Tag: Life After Miami
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, July 10, 2023, or: Stressed Out! Tales from an Insomnia-Plagued Novelist
Come Rain or Come Shine Late Morning, Monday, July 10, 2023. Lithia, Florida It’s another steamy – and not in a good way – summer day in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature outside is 87°F/31°C under partly sunny conditions. With a weak southwesterly breeze and humidity at 57%, the heat index is at…
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Late Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, July 9, 2023, or: My Sunday Was Not Necessarily ‘Funday’ (But it Wasn’t Necessarily a Bad Day, Either)
My Sunday Wasn’t Exactly a “Fun Day” Sunday Afternoon, July 9, 2023. Lithia, Florida It’s now late afternoon on this hellishly torrid summer day. Outside, it is mostly sunny – a line of rain showers did make their way to the Tampa Bay area, but I don’t think they had much of an impact with…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick Sunday Afternoon SITREP on ‘Reunion: Coda’
No Stormy Weather, But Sweltering Heat Continues Sunday, July 9, 2023, Lithia, Florida It’s early afternoon in my corner of Hillsborough County as I begin this, my 1,172nd post in A Certain Point of View, Too. Outside, the heat is oppressive: the current temperature is 92°F/33°C under partly sunny conditions, but when you factor in…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Today’s Planned Workday is Cancelled (or Postponed) on Account of Rain
Late Morning: Black Clouds, Distant Thunder “But the thing about thunderstorms is that there’s always a sense of peace when once the storm is over.” ― Tabitha G. Kelly, Standing By Saturday, July 8, 2023, Lithia, Florida It’s late morning here in my corner of the Tampa Bay area. Outside, the skies are covered by…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Editing and Revising ‘Reunion’ – It’s Not Over Until the Last (Egregious) Mistakes Are Corrected
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On!’ has solved and always…
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On Writing & Storytelling: The (Hopefully) LAST Update on the Updates to ‘Reunion: A Story’…and Moving Onward with ‘Reunion: Coda’
A Hot Day in Tampa Bay…What Else is New? Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, July 6, 2023 (a Thursday that, after the long, long Fourth of July weekend, feels like a Tuesday). As you might expect, it’s a hot (88°F/31°C) summer day in the Tampa Bay area:…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Just When I Thought I Was Done with Fixes and Uploads to KDP….
“That’s the magic of revisions – every cut is necessary, and every cut hurts, but something new always grows.” ― Kelly Barnhill Just when I thought there were no more glaring errors in Reunion: A Story – and wrote On Writing & Storytelling: Is There an End to the ‘Constant Revisions on Kindle Direct Publishing’…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Is There an End to the ‘Constant Revisions on Kindle Direct Publishing’ Saga? I Hope So!*
* Also counts as Thoughts & Musings for Wednesday, July 5, 2023, or A Scorching Hump Day – and NOT in a Good Way! The Long Hot Summer Continues Hi, there. It’s late morning on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, here in Lithia, Florida. It’s a hot summer day in the Tampa Bay area; noon –…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, July 4, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Fifth (Independence Day Edition)
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Adults-Only Games, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium, June 22 & 23, 1990, Blu-ray Collection, Cold War-Turns-Hot Games, Cold Waters, Creative Writing, Groundhog Day (1993), John Williams (Composer), John Williams: Greatest Hits 1969-1999, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leap of Faith, M1 Tank Platoon (1989 PC Game), Movies, Music Reviews, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaIt’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Even though noon is – as I begin this post, anyway – less than two hours away, it’s already 87°F/31°C under mostly sunny conditions, and it’s going to be hotter still. Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 96°F/35°C.…
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More Musings, More Thoughts for Saturday, July 1, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second*
*Alternatively, On Writing & Storytelling: ‘Reunion: A Story’ Gets a Third Revised Edition, and the ‘The Reunion Duology’ is Officially Launched as a Two-Book Series It’s now early evening on Saturday, July 1, 2023, here in lovely Lithia, Florida. The sun is still out; the forecast was accurate, and no rain or storms popped up;…
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