Tag: The Summer of Two Movies: A Jim Garraty Story
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On Writing and Storytelling: Upgrading ‘WriteItNow’ and Pushing Forward Slowly with ‘The Jim Garraty Chronicles’ Project
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Life in Madison (NH), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Royalties, Spring 2026, Spring in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two Movies, Writing and Editing, Writing as a CraftTuesday, April 21, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hi there. It’s a warm, sunny spring day here in Central Florida. As I write this in the early afternoon, it’s 78°F (26°C) under clear skies. With humidity at 37% and an east‑northeast breeze at 14 MPH (23 Km/H), the feels-like temperature is a comfortable 79°F (26°C). Today’s forecast…
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The Omnibus Pauses, the PC Ships
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Computers, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Lenovo – IdeaPad S340 15″ Touch-Screen Laptop, Lenovo C560 All-in-One PC, Lenovo IdeaCentre (PC), Life in Florida, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Spring 2026, Spring in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two MoviesWednesday, April 15, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hi there, and welcome to the midweek edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s late morning here in Central Florida, and spring is doing its best impression of early summer. The temperature sits at 77˚F (25˚C) under mostly sunny skies, with 52% humidity and a gentle east-southeast…
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On Writing and Storytelling: Starting Over: The Chronicles and the Machine That Quit
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Computers, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Lenovo – IdeaPad S340 15″ Touch-Screen Laptop, Lenovo IdeaCentre (PC), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Spring 2026, Spring in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two MoviesSunday, April 12, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hi, there. Central Florida is in one of its moods today—the kind where spring pretends it’s still in charge, but the sun and humidity have already staged a quiet coup. As I write this, the thermometer reads 78°F (26°C), but the humidity (a smug 52%) pushes the “feels like”…
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Tempus Fugit: One Year After ‘Reunion: Coda’
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Life in Florida, Life in Madison (NH), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring 2026, Spring in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two Movies, Writing a First Novel, Writing and EditingSaturday, April 4, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s the first weekend of April 2026, and it’s off to a torrid start. As I write this, early in the afternoon, it’s 84°F (29°C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 44% and an east‑southeast breeze at 8 MPH (13 km/h), the heat index is already…
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On Writing and Storytelling: A Small Review, a Small Joy
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, All the Words I Kept Inside, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Book Reviews, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Perfect, Pooja (P.J.) Gudka, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two MoviesFriday, April 3, 2026, Orlando, Florida A Small Review, a Small Joy Some days, the creative life hands you a small, unexpected kindness. Today’s arrived in the form of a review — not of a book, not of something newly published on Amazon, but of a little flash fiction piece I posted on my blog…
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Halfway Through the Heat: Notes From the Editing Trenches
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Central Florida, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring in Florida, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two Movies, Writing and EditingHalfway Through the Heat: Notes From the Editing Trenches Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Orlando, Florida It’s a sultry, almost-summer spring day here in Central Florida. At the moment, it’s 80°F (27°C) under partly sunny skies. With the humidity sitting at 56% and an easterly breeze of 8 MPH (13 km/h), the heat index has already…
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On Writing and Storytelling: A World I Didn’t Mean to Build (But Did Anyway)
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Brandon Padilla, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Garratyverse, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Spring 2026, Spring in Florida, Stefan (Steve) Lee, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two MoviesFriday, March 27, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hey there! Here in Central Florida, another workweek is rolling to a close on a sun‑soaked, muggy spring afternoon that’s auditioning for summer. Right now, it’s a balmy 81°F (27°C), skies are clear, and the humidity’s flexing at 58%. The wind meanders in from the southwest at just 3…
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Getting Ready to Battle the Gremlins in Kindle Create
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Blogging, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Garratyverse, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, The Jim Garraty Chronicles, The Summer of Two Movies, Writing and Editing, Writing as a CraftThursday, March 26, 2026, Orlando, Florida ¡Hola, amigos! Hello, friends! It’s a warm, humid spring afternoon here in Central Florida. As I type this, it’s 82°F (28°C) under partly sunny skies. The humidity is sitting at 56%, with a light 4 MPH breeze drifting in from the east-southeast. Thanks to that moisture in the air,…
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The Garratyverse: An Official Description…Thanks to Google
The Garratyverse: An Official Description Every so often, the internet surprises you. This morning, Google Search surprised me by offering a tidy, unexpectedly perceptive summary of something I’ve spent decades building one quiet story at a time: the Garratyverse. Since the term has now escaped into the wild, it feels like the right moment to…
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The Summer of Two Movies: A Jim Garraty Story
Author’s Note: Introducing a Garraty Prequel Every so often, a childhood memory resurfaces with enough clarity that it feels less like recollection and more like a scene from a story you once lived. This one comes from the summer of 1977, when Jim Garraty was twelve years old, the Miami heat was relentless, and the…
A Certain Point of View, Too 