Tag: Writing as a Craft
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Writer’s Shop Talk: A Day of Mixed Emotions and Creative Triumphs
Late Morning, Tuesday, January 21, 2025, Miami, Florida Yesterday was a day of mixed feelings. On one hand, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States, starting his second term with controversial actions like abandoning Afghan refugees, pardoning the January 6 insurrectionists, and renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Reunion: A Fragrant Journey Through Time
What is your protagonist’s main trigger (a plot device which causes flashbacks, insightful internal dialogue, etc.)? Is it a certain smell, certain song? When I wrote the first draft of Reunion: A Story in the fall of 1998, I didn’t have any “how to write fiction” books nor a textbook from my creative writing course…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: A Writer’s Weekend: From Cloudy Days to Vivid Scenes in Miami
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Creative Writing, Florida Weather, Going Full Circle: Back to South Florida I Go, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing as a CraftLate Morning, Saturday, January 18, 2025, Miami, Florida It’s another cloudy winter day in South Florida. As I write this, the temperature is a balmy 77°F (25°C) under mostly cloudy skies. Unlike yesterday’s deluge, which turned the neighborhood into a temporary water park, today promises warmth and mostly sunshine—a delightful start to the weekend in…
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Writing Wisdom from a Jedi: Mastering Your Novel with a Clear Mind and Steady Hand
Early Afternoon, Wednesday, January 15, 2025, Miami, Florida Random Thoughts About Writing
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Big News: My 2018 Novella ‘Reunion: A Story’ Is Officially Copyrighted—Plagiarism Fears, Be Gone!
📚 Big News! My Novella “Reunion: A Story” is Now Copyrighted! 📚 It’s finally happened! 🎉 After much dithering, procrastination, and nail-biting over plagiarism fears, I’m thrilled to announce that my 2018 novella, Reunion: A Story, is officially registered with the Copyright Office! 🚀 Why the delay, you ask? Well, let’s just say navigating the…
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Finally Copyrighted: The First Book in the Reunion Duology Journey’s from Amazon to Officially Protected!
📚🌟 Exciting News Alert! 🌟📚 After years of blood, sweat, and plot twists, the first book in the Reunion Duology is officially copyrighted! 🎉 Yes, it’s been a long journey since Reunion: A Story’s first edition hit Amazon in July 2018, but good things come to those who wait (and wait… and wait). 😉 Sure,…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Sunday’s Unexpected Creative Marathon: Crafting ‘Reunion: Coda’ and the Journey of a Fretful Novelist
Mid-Morning, Monday, January 13, 2025, Miami, Florida From Rest Day to Writer’s Grind: Perfecting ‘Reunion: Coda’ – Insights, Reviews, and Copyrighting Although yesterday was supposed to be a rest day, I found myself knee-deep in Reunion: Coda. Rather than diving into new writing or revisions, I wisely saved those for the workweek—afternoon shift, here I…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Unspoken Love and Haunting Memories in ‘Reunion: Coda’
Hold onto your hats, folks! While I’m tantalizingly close to typing “The End,” I’ve learned the hard way that confident predictions can be thwarted by the whims of life and the unpredictable dance of a “pantser” writer’s style. In the past year alone, I’ve weathered not one, but two interstate moves within a dizzying 10…
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The Perils of Overconfidence: A Writer’s Journey to Finish ‘Reunion: Coda’
Midday/Early Afternoon, Thursday, January 9, 2025, Miami, Florida The first chapter sells the book. The last chapter sells the next book. – Mickey Spillane Although I’m not writing the last chapter or the final 50 pages of Reunion: Coda, I’m definitely on the “home stretch” or the book’s climax. After nearly two years of working…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: ‘Reunion: Coda’ Update – 22 Chapters Down…Only a Few More to Go!
Late Morning, Friday, December 20, 2024, Miami, Florida I’m pleased to report that yesterday’s afternoon writing session was delightfully productive, and Chapter 22 of Reunion: Coda is, pending my Beta Reader’s seal of approval, officially complete. It’s a rather succinct chapter, perhaps one of the shortest in the novel, clocking in at a mere three…
A Certain Point of View, Too 