I had hoped to start writing Scene 3 for Chapter 21, but the Well of Ideas was a bit dry, and I ended up editing some of the older sections of the novel instead. I would…
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Writing Quotes for a Quiet November Tuesday
Because Sometimes Words Speak for Themselves I find myself without much news today, ladies and gentlemen, esteemed readers, and fellow wordsmiths. But fret not, for I have assembled a delightful collection of quotes that delve into the various aspects and challenges of writing. Let these nuggets of wisdom, wit, and whimsy suffice for today’s blog…
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Miami’s Chilly Weekend: A Writer’s Reflection
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Autumn in Florida, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Going Full Circle: Back to South Florida I Go, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing as a CraftMidday, Saturday, November 23, 2024, Miami, Florida Well, it’s Saturday in South Florida, and the weekend has kicked off with a bang. It’s “chilly” by subtropical standards: the temperature outside is a brisk 69°F (20°C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 49% and a gentle northwesterly breeze at 7 MPH (11 Km/H), the feels-like temperature…
A Certain Point of View, Too 