“Life is too easy. That’s why things go wrong.” #writing

“Often your training is wrong, and you have to do the right thing. This takes courage that is never taught.” #writing

“Darkness hides the light. It never consumes it.” #writing

“Gods have always been used to control human behavior, either through hope or fear. That is the purpose of religion.” #writing

“Hell was somethng you feared. Now it was something you looked forward to.” #writing

“A good salesperson knows when to stop selling—and when not to try.” #writing

“We love living our own lies, not our lives” #writing

Settling down for some morning writing. #writing

“Where’s Waldo?” “His body is in the freezer in the garage.” #writing #throwawayline

“Spock: Captain. He died by having a knife 3D printed inside him over a matter of several months using the transporter.” #writing #throwawayline

“You are allowed to say no to power. In fact, it’s required. Few do because they fear.” #writing

Plan for the next few days: mini-vacation prior to delving into the dungeon of writing. #writing

“‘There are things you weren’t meant to have: an opinion, belief, money, power, and anything else I don’t want you to have.’ — Dick Jesi III, Golden God Emperor” #writing #throwawayline

“Never expect a loan to be repaid. Doing so sets up unrealistic expectations that lead to frustration, anger, and sometimes murder.” #writing

“If you don’t have a sense of humor, spend more money.” #writing

There are tons of information about structure, charcactwr, world building in writing. There are few about how to write a good story. #writing #failure

“Why did you kill your parents.” “The AI told me to do it.” #writing #ai

… he then orders a Sam Adams. #writing #character

Observed: customer just came into a Mexican restaurant wearing a Don Julio T-shirt. I guess he wanted to get in the mood. Tacky. #writing #character

“They drugged him.” “What? With what?” “No. Drugged. You know like they drugged the cat outside kicking and screaming.” #writing

Observed: some women put their foot on the stool they are sitting on at a bar when talking to someone. Guys would never get away with doing that. #writing #character

“He was the Terry Thomas of the modern age with Terry Thomas’ teeth but he wasn’t as humorous.” #writing #character #throwawayline

Well that made my day. Someone came up and told me they started reading “To Preserve Health” and her mom took her copy and is reading it. Her mom is enjoying it and hasn’t read a real book in 15 years. #book #writing

Observed: a group of five people all talking simultaneously and no one listening and not fighting. Just people who will never be as important as they believe they are. #writing #character

“Near-death experiences are shades of the real thing.” #writing