Tag: #TheNewStory
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On Writing & Storytelling: Time for Another SITREP on The New Story
Hi, there, Dear Reader, and welcome to the Thursday, May 25, 2023, edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s midafternoon here in Lithia, Florida, and it’s hot (84°F/29°C), dark, and rainy. It’s so dark that I just had to turn on the ceiling lamp, and I hear thunder, which of course means we…
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On Writing & Storytelling: If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be ‘Make Revisions Day’
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” ― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in Lithia, Florida, on Tuesday, May 24, 2023. It’s still cool outside on this late spring day (75°F/24°C) under partly sunny,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, May 23, 2023, or: Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, It’s Back to Work I Go….
“Summer is only the unfulfilled promise of spring, a charlatan in place of the warm balmy nights I dream of in April. It’s a sad season of life without growth…It has no day.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise Hello there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in my corner of Lithia, Florida,…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, May 22, 2023, or: Up and About Before Sunrise – Again…
Oh, no. Not again. Not another early morning wakeup! Unfortunately, Dear Reader, as I start to write this at 8:37 in the morning of Monday, May 22, 2023, it’s been five hours since I woke up to use the facilities – and then failed to go back to sleep. I tried. I really tried to…
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‘The New Story: Music from the Original Writing Soundtrack’
When I write fiction – be it Reunion: A Story (AKA “the one that’s floating out there on Amazon and the online Barnes & Noble store”), “The New Story,” or the occasional screenplay – I tend to listen to music as I sit at my desk, regardless of whether I’m writing or gnashing my teeth…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, May 15, 2023, or Weekend Update Wrap-Up…& a SITREP on ‘The New Story’
Hi there, Dear Reader. It’s late afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, May 15, 2023. It’s the first hot early wet season day this year; outside, the temperature is 91°F/33°C under mostly sunny conditions. I have not stepped out – not even to check the curbside mailbox – so I can’t vouch for how…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, May 13, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Well, folks, it’s afternoon here in my corner of Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, May 13, 2023. I’ve been awake since just a bit after six in the morning; I had hoped to sleep till, oh, maybe seven, but I think the days of waking up later than six are gone, at least for me. I’m…
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On Writing and Storytelling: Today Was an OK Day to Write….
Well, Dear Reader, it’s almost 9 PM Eastern here in the Tampa Bay area. I am writing this blog post unusually late because even though I woke up early, I had a tough time getting started on today’s scene in Chapter Seven of The New Story. Today’s scene, in theory anyway, was easy; it’s a…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Today Was a Good Day to Write!
I woke up early this morning – earlier, honestly, than I’d have liked, circa 5:30 -not quite tired, but not quite pumped with adrenaline and full of ideas for today’s writing workday. It was still dark when I got out of bed, and, not wanting to wake anyone up with noises from the kitchen as…
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