Tag: Reunion Duology
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Writer’s Shop Talk: A Writer’s Weekend: From Cloudy Days to Vivid Scenes in Miami
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Going Full Circle: Back to South Florida I Go, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing as a CraftLate Morning, Saturday, January 18, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s another cloudy winter day in South Florida. As I write this, the temperature is a balmy 77°F (25°C) under mostly cloudy skies. Unlike yesterday’s deluge, which turned the neighborhood into a temporary water park, today promises warmth and mostly sunshine—a delightful start to the weekend in…
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A Writer’s Afternoon in Miami: Battling Laundry and Literary Demons
Mid- to Late Afternoon, Friday, January 17, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s a cool, gray afternoon here in South Florida. As I sit in my dimly lit room on this final weekend of President Joe Biden’s Administration, the temperature is a mild 70°F (21°C) under cloudy skies. It’s not exactly postcard weather, but hey, it’s warmer…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Revised with Insight: ‘Reunion: Coda’ Blurb Thanks to Beta Reader Denise Longrie
After an insightful consultation with my Beta Reader, Denise Longrie, I have revised and refined this blurb to sound more professional and polished. I hope it now captures the essence of Jim Garraty’s ongoing journey more effectively. Here it is: Reunion: Coda In the sequel to the heartfelt Reunion: A Story, Jim Garraty’s journey continues…
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Big News: My 2018 Novella ‘Reunion: A Story’ Is Officially Copyrighted—Plagiarism Fears, Be Gone!
📚 Big News! My Novella “Reunion: A Story” is Now Copyrighted! 📚 It’s finally happened! 🎉 After much dithering, procrastination, and nail-biting over plagiarism fears, I’m thrilled to announce that my 2018 novella, Reunion: A Story, is officially registered with the Copyright Office! 🚀 Why the delay, you ask? Well, let’s just say navigating the…
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Finally Copyrighted: The First Book in the Reunion Duology Journey’s from Amazon to Officially Protected!
📚🌟 Exciting News Alert! 🌟📚 After years of blood, sweat, and plot twists, the first book in the Reunion Duology is officially copyrighted! 🎉 Yes, it’s been a long journey since Reunion: A Story’s first edition hit Amazon in July 2018, but good things come to those who wait (and wait… and wait). 😉 Sure,…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Sunday’s Unexpected Creative Marathon: Crafting ‘Reunion: Coda’ and the Journey of a Fretful Novelist
Mid-Morning, Monday, January 13, 2025, Miami, Florida From Rest Day to Writer’s Grind: Perfecting ‘Reunion: Coda’ – Insights, Reviews, and Copyrighting Although yesterday was supposed to be a rest day, I found myself knee-deep in Reunion: Coda. Rather than diving into new writing or revisions, I wisely saved those for the workweek—afternoon shift, here I…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Unspoken Love and Haunting Memories in ‘Reunion: Coda’
Hold onto your hats, folks! While I’m tantalizingly close to typing “The End,” I’ve learned the hard way that confident predictions can be thwarted by the whims of life and the unpredictable dance of a “pantser” writer’s style. In the past year alone, I’ve weathered not one, but two interstate moves within a dizzying 10…
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‘Reunion: Coda’ First Look at Professor Garraty’s Final Exam Day
The clock on the wall shows it’s a little past 2 PM. The weather outside is typical for a late March day in Manhattan—chilly, with a brisk wind that makes you wish you had a scarf wrapped around your neck. Most of my students are bundled up in layers, their winter coats dripping with the…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Overcoming Setbacks and Embracing the Creative Process
Yesterday was a pretty productive day for Reunion: Coda. I fixed a pesky literary error that could’ve been a real headache later on, so now the path to finishing the novel is a lot clearer. On top of that, I wrote two short scenes that brought me closer to wrapping up the story. Super exciting…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: How I Rescued Chapter 23 of My Novel
Late Morning, Friday, January 10, 2025, Miami, Florida “To write is human, to edit is divine.”― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft For those following my novel-writing journey with Reunion: Coda, yesterday was more productive than Wednesday, although I did lose some productivity. As I mentioned in my previous post, I made…
A Certain Point of View, Too 