Tag: Kindle
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On Writing & Storytelling: Why, Yes, I AM Working on a Sunday Afternoon. Why Do You Ask?
Late Morning/Midday, Sunday, September 24, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, all. I’m going to make this a “quickie” of a post; I am off to a late start with my blogging, and since today will be a working writer’s day for me, I need to take a quick rest break before I go back to the…
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A Limited Time Offer: Get the Kindle Edition of ‘Reunion: A Story’ for FREE! (September 21-26, 2023)
For a Limited Time – Get the Kindle Edition of Reunion: A Story for FREE! Do you like getting the occasional free e-book? If you’re a Constant Reader and are watching your budget, of course you do! (Especially in a situation where it’s a self-published author and you’re not quite sure if you want to…
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More Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, May 21, 2023, or: I Will Be Getting Royalties Soon – But I Can’t Plan on Going House Hunting Just Yet…
One thing that did cheer me up today is that while I was writing Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, May 21, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second, Amazon sent me two emails to inform me that I can expect to receive at least two royalty payments. One is for the Kindle e-book edition of…
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‘A Farewell to School’: Bing AI Chatbot Reimagines a Scene from ‘Reunion’ as Ernest Hemingway
A Farewell to School Microsoft’s OpenAI/Bing Chatbot, in the style of Ernest Hemingway First in a Series of Reimagined Versions of This Scene I gave the yearbook to Ann Saroyan. She was a cheerleader. Not anymore. She wanted me to sign it. I wrote: To Ann Saroyan: You were good in English. It was all…
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‘A Visit from the Dream Squad’ (A Scene from ‘Reunion’ Reimagined by Bing AI in the Style of Jennifer Egan)
And for my last post for this “Hump Day” (Wednesday, April 12, 2023), I present to you another take on the dream sequence from Reunion I shared yesterday. This time, though, I asked Microsoft’s OpenAI (aka Bing chatbot) to rewrite this scene (which was the first bit of the story I started writing way back…
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A Scene from Reunion: A Story…As Reimagined by Bing AI’s Chatbot in the Style of William Shakespeare
Written by Bing AI Chatbot, in the style of William Shakespeare The school bell then did ring, Breaking silence with its dinging sound, Startled, Marty removed her arm from my wing, I took a step back, relief and regret abound. “Well,” I said in my best Harrison Ford voice, “This is it, sweetheart,” I picked…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Writer’s Rest Day & More Arrows for My Quiver
“Being a writer is a very peculiar sort of a job: it’s always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen) and quite often the blank piece of paper wins.” ― Neil Gaiman It’s late afternoon here in lovely Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Since it’s the weekend, and since…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Well, That Didn’t Go So Well….
“It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn’t have something in the first place. I guess that’s what disappointment is- a sense of loss for something you never had.” ― Deb Caletti, The Nature of Jade Well, that was a swift kick in the pants! I received…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Closely Watched Packages – Waiting for My Copy of ‘Reunion’
“Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life. Work’s important, family’s important, but without excitement, you have nothing. You’re cheating yourself if you refuse to enjoy what’s coming.” ― Nicholas Sparks, Three Weeks with My Brother Today is the day. Today (Wednesday, March 15, 2023) is the day I receive my paperback copy…
A Certain Point of View, Too 