Tag: #ReunionAStory
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On Writing & Storytelling: All Quiet on the Writing Front…for Now
Hi, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon on Thursday, June 8, 2023, here in Lithia, Florida. Outside, it’s quite warm (83°F/29° but feels like 90°F/32°C under partly sunny skies) on this humid early summer day. Of course, I’m inside an air-conditioned house, with my blinds closed and my curtains only partially open, so my writing space…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Three Readers Write About ‘Reunion: A Story’ on Amazon
Hey, there. If you’re wondering whether you ought to buy a copy of Reunion: A Story (you can get it on Amazon in paperback ($8.75) or Kindle e-book ($3.99), or from Barnes & Noble’s online store), there are 14 customer reviews on my novella’s product page in Amazon’s Books department. So far, all the reviews…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Today I Edited; Tomorrow…I’ll Write?
Writer’s Log, Stardate 2306.7 “When you write a book, you spend day after day scanning and identifying the trees. When you’re done, you have to step back and look at the forest.” ― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft After taking an hour-long rest-and-relaxation break before noon, I decided to focus my…
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On Writing & Storytelling: SITREP on Tasks Accomplished – and Tasks to be Done
Hi, there! It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. It’s relatively cool outside on this seventh day of the month and seventh day of meteorological summer (traditional summer is still two weeks away); the temperature is 74°/23°C under sunny conditions. This being Florida, it won’t stay this mild for long.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Sleepy or Not, I Got Some Editing Done Today
It’s midafternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 – the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, one of the pivotal battles of World War II. It’s a hot (86°F/30°C), sunny day outside, but happily there are no rain showers or thunderstorms in the forecast. I’m still sleepy and tired even…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, June 6, 2023, or: Action This Day…& D-Day Plus 79 Years
Hi, there. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. It’s a cool (71°F/22°C) but rapidly warming morning in the Tampa Bay area, and the forecast for the rest of the day calls for sunny skies and a high of 90°F/32°C) – a reminder that yes, meteorological summer began less than…
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On Writing & Storytelling: If it’s Monday, it Must be ‘Revision Day’….
It’s late evening here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 5, 2023. As I write this, the sun is still above the western horizon; it will set, however, in less than an hour, and soon, night will fall. After I revised the scene where Jim and Marty first started practicing their duet for the Spring…
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On Writing & Storytelling: The Road to Success is a Bit Bumpy
On the Issue of Using “Somewhere (There’s a Place for Us)” in Reunion: Coda[1] Hello again, Dear Reader. Well, I finally got a response from Concord Music, the copyright holder to the song “Somewhere (There’s a Place for Us)” from West Side Story. It was brief – the rep in question, Georgina, referred me to…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 5, 2023, or: My Sunday Night at the Movies & My Plans for Today
It’s midmorning in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 5, 2023. As I write this, it’s relatively cool outside (69°F/20°C) under clear skies. Since its now early summer and Day 5 of the Atlantic hurricane season, it’s going to be warmer and stickier later; the forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high of 86°F/30°C,…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Quick, End-of-the-Workweek Update on the Novel
Today’s writing efforts were acceptable. I added 882 words to the manuscript – not the 1K-word goal I was shooting for, but fuck, I’ll take it. 882 words is still three pages of story, is it not? So, yes, my friends, I did as well as I could. I accomplished my mission: finish the scene…
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