“Living happily ever after usually means you’re wealthy enough to afford it.” #writing

Good writing knows how to say without saying. Better writing says one thing and means another. #writing

“You’re just shy of being just another brick in the wall.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was an ancient relic no one bothered searching for.” #writing #throwawaylne

“The journey of life can take a lifetime.” #writing #throwawayline

I snuck some writing in today. I should have the first draft of this short story done tomorrow. #writing

Random guy next to me in the hotel was asking a waitress for book recommendations. I recommended a couple of mine. They ordered them. Cool. #writing #books

“He had an occluded front.” #writing #throwawayline

“If you can make a dead person scream, you really have something.” #writing

“Humans always tend to do what is not right. That’s why oversight and laws exist.” #writing

I need to keep reminding myself, readers don’t want deep meaning nowadays. They want to be entertained and feel good at the end. Theme is passé. Then I remember I write for myself. #writing #books

I wonder if someone has done a study of the average sentence length in books over time. #writing #books

“He was a contract killer. His job was to go in to.a corporation and kill any contracts the company suggested that weren’t beneficial to its workers.” #writing #throwawayline

I guess I’ll have to cut/consolidate a few things in this short story. The word count is around 4K, the limit for submission is 5K. I have more to say. Too bad. #writing #shortstory #mdc3con

This is a brilliant line that can be read two ways. It’s something I try to do. #writing #heinlein

“Good ideas rarely come to one who is busy.” #writing

“Reality isn’t what your mother told you it would be.” #writing

“What’s your nickname?” “Nick.” #writing #throwawayline

“We live in embarrassing times.” #writing

I’m watching people. I’m listening to humans communicate. Getting ideas. Building characters. No good stories … #writing #character

I’ve been writing a short story for the C3 anthology. It’s not what I planned, but it’s pretty good, so far. #writing #mdc3con

“He traded in human commodities,” #writing

“He had many friends, all of whom he knew. His enemies numbered more, with those he had no clue.” #writing #throwawayline

Just because you make up your own genre, doesn’t mean you’re being clever or will sell more. You’re just remixing stuff. #books #writing

“Written history is interesting because it is wrong.” #writing