Tag: Editing & Revising
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On Writing and Storytelling: The Elementary School That REALLY Wasn’t
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in Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Books, Creative Writing, Garratyverse, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in South Florida, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, South Miami High School in fiction, South Miami Senior High School, Writing a First Novel, Writing and EditingThe Elementary School That REALLY Wasn’t (A Funnier Follow‑Up) So, remember how I said I fixed the Kinloch Park reference in Reunion: Coda, and everything was good and tidy and ready for KDP? Yeah. About that. It turns out Jim and Mark’s elementary school wasn’t just mentioned once in the Prologue. Or twice. Or even…
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On Writing and Storytelling: The Elementary School That Wasn’t
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Books, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, Writing a First Novel, Writing and Editing, Writing as a CraftSaturday, March 28, 2026 – Orlando, Florida The Elementary School That Wasn’t “When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest.”—Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft I woke up not long after 7…
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In Which Florida Chills and Kindle Create Misbehaves (Again)
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in ACX, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Audiobooks, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Bogota, Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Life in Madison (NH), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Winter in Florida, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftMonday, February 23, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a crisp late‑winter morning here in my corner of Orange County. The skies are clear, the sun is bright, and the thermometer is holding steady at 50°F (10°C). For us Floridians, that’s jacket weather; for anyone in New Hampshire, it’s practically spring. In Madison—where I spent…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Copyrights and Writer’s Block: My Saturday Saga
Early Afternoon, Sunday, February 9, 2025, Miami, Florida “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.”– Sue Monk Kidd My Not-So-Restful Saturday Although I began yesterday as one of my two days off from work, I found myself preoccupied with thinking…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: A Writer’s Weekend: From Cloudy Days to Vivid Scenes in Miami
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, 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 Miami….Again, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing as a CraftLate Morning, Saturday, January 18, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s another cloudy winter day in South Florida. As I write this, the temperature is a balmy 77°F (25°C) under mostly cloudy skies. Unlike yesterday’s deluge, which turned the neighborhood into a temporary water park, today promises warmth and mostly sunshine—a delightful start to the weekend in…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: How I Rescued Chapter 23 of My Novel
Late Morning, Friday, January 10, 2025, Miami, Florida “To write is human, to edit is divine.”― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft For those following my novel-writing journey with Reunion: Coda, yesterday was more productive than Wednesday, although I did lose some productivity. As I mentioned in my previous post, I made…
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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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Unveiling Nicole Boisvert’s Concern: A Rejected Version of Scene from Reunion: Coda (Manuscript File)
Writing a novel scene is akin to baking a cake – the right ingredients, mixing, and timing are crucial. Similar to a failed cake, a scene may need multiple rewrites before feeling right. An example of a discarded scene version is shared, depicting Nicole’s entrance to Jim’s office, setting the stage for their meaningful conversation.
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, June 26, 2024, or: Scene Two (of Chapter 18) Gets a Rave Review from…Skynet?*
* It’s actually Copilot…Skynet is not a friendly AI! Late Morning, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire On Writing & Storytelling: Evaluating and Revising Chapter 18’s Scene Two (With a Little Help from AI) Yesterday was a good day for my storytelling mojo. I didn’t dive into Scene Three of Reunion: Coda’s chapter eighteen,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, March 28, 2024, or: Tidings for a Rainy Thursday in New Hampshire
Late Morning, Thursday, March 28, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Howdy, folks. It’s a gray and rainy day here in my corner of northern New England. Currently, the temperature is 41°F (5°C) under cloudy skies. With the wind blowing from the east-northeast at 2 MPH (3 Km/H) and humidity at 86%, the feels-like temperature is 50°F…
A Certain Point of View, Too 