“I had twenty-three conversations today. All with myself.” #writing #throwawayline

“The first thing he wrote whenever he started was ‘The End’. That way, he could claim he finished a novel.” #writing #throwawayline

“How many days have you lived that you can’t remember? I bet the majority. You’ve lived an uneventful life, haven’t you?” #writing

“What cathartic hobby do you have?” “Keeping people under my enormous ego.” #writing #throwawayline

A decent day of writing. I’m not happy with the flow in the novel, but that will be ironed out in edits and rewrites. #writing

“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