Tag: #ReunionCoda
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Presidents’ Day 2025: To Work or Not to Work….
Late Morning, Monday, February 17, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, there. It’s a mild late winter day in South Florida. As I write this, the temperature is a delightful 75°F (24°C) under mostly cloudy skies. It’s pleasantly warm now, though it’s bound to heat up; the forecast high is a balmy 84°F (29°C), with clouds playing…
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A Writer’s Warm Sunday in Miami
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Early Afternoon, Sunday, February 16, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s early afternoon here in sunny South Florida, and I’m sitting at my desk, pondering how I will spend this lovely Sunday. The weather feels like early summer rather than late winter with the temperature already at 83°F (29°C) under mostly sunny skies. The “feels-like” temperature is…
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A Writer’s Warm Saturday in Miami
Late Morning, Saturday, February 15, 2025, Miami, Florida Good day! Here we are basking in the warm embrace of a winter morning in Miami. As I sit here, the thermometer reads a delightful 79°F (26°C) under mostly sunny skies. Unlike the blistering summer heat, today’s high will gently peak at 82°F (28°C) – a stark…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Behind the Scenes of ‘Reunion: Coda’
Late Morning, Friday, February 14, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s a delightful and warm Valentine’s Day in my little slice of South Florida. The temperature is already a toasty 78°F (25°C) under a brilliant, cloudless sky. Today promises to be like an early summer day, with the mercury set to rise to a perfect 83°F (28°C),…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Chapter 25 Sparks to Life in ‘Reunion: Coda’—Penning the Climax with Precision
Late Morning, Thursday, February 13, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone. Guess what? Yesterday, I penned the first scene for the 25th chapter of Reunion: Coda. It’s not a marathon scene—just 531 words, a bit more than those college essays from back in the day. You know, the ones I cranked out 40 years ago. But…
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Crafting Captivating Scenes: The Power of Detailed Outlines
Mid-Morning, Wednesday, February 12, 2025, Miami, Florida “A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.”― Bob Dylan It is just past 7 AM on this Wednesday in South Florida. I sit at my desk, still…
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Insights on Writing: Embracing the Journey
Late Morning, Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Miami, Florida “Writing is hard work. If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” – Stephen King What can I say about yesterday? For starters, my first day of the workweek was a mirror image…
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A Day in Miami: Reflections on Home and Writing
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Bogota, Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, UncategorizedLate Morning/Midday, Monday, February 10, 2025, Miami, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a beautiful, sunny day here in Miami, Florida, where the temperature has climbed to a balmy 81°F (27°C). With the humidity at 62%, it feels even warmer, like a tropical 91°F (33°C). Meanwhile, up north in Madison, New Hampshire, it’s a chilly 27°F (-3°C)…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Copyrights and Writer’s Block: My Saturday Saga
Early Afternoon, Sunday, February 9, 2025, Miami, Florida “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.”– Sue Monk Kidd My Not-So-Restful Saturday Although I began yesterday as one of my two days off from work, I found myself preoccupied with thinking…
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Milestone Saturday: Celebrating a Copyright Achievement and the Journey of an Aspiring Novelist in Sunny Miami
Late Morning/Midday, Saturday, February 8, 2025, Miami, Florida “We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t a stronger connection between people than storytelling.” ― Jimmy Neil Smith Hi, everyone. It’s a beautiful and warm late winter morning in the subtropics. The temperature is 81°F (27°C) under mostly sunny skies. Some…