“There is no honor in dying for your honor. There is only death. The only honor is in being true to yourself and the timeline reality. If you die defending your honor, you die unable to defend it.” — “Just In Time”: Out of Time 2 #writing

Do you journal? Do you write a diary? Do you know the difference? Seriously, which do you write? NOTE: I said write, not collage/draw/junk-journal, etc. #diary #journal #writing

Marketing/publishing folk who use AI: If you’re persistent and keep trying to get me to respond, keep trying. The longer you waste your time, the more effective I become. #editor #agent #publishing #writing #spam #marketing #ai

“She sat alone, crying. She wore no makeup, knowing it would wash away and smear. She came every day to sit and cry, hoping someone would talk to her, but everyone knew the game she played.” #writing #character

“Let’s send tardigrades to colonize Mars.” #writing

“Love everything you do, or don’t do it.” #life #success #writing

“Summer approaches, but sneaks away as winter encroaches.” Time to think about day trips. #writing

“He had a good brain. As far as brains went, he never left the town in which he was born.” #writing

“Making lists is vital, especially with those little dots at the beginning of each line. It shows you thought about the dot.” #writing

“Never hit your grandpa with a shovel, when a large rock will do.” #writing

“… thou shalt not escape calumny Get thee to a gunnery! Farewell. Or if thou wilt needs kill, a shiv will do.” #writing #throwawayline

The Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity author list is growing … Come on by, say hello, buy a book, get it signed, and meet some cool people. It’s a friendly and fun conference. creaturescrimesandcreativity.com/2026-auth… #mdc3con #writing #author

Short story rewritten. Now I need to get it under the word limit for submission. #writing #mdc3con

“Losing everything you have just to prove a point, just proves you’re an idiot.” #writing

“God is a throttle. Sometimes, however, you need to go full out.” #writing

Edit your life the way you edit your writing. Cut out the crap. #writing #life

:”Sometimes you have to pretend you know what you’re doing. Just don’t make it a habit, or everyone will think you’re a poser.” #writing

“We are all children of the void. We are nothing.” #writing #throwawayline

“Talk about your feelings when you sleep. That way, at least, your partner will know why you’re such an idiot.” #writing

I hate editing. It’s like digging for gold hoping you find the mother lode. #writing #editing

“Certainty, Watson, is just another belief because there are no facts to support it. Belief, however, is a certainty and must always be taken into account.” #writing

“Make your life easier. Stop worrying so much. Worry just gives you one more thing to worry about.” #writing

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“He never celebrated his birthday because he never asked to be born.” #writing

Media loves arcs of uplifting change and redemption. Sometimes, they like arcs of failure against odds. Readers/viewers hate flat arcs,, but that is how life works most of the time. Lessons are learned from flat arcs, not the obvious ones that just reinforce behavior #writing #media #bookk