Tag: writing-tips
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Writer’s Shop Talk: The Pantser’s Dilemma: How to Outline Without Losing Your Muse
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami….Again, Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 – October 2024), Life in the Tampa Bay area, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftLate Morning, Friday, February 21, 2025, Miami, Florida Books are a uniquely portable magic. – Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Yesterday was a better writing day than the one before. I managed to pen my daily blog post, savor a relaxing midday break, and enjoy a delightful lunch. When I returned…
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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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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…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Discussing the End of Chapter 24 of Reunion: Coda in the Chill of a Miami Morning
Mid-Morning, Thursday, February 6, 2025, Miami, Florida “After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman It’s a bit past 6:30 on a chilly – by Florida standards, at any rate – morning here in Miami. It’s still dark outside, and the temperature is a “brisk” 69°F…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: When Creativity Takes a Break – The Power of Revisions
Late Morning, Friday, January 31, 2025, Miami, Florida As a writer, producing my best work is both my passion and my process. I often take my sweet time with writing, whether it’s a blog post like this one or diving into my current project, Reunion: Coda. My quirky method involves editing as I go, rather…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: Winging It vs. Mapping It: A Writer’s Journey from Chaos to Clarity
Midday, Sunday, January 26, 2025, Miami, Florida In the world of writing, there are two primary camps: planners and pantsers. Planners meticulously outline their stories, mapping out each plot point and character arc before they ever write a single word. Pantsers, on the other hand, fly by the seat of their pants, allowing the story…
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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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Writer’s Shop Talk: How I Rescued Chapter 23 of My Novel
Late Morning, Friday, January 10, 2025, Miami, Florida “To write is human, to edit is divine.”― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft For those following my novel-writing journey with Reunion: Coda, yesterday was more productive than Wednesday, although I did lose some productivity. As I mentioned in my previous post, I made…
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Writer’s Shop Talk: My Productive Writer’s Monday
Seamlessly Weaving Fiction: A Day of Creative Triumphs Late Morning, Tuesday, December 3, 2024, Miami, Florida Yesterday was a fantastic day for writing. Not only did I manage to craft my daily blog post – an after-action report of a session of Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, written in the style of…
A Certain Point of View, Too 