Tag: Fiction
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On Writing & Storytelling: Writing Exercise #8: Ah, Someone Sure Smells Nice!
Writing Exercises for Reunion: Coda Monday, April 1, 2024 What does your hero say the first time he sees the heroine naked? “As a historian, I’ve always believed it’s the unseen details that hold the true essence of beauty. Now, standing before you, I realize some histories are felt rather than told.” And this is…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, April 8, 2024, or: How I Spent My Sunday, and Writing Exercise #6
Late Morning, Monday, April 8, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, all. It’s a gorgeous – if perhaps a bit chilly for this Florida-born newcomer to New England – early spring day here in Eideleweiss District. Currently, the temperature is 48°F (9°C) under sunny skies. With the wind blowing from the west-southwest at 2 MPH (3…
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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…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, March 26, 2024, or: Progress Report on My Writer’s Journey as a First-Time Novelist
Late Morning, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. It’s a chilly and cloudy early spring day here in my corner of New England. Currently, the temperature is 37°F (3°C) under mostly cloudy conditions. With the wind blowing from the northeast at 6 MPH (9 Km/H) and humidity at 51%, the feels-like temperature…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, March 17, 2024, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Prime Video, Blogging, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), New Hampshire Weather, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring 2024Late Morning/Early Afternoon, Sunday, March 17, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. It is a cold, gray, and wet St. Patrick’s Day here in my corner of Eidelweiss, the district in Madison that – for good or ill – I now call home. Currently, the temperature is 39°F (4°C) under a dreary veil of clouds.…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, March 15, 2024, or: A Tale of Rain, Snow, and Storytelling Decisions
Late Morning, Friday, March 15, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. Friday has arrived, but it is not a “lovely early spring morning” here in eastern New Hampshire. Currently, the temperature is 34°F (1°C) with light rain and snow falling. With humidity at 100% and the wind blowing from the north-northeast at 4 MPH (7…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, March 14, 2024, or: How I Spent My ‘Hump Day’
Late Morning, Thursday, March 14, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. It’s a cold but otherwise nice early spring day here in my corner of Carroll County. Currently, the temperature is 39°F (4°C) under mostly cloudy skies. With the wind blowing from the north-northeast at 2 MPH (3 KMH) and humidity at 73%, it feels…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, March 12, 2024, or: Grappling with Florida’s DCF, Burning My Bridges, and Emotional Turmoil Were Not Conducive to Writing Yesterday
Late Morning, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. It’s a lovely – if perhaps nippy – early spring day here in eastern New Hampshire on this second day of the workweek. Currently, the temperature is 38°F (3°C) under sunny conditions. With the wind blowing from the north-northwest at 7 MPH (11 KMH)…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, March 7, 2024, or: On Making Corned Beef Hash and Writing Novels…But NOT at the Same Time!
Late Morning, Thursday, March 7, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, folks. It’s a cold, gray, and wet New England morning here in my corner of Eidelweiss, the district of Madison where I’ve been living for almost three months. Currently, the temperature is 43°F (6°C) with light rain. With the wind blowing from the northeast at…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, February 27, 2024, or: A Quick SITREP on My Novelist’s Journey
Late Morning, Tuesday, February 27, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Greetings, everyone. It’s a lovely late winter morning here in northern New England. Currently, the temperature is 40°F (5°C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 56% and the wind blowing from the west-northwest at 1 MPH (2 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 54°F (15°C). Today’s forecast…
A Certain Point of View, Too 