Tag: #ReunionAStory
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Dear Reader, Let Me Tell You a Story About…the Paperback Edition of ‘Reunion: Coda’
Late Morning, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Miami, Florida “Our revels now are ended.” – William Shakespeare, The Tempest It’s a warm, buttery-gold spring morning here in my corner of Kendall. Currently, the temperature is 76°F (25°C) under sunny conditions. With humidity at 61% and the wind blowing from the south-southeast at 2 MPH (3 Km/H),…
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Thoughts from a First-Time Novelist on the Day of Reunion: Coda’s Hardcover Debut
Afternoon, Monday, April 14, 2025, Miami, Florida “You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft I’m a novelist now. I’ve been at it for just over a week. On April 5, I published Reunion: Coda through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing…
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Reunion: Coda—Reflections on a Writer’s Milestone
Late Morning/Midday, Thursday, April 10, 2025, Miami, Florida Writer’s Log, Stardate 2504.10 Twenty-five months ago, I began drafting Reunion: Coda, fulfilling a solemn promise I made to my mom as a teenager: that someday, I’d write a novel. With its roots in Reunion: A Story, my existing novella, this new work set out to expand…
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‘Reunion: Coda’ eBook & Print Edition Update and Reader Appreciation
A Heartfelt Thank-You to My Early Readers 🥰 To all my incredible readers who’ve already purchased the Kindle edition of Reunion: Coda: thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your support and enthusiasm mean the world to me, and I’m beyond thrilled to share this story with you. That said, I owe you some…
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Reunion: Coda (Print Edition) Update—A Tale of DPI Drama, ISBN Shenanigans, and Sleepless Nights
Ah, self-publishing—the glorious path where passion meets the occasional pothole. While Reunion: Coda’s Kindle edition has been available since April 5, print aficionados (and me!) must exercise the fine art of patience for just a few more days. Why? Because the journey to put ink on paper isn’t exactly a jaunt through a field of…
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Dear Reader, Let Me Tell You About….My Reunion Duology
The Curtain Rises on the Complete Reunion Duology: A Milestone in Storytelling It’s official! The Reunion Duology has reached its emotional—and ambitious—final act. With the Kindle edition of Reunion: Coda launching on April 5, the saga that began with Reunion: A Story is now complete. A heartfelt thank-you to all my readers, beta reviewers, and…
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‘Reunion: Coda’ News: The Ups and Downs of Self-Publishing a First Novel
Midday, Early Afternoon, Sunday, April 6, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi there, folks! Well, I’m now officially a novelist! After many years and several failed attempts to write a long work of fiction, I published Reunion: Coda – Book 2 of the Reunion Duology yesterday via Amazon. First as a Kindle e-book, and – as of…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: The Morning After…on Finishing ‘Reunion: Coda’
Late Morning, Thursday, April 3, 2025, Miami, Florida “Writing isn’t about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it’s about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It’s about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy,…
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Completing My First Novel: A Journey of Passion
Midday/Early Afternoon, Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Miami, Florida “Write what you love, and love what you write. You are your first audience, and if you don’t love it, why should anyone else?” – Caroline Linden I’m almost finished. It’s been 754 days since I embarked on writing Reunion: Coda. Not on a mere whim, but…
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Dear Reader, Let Me Tell You a Story…About Finally Becoming a Three-Percenter
Late Morning, Monday, March 31, 2025, Miami, Florida “According to The Synergy Whisperer, ninety-seven percent of people who start to write a book NEVER finish it. In simpler terms, out of every 1,000 people who start a book, only thirty actually complete it.” – Zoe Wynns, Six Reasons Why Authors Don’t Finish Their Book and…
A Certain Point of View, Too 