Tag: Fiction
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Overcoming Writer’s Block: A Day in the Life of a Struggling Novelist
Late Morning, Thursday, February 20, 2025, Miami, Florida Writer’s Log, Stardate 0225.20: To put it succinctly, yesterday’s afternoon writing session was a bust. Despite my best efforts to sit down and churn out something for my novel’s 25th chapter – I aimed to write Scene Three but would have happily settled for a solid outline…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Balancing Writing and Daily Chores
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Books, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Uncategorized, Winter in Florida, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftLate Morning/Midday, Wednesday, February 19, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s a beautiful, sunny late winter day here in South Florida. As I sit down to write this, the morning is just about to give way to noon, with the temperature sitting at a comfy 82°F (28°C) under mostly sunny skies. This afternoon, it’s supposed to get…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Chapter 25 Sparks to Life in ‘Reunion: Coda’—Penning the Climax with Precision
Late Morning, Thursday, February 13, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone. Guess what? Yesterday, I penned the first scene for the 25th chapter of Reunion: Coda. It’s not a marathon scene—just 531 words, a bit more than those college essays from back in the day. You know, the ones I cranked out 40 years ago. But…
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Crafting Captivating Scenes: The Power of Detailed Outlines
Mid-Morning, Wednesday, February 12, 2025, Miami, Florida “A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.”― Bob Dylan It is just past 7 AM on this Wednesday in South Florida. I sit at my desk, still…
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Insights on Writing: Embracing the Journey
Late Morning, Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Miami, Florida “Writing is hard work. If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” – Stephen King What can I say about yesterday? For starters, my first day of the workweek was a mirror image…
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Officially Copyrighted: My Novella’s Journey to the Library of Congress
Mid-Morning, Sunday, February 9, 2025, Miami, Florida Well, folks. It’s official. My novella, Reunion: A Story is copyrighted. I’m excited to share that I received my Certificate of Copyright from the Library of Congress’s Copyright Office yesterday afternoon! It’s hard to believe it’s only been a little over a month since I applied to register…
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Milestone Saturday: Celebrating a Copyright Achievement and the Journey of an Aspiring Novelist in Sunny Miami
Late Morning/Midday, Saturday, February 8, 2025, Miami, Florida “We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t a stronger connection between people than storytelling.” ― Jimmy Neil Smith Hi, everyone. It’s a beautiful and warm late winter morning in the subtropics. The temperature is 81°F (27°C) under mostly sunny skies. Some…
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From Novella to Epic: The Unexpected Journey of ‘Reunion: Coda’
Late Morning, Friday, February 7, 2025, Miami, Florida For me, the writing process is the same as the reading process. I want to know what happens next. – Neal Asher It’s remarkable to think that today marks 23 months since the inception of what has now become Reunion: Coda. Back in early March 2023, I…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Discussing the End of Chapter 24 of Reunion: Coda in the Chill of a Miami Morning
Mid-Morning, Thursday, February 6, 2025, Miami, Florida “After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman It’s a bit past 6:30 on a chilly – by Florida standards, at any rate – morning here in Miami. It’s still dark outside, and the temperature is a “brisk” 69°F…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Mastering the Craft: Progress Update on Writing ‘Reunion: Coda’ Chapter 24
Late Morning, Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 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,…
A Certain Point of View, Too 