Tag: #WritingIsHardWork
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VJ Day and Moving on: Reflections from New Hampshire | August 15, 2024
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Blogging, Creative Writing, Going Full Circle: Back to South Florida I Go, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Madison (NH), Life in New Hampshire (December 2023 and Onward), New Hampshire Weather, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, Summer 2024, Uncategorized, Weather in New HampshireOn August 15, 2024, the author reflects on VJ Day and personal struggles in New Hampshire. Despite plans to work on a writing project, they discuss reasons for leaving Madison, including a housing issue. The author also shares positive feedback on their LGBTQ characters in the Reunion: Coda series and plans to delay the release…
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‘Reunion: Coda’ Writer’s Weekend Work and Novel Update
Late Morning, Saturday, July 27, 2024, Madison, New Hampshire Hi, everyone. It’s a sunny and cool (but gradually warming up) summer day here in what for now is my corner of New England. I’ve been up since just past six in the morning and I’ve already had a light breakfast, so now I’m in the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, July 28, 2023, or: To Write or Not to Write…A Sleepy Writer Wonders After a Restless Night
Late Morning, Friday, July 28, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hello, Dear Reader. It’s another sweltering summer day in the Tampa Bay area on this last Friday of July 2023. As I write this, noon is still over one hour away, and even though the official temperature is 85°F/29°C under sunny conditions, the feels-like factor is 93°F/34°C.…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Quickie Reviews for ‘Reunion,’ and Hopes and Aspirations for My Workday
Morning, Monday, July 24, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Dear Reader. Well, as I write this, it’s late morning on the first day of the last work week of July 2023. It is, of course (this being Florida), another stifling hot, if perhaps not as sunny, summer day. The current temperature is 87°F/31°C under mostly…
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Musings & Thoughts for Wednesday, July 19, 2023, or: Adios, Mami – Eight Years Later (And My Writing Plan for the Day)
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Beatriz Diaz-Granados, Blogging, Books, Creative Writing, Family History, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Life in Florida, Life in Miami (1972-2016), Life in South Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Personal Thoughts, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaLate Morning, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, there, Dear Reader. Well, it’s “Hump Day” – Wednesday – morning, and not surprisingly, it’s shaping up to be another steamy late July day here in the Tampa Bay area. The sun has been up for only a couple of hours, and already the temperature is…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Editing and Revising ‘Reunion’ – It’s Not Over Until the Last (Egregious) Mistakes Are Corrected
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On!’ has solved and always…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, July 2, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Third*
* Alternatively: On Writing & Storytelling: Grappling with Revisions and Uploads to Kindle Direct Publishing Hi there! It’s Sunday, July 2, 2023, and here in Lithia, Florida, it’s late morning. It’s also – no surprise there – a hot early summer day, and the second day of the long (and for me, dull and somewhat…
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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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On Writing & Storytelling: The Third Chapter is ‘In the Can’ (at Least in First Draft Mode) – So, We’ll Meet Again…Tomorrow
Hi, everyone. It’s early afternoon here in Lithia, Florida, on Thursday, April 27, 2023. I just finished the fifth and final scene of the third chapter of The New Story, and as soon as I finish this post, I am taking the rest of the day off from writing. I’m tired; not only did I…
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On Writing & Storytelling: A Slow Start Morphs into a Writing Marathon – and I Have the Strained Eyes to Prove It!
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 SITREP “Tell the story that’s been growing in your heart, the characters you can’t keep out of your head, the tale story that speaks to you, that pops into your head during your daily commute, that wakes you up in the morning.” ― Jennifer Weiner It’s late evening on Wednesday, April…
A Certain Point of View, Too 