Tag: Kindle Create
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Sunday, Syntax, and Sanity
Sunday, January 11, 2026, Orlando, Florida Iâm delighted to share some good news: the revisions I made to Comings and Goings â The Art of Being Seen are officially âin the systemâ and live on Kindle. I addressed a minor continuity slip in the chapter “Soft Lights, Quiet Courage,” so fingers crossed, the fix will now…
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On Writing and Storytelling: Wrestling with Subheads, Holding on to Stories
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftWrestling with Subheads, Holding on to Stories Tuesday, December 16, 2025 â Orlando, Florida If youâve ever worked with Kindle Create, youâll know it can be both a blessing and a curse. Today, Iâm spending several hours fixing subheadings in The Jim Garraty Chroniclesâparticularly in Reunion: Coda. Itâs a formatting issue that has haunted every…
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The Chronicles, the Coda, and the Chaos
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in ACX, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Books, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Stefan (Steve) Lee, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, Writing as a CraftWednesday, December 10, 2025 â Orlando, Florida Now that most of my belongings are finally here in Orlando instead of languishing in a warehouse in South Florida, I can turn my attentionâat least in theoryâto other priorities. Chief among them are the omnibus edition of The Jim Garraty Chronicles and making sure the Audible release…
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On Writing and Storytelling: The Devilâs in the âDâ: A Tiny Typo and the Art of Fixing It
The Devilâs in the âDâ: A Tiny Typo and the Art of Fixing It The Devilâs in the âDâ: A Tiny Typo and the Art of Fixing It As I mentioned in Thursdayâs post, I recently stumbled uponâand, thankfully, correctedâa stubborn little typo in my short story Comings and Goings â The Art of Being…
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Somewhere Between Memory and Music
đđ Reunion: Coda is not a romance novel. Itâs a novel with romance. And music. And trauma. And a British-accented heartbreaker named Marty who sings Schubert like your soul depends on it. If youâre the kind of reader who thinks âromance novelâ means shirtless Fabio and windblown heroines, let me gently redirect you. This is…
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The Art of Being Seen….
“Because for all I didnât know⌠I just needed to be here. And I was.â âfrom Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen Some moments donât need explanation. Just presence. This is Jim, nineteen years old, learning that stayingâreally stayingâis a kind of bravery all its own. Kelly doesnât ask for a performance. She…
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Writing and Storytelling: This, Too, Is Part of the Story
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Comings and Goings (Short Story), Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaThis, Too, Is Part of the Story Late Morning, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi there. Itâs a typical South Florida summer morning, the kind that the tourism industry doesnât tell non-residents about. Itâs hot, yes (82°F/28°C, but the heat index is 93°F/34°C), and sticky, but the skies are veiled by a sheet of…
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Easter Sunday Musings: Sunshine, Stories, and Subheadings
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in Adria K. Woomer-Hernandez, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Books, Creative Writing, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Reunion Duology, Reunion: Coda, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftAfternoon, Sunday, April 20, 2025, Miami, Florida Itâs a warm and breezy Easter Sunday here in sunny South Florida, where the weather feels like a sneak preview of summer. At 82°F (28°C) under mostly sunny skies, with a gentle east-southeast breeze at 13 MPH (21 Km/H) and 47% humidity, the âfeels-likeâ temperature is a balmy…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Amazon Kindle Create App: Boon, Bane, or Both? (A Review)
App Name: Kindle Create Developer: Amazon/Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Type of App: E-publishing formatting and publication tool Amazon Kindle Create App: Boon, Bane, or Both? For readers familiar with my blog, you know that independent publishing has been my thrilling yet occasionally exasperating companion on the creative journey. My experiences with Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)…
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Perfecting ‘Reunion: Coda’: The Editing Process Revealed
Afternoon, Friday, April 11, 2025, Miami, Florida âFinishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.â â Truman Capote Hi, everyone. Well, here we are on the last day of the workweek, and I’m still hard at work trying to make Reunion: Coda as captivating a…
