Tag: Writing
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I Wrote the Book, Now I’m Trying to Read it
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftHow one missing passage reminded me Iâm still editingâeven when Iâm reading âWe write the books we most want to read; so it is of no surprise that we may still want to read those books sometime later.â â Hannah Fielding Iâm a writer. Not a household name, not a bestseller (yet), and certainly not…
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On Writing and Storytelling: A Royalty Check, a Reflection, and a Gentle Ask
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in ACX, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Audible, Audiobooks, Books, Brandon Padilla, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Stefan (Steve) LeeA Royalty Check, a Reflection, and a Gentle Ask Thursday Afternoon, October 23, 2025 â Orlando, Florida Hi there, friends. As October winds down here in Central Florida, I wanted to share a quick update from my writing lifeâespecially since this is the week when Amazonâs Kindle Direct Publishing sends out royalty payments for September.…
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On Writing and Storytelling: How Not to Sell a Novel in South Florida
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 â Orlando, Florida âThe ease with which unsolicited help is offered and the reluctance with which help is given when – instead – it is asked, should make us reflect on the real motivations behind so-called ‘altruistic’ actions.â â Luigina Sgarro Iâve never been fond of unsolicited adviceâespecially when it comes…
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‘Amor Vincit Omnia’: : The Emotional Logic of Jim Garraty
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in ACX, 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, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Love and Sex, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Stefan (Steve) LeeâLove Always Winsâ: The Emotional Logic of Jim Garraty In the Garratyverse, âLove always winsâ isnât a sloganâitâs a hypothesis. One thatâs tested, doubted, and sometimes quietly mourned. I explore this theme more freely in fiction than in nonfiction. Fiction gives me room to be emotionally honest without being autobiographical. It lets me ask hard…
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On Writing and Storytelling: Working on Weekends – Hope and Persistence, or Quixotic Hubris?
Sunday, October 12, 2025 đ Orlando, Florida A Chilly Morning and a Familiar Ritual This morning greeted me with an unexpected chillâlow 60s, which, by Florida standards, qualifies as brisk. The sun had barely crept over the horizon when I stirred, debating whether to return to sleep. Light tends to sabotage my rest once it…
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On Writing and Storytelling: Working on the Weekend…and Through a Thicket of Doubts
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On Writing and Storytelling: Between Editions and Expectations
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in ACX, Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Audible, Brandon Padilla, Bryan Haddock, Comings and Goings (Short Story), Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Garratyverse, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Stefan (Steve) Lee, Writing a First Novel, Writing as a CraftMidday, Friday, October 10, 2025 â Orlando, Florida Hi, everyone. Well, here we areâFriday again. Another workweek limping to a close, and I wish I had more to show for it. Progress on the deluxe edition of The Jim Garraty Chroniclesâthe omnibus collecting Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, and Comings and Goings â The Art…
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Why I’m Focusing on Writing – For the Moment….
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Midday, Thursday, October 9, 2025, Orlando, Florida Iâve decided to refocus this blogâA Certain Point of View, Tooâon my writing and creative journey. Not because politics have stopped mattering, but because these are troubled times, and I find myself craving emotional clarity more than commentary. Thereâs enough noise out there. What I need right now…
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The Music That Hurt Less: A Response to Thomas Wikmanâs Review of ‘Comings and Goings’
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The Music That Hurt Less: A Response to Thomas Wikmanâs Review When Thomas Wikman described Comings and Goings â The Art of Being Seen as a luminous prelude to Reunion: Coda, I felt seenânot just as a writer, but as someone who stitched memory and melody into fiction, hoping someone might hear the emotional subtext.…
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