Tag: #CreativeWriting
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, October 12, 2023, or: Ambivalent Anniversaries and Tough Writing Choices
Late Morning, Thursday, October 12, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Constant Readers. I hope you’re having (or that you had, if you live on the far side of the International Dateline, where it’s already Friday the 13th) a good day. I’m hoping that my day will be, at the very least, productive, and I will…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Settling on a Distinctive Style for Chapter 12 is No Easy Task
Midafternoon, Wednesday, October 11, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there. (Again.) I’m 95 minutes into my scheduled “novel-writing” time, and I’m wondering what narrative style to use for Chapter 12. Presently, I have two options, both of which would work – if I do my job right – but have different styles and challenges. Option No.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Getting Back in the Swing of Things – and Some Ideas for the Cover Art
Late Morning, Wednesday, October 11, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Constant Readers. I hope you’re having a good Wednesday – or, if you’re on the other side of the International Date Line, Thursday – and the second Hump Day of October 2023. I don’t know how “good” my Wednesday is going to be; I woke…
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On Writing & Storytelling: I’m Working Today, But I’ll Have a Late Start….
Midafternoon, Monday, October 9, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. I’m still on my midday break, which I’m extending until 4:30 PM while I try to figure out my “game plan” for today. I had one of those long, insomniac nights again, and even though I wanted to sleep a bit longer this morning, I woke…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, October 8, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
Afternoon, Sunday, October 8, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hello, everyone. How are you all doing? I hope you are having/have had a nice Sunday. I promised myself – reluctantly – that I would take time off from working on my novel and give my mind and body (my mind, mostly) a break, at least for the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, October 7, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Midafternoon, Saturday, October 7, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. How are you all doing on this first Saturday in October? I’m not going to write a long post for A Certain Point of View, Too today. I decided, albeit after giving the matter some thought, to take today off from being a writer and just…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back….
Late Afternoon, Friday, October 6, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hey, everyone. Sorry that I’m posting at a later time than usual; I normally write blog entries late in the morning and publish them on WordPress either shortly before noon or not long after, but I’m here now because I am feeling the effects of sleep deprivation.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: BREAKING NEWS – Chapter 11 is Complete!*
* At least in first draft mode…. Hi, everyone! I just stopped by to announce that – at least in “rough draft” form – Chapter 11 of Reunion: Coda is finally finished. It took me two months just to figure out how I wanted to write that chapter, a fact that vexes me even now…
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The Proud Tower: La Giralda (A Haiku)
Tall,graceful belfry(It was once a minaret) Reminds me of Spain
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On Writing & Storytelling: Finally! A Bit of Progress with Chapter 11, Scene Four
Late Afternoon/Early Evening, Monday, October 2, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone! After taking – reluctantly – the weekend off from working on Reunion: Coda, I finally managed to write some new words in Chapter 11’s fourth and final scene. It took me longer than I would have liked, and I had to resort to the…
A Certain Point of View, Too 