Tag: #CreativeWriting
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Writer’s SITREP for a Busy Tuesday in June
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, John Williams (Composer), John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Music Reviews, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” ― Muriel Rukeyser It’s late afternoon in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Outside, it is a scorcher of an early summer day in the Tampa Bay area; as I start this, my second post for today, the temperature is 92°F/33°C, although with mostly sunny…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 26, 2023, or: A Slow, Late Start to a Writer’s Workday
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Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 26, 2023 – another torrid summer day in the Tampa Bay area. As I write this, the temperature outside is 92°F/33°C, but with a weak westerly breeze and humidity at 47%, the feels-like temperature is 95°F/36°C. It’s partly sunny, no rain or…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, June 25, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second*
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Things You Are (Kern and Hammerstein), Amazon, Blogging, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, Music, Personal Thoughts, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer in Florida* Also counts as an entry in the On Writing & Storytelling category with the title A Writer’s Dilemma – Solved! Hey, there! Well, it’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Sunday, June 25, 2023 – the 73rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War (1950-53). Since it’s early summer (meteorological summer started…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Sometimes the Writing Muse Smiles Down at Me, Sometimes She Doesn’t….
Hi, there. Well, it’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 23, 2023. It is a hot (87°F/30°C) early summer day in the Tampa Bay area. It doesn’t look like we’re going to see too many rain showers or thunderstorms around; the forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high of 89°F/31.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Today Was a Good Day to Rewrite
Hi, folks. It’s evening here in Lithia, Florida, on this hot, humid 22nd day of June 2023. As I write this, it’s still quite torrid outside: the temperature is 85°F/29°C, but with humidity at a whopping 81%, the heat index is 96°F/35°C. That’s too darn hot, especially when you consider that the sun is going…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Sorry, Folks…Working on the Novel Was Postponed on Account of Rain*
*And other mitigating factors. Rain, Pancakes, and Royalties It’s now late afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on this dark, rainy, and even stormy Summer Solstice 2023. Currently, the temperature is 86°F/30°C with rain showers affecting our neighborhood. It’s so dark outside that I’ve had to turn on my bedroom lamp so I can see my…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, June 21, 2023, or: On Writing, Weather, and the Summer Solstice*
* Not necessarily in that order. Thunder in the Morning, Sunshine in the Afternoon Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning – almost midday, actually – here in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. It’s a warm (82°F/26°C) and soggy day in my corner of the Tampa Bay area. It’s also the summer solstice…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, June 20, 2023, or: On Weather, Writing, and the Importance of Beta Readers
It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. This being early meteorological summer – “traditional” astronomical summer begins tomorrow with the summer solstice – it is also a steamy and potentially stormy day. Currently, the temperature is 79°F/26°C under mostly cloudy conditions, but the “feels like” temperature is 92°F/35°C. And this…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Breaking News! I Kicked Off Chapter 10 Today with a First Scene
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in Acting Lessons, Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Music, Books, Computer and Video Games, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Fire & Steel: The End of World War Two in the West, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, MicroProse Software, Peter Caddick-Adams, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaIt’s now late afternoon (almost 5 PM Eastern Daylight Time) here in the Tampa Bay area on Monday, June 19, 2023. It’s also hot as hell outside according to my Weather app. Currently, the temperature is 90°F/30°C under mostly sunny skies. With humidity at 62%, the heat index is 99°F/37°C – definitely not my idea…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 19, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Computer and Video Games, CreateSpace Independent Publishing, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Life in the United States, MicroProse Software, Personal Thoughts, Regiments (2022), Regiments: Iron Curtain, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Star Trek: The Original 6-Movie CollectionMonday, Monday…and Stormy Weather? It’s late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 19, 2023. It’s a hot (84°F/29°C) early summer day here in my corner of the Tampa Bay area, and since we are close to the start of “astronomical summer” – it begins on Wednesday, June 21, the day of the summer solstice,…
A Certain Point of View, Too 