Tag: Life in the Tampa Bay area
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On Writing & Storytelling: Getting Back in the Swing of Things – and Some Ideas for the Cover Art
Late Morning, Wednesday, October 11, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Constant Readers. I hope you’re having a good Wednesday – or, if you’re on the other side of the International Date Line, Thursday – and the second Hump Day of October 2023. I don’t know how “good” my Wednesday is going to be; I woke…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, October 8, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
Afternoon, Sunday, October 8, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hello, everyone. How are you all doing? I hope you are having/have had a nice Sunday. I promised myself – reluctantly – that I would take time off from working on my novel and give my mind and body (my mind, mostly) a break, at least for the…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Finally! A Bit of Progress with Chapter 11, Scene Four
Late Afternoon/Early Evening, Monday, October 2, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone! After taking – reluctantly – the weekend off from working on Reunion: Coda, I finally managed to write some new words in Chapter 11’s fourth and final scene. It took me longer than I would have liked, and I had to resort to the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, September 30, 2023, or: A Brief Message for the Last Saturday of September 2023
Afternoon, Saturday, September 30, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone, and welcome to another Saturday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. I hope you are having a good weekend – the last one for September and marks the end of the month and first third of meteorological fall. It’s just past 2 PM as…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick SITREP from the ‘Reunion: Coda’ Front Lines
Afternoon, Friday, September 29, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. Welcome to the Friday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. Today’s post will be, by necessity, short. I had a hard time falling asleep last night; I didn’t stay up all night, mind you, but I woke up several times between midnight and 5…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Getting Ready to Start a New Workday
Midday/Early Afternoon, Thursday, September 28, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. Today’s post will, by necessity, be brief because according to my usual schedule, this is the time of day when I start my rest break, eat lunch, and relax for a while before starting work on my novel. Yesterday, as you know, I started my…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Getting to Know THAD (Talking Heads Avoidance Device)
Late Evening, Wednesday, September 27, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, all. I apologize for posting this so late – I usually write my blog entries in the morning, publish sometime around noon, then reserve my afternoons for work on the novel. However, since I am a bit behind my self-imposed schedule for finishing the first draft…
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On Writing & Storytelling: To Avoid ‘Burning Daylight’ and Stick to Work Commitments, Setting Realistic Goals is Key
Afternoon, Saturday, September 23, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. Welcome to another weekend edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. This being early fall, and this being Florida, it is a hot, humid afternoon here in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature outside is 84°F/30°C under sunny conditions. Maybe it’s because yesterday was…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, September 22, 2023, or: There Shall Be No Weekend for This Writer
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in A Certain Point of View (Blogger), Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Things You Are, All the Things You Are (Kern and Hammerstein), Blogging, Creative Writing, Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Music, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing as a CraftMidday/Early Afternoon, Friday, September 22, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, all. So, here we are again at the end of another workweek and on the brink of another weekend. For me, Fridays aren’t as full of promise as they used to be regarding restfulness or weekend fun. If I have a reasonably productive writing week (which…
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