“He woke up screaming to the nightmare sound of a telephone modem coupler.” #writing

“Life isn’t fun if you take it seriously.” #writing

“‘You will be forgiven if you believe in me,’ sounds like a politician talking. But hey, if god said it, it must be right.” #writing

The interesting/sad thing is, MacGuffins are more than just a fiction devices. We all want and chase the unimportant, believing it is important. That’s why MacGuffins work so well in fiction. We can all relate to the absurd. #life #writing #fiction

“He was the happiest person alive. He was never disappointed by the failure of others.” #writing #character

“If you can’t come up with two valid answers to any question, you don’t really understand it.” #writing

“Just because you have an idea doesn’t mean it’s good. Of course, it’s your first one so that counts for something, I guess.” #writing #throwawayline

“Son, you aren’t perfect. No one thinks you are. That’s the problem. You think you are. Perfection, if there is such a thing, is in realizing you aren’t. If nothing else, it’s a step in the right direction.” #writing #throwawayline

The antagonist wants something the protagonist has, or wants. Usually, that’s not the point of the story. #writing

“Priests exist because gods never show up to do the work.” #writing

“A man who sells a bad idea is never as valuable as one who implements a good one.” #writing

“Remembering is never an acceptable alternative to learning.” #writing

“All your problems were caused by your parents.” #writing

Progress On the App visualnewt.com/oVN/Blogs… #programming #writing #auteureist

“The opinion of the harbor master do not reflect the opinion of his piers.” #writing

I need to start thinking about the short story for C3 next year. #writing

“Why are you so sad?” “Gravity has a way of bringing me down.” #writing #throwawayline

“Do you show up to appointments, parties, dinners, dates late? It’s not like college. Either show up on-time of not at all. Better still, show up early and offer to help.” #writing

Observed: “He was a Willie Nelson look-alike and just as young.” #writing #character

“He taught his kids to gamble on whether or not Santa would show up each year. He always won.” #writing

“He was the type of guy would play an old security guard––you know the kind, the type that gets killed for no good reason.” #writing

“Instead of cars and dreaming about flying cars, we should be developing personal space vehicles. Then we can make this country manageable again by sending people out there. If they’re not here, they can’t cause problems.” #writing #throwawayline

“Space is about money and power. Sometimes, power holds sway and at others, money. The only way the poor and non-conformists will ever get into space is if they are deported there.” #writing

Authors don’t inhabit other peoples’ lives. They create them. #writing #author

“The back of the napkin are where great ideas are born. Always know where your napkin is.” #writing