“The stupid man cannot be deceitful. But a deceitful one can be stupid AF.” #writing

“Just because something worked for someone, it doesn’t mean it will work for you. You may not be as smart as the other guy.” #writing

“You don’t need an app to know you are being surveiled. You use a ‘phone’ device, don’t you?” #writing

“Never bring a shotgun to a wedding.” #writing #throwawayline

“What’s worse than an emperor with no clothes? One who believes his clothes are the best in the world.” #writing

A tip if you want to promote/publish my books. Don’t send me an AI-generated email of glowing compliments. I spot them easier than you can generate them. I’ll call you out and block you. Also, you are violating my copyright by submitting my books to an AI. #writing #publishing #editing #ai #failure

“Every great leader knows when to step away and let someone else make all the mistakes.” #writing

“This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland…” “I choose the green one. I write my own story.” #writing #matrix #hrowawayline

“He was a master of Shadow Wizardry, making shadows appear to be a person or an animal that isn’t there. In a pinch, he could even make the shadows disappear. It was the highest form of magic, and the least expected.” #writing

“Some run from the past. Others fear the future. Then there are both who can’t decide. All fail at life.” #writing

“Group IQ is the cumulative intelligence of a Board of Directors. It’s inversely proportional to avarice.” #writing

“So have you had a revelation? Maybe you should wander around a desert while dying of thirst.” #writing

“If you laugh, you die.” #writing #prompt #montypython

“Boy, it’s not how fast you can shoot that matters. It’s how fast you can aim and pull the trigger.” #writing

“Humans are only predictable when there are no aliens living among them. Well even then, if they learn there are aliens. Then they panic and declare war.” #writing

“Time isn’t a constant. Stop trying to be constant.” #writing

I’m writing a Sherlock Holmes short story for this year’s C3 anthology.With any luck, it will make it in. #writing #mdc3con

“There are still problems in the 42nd century. Most of them are still human, or humans relying on the state-of-the-art AI and their power brokers.” #writing

“Money doesn’t buy power. It buys corruption.” #writing

“The dentist pulled out the Bluetooth.” #writing #throwawayline

“Political power is the illusion of power, because it is mostly and easily misused.” #writing

“History is uncertain. That’s why people like to rewrite it.” #writing

Happy Prevent Plagarism Day Yes, it’s a thing, and applies to AI. #writing

Do you spend more time writing or marketing your books? If the answer is marketing, you’re a marketer, not a writer and should market something else. It’s easier than writing. #writing

If your editor or publisher discount your work, get a new one. #writing #editing #publishing