“His character could best be described as ‘slime’. He went through life leaving a slippery trail, that although easy to follow no one cared to.” — too much exposition #writing #character #throwawayline

I’m fighting the urge to start a new novel and instead focusing on planning my WIP. I’m still a pantser at heart, but I do see the value of organizing thoughts which is the pantser fodder. #writing

The funny bit about humor is that it exists to subvert your expectations. #writing #humor #comedy

“Welcome to the Necrodance. We hope you bring a partner.” #writing #throwawayline

“Kings and emperors come and go, but the peasants remain. After all, there are more of them.” #writing

What genre of fiction is the worst kind? What genre is underrated? What genre is overrated? #writing #fiction #genre

If life worked the way authors wrote character arcs, we’d all lead interesting lives, but life doesn’t follow the writer’s rules. You can have an interesting life without an arc. #writing #life

The higher you climb, the more alone you get, and the more you see. Of course, you stand out more and are easier to hit.” #writing

“They were a matched set. She was the fork and he was the shiv.” #writing #throwawayline

“They were like peanut butter and jelly on a sandwich made from moldy and crusty bread.” #writing #throwawayline

Goals are impersonal. Motives are what give goals personality. #writing #character

“Not every failure is a disaster, not every success a blessing.” #writing

“He was a professional idiot. That’s why he never asked for a raise.” #writing

“He picked his teeth with the edge of the credit card which he then handed to the server.” #writing #character

“There are humans working to replace humans with tech. Some believe it will help humans progress. Very few believe the tech will replace them––or that the money they make in the process will still be meaningful. That belief was valid before tech became smarter than humans.” #writing

“We need to stand our ground.” “But they have guns.” “We have each other.” “Speak for yourself. It was fun while it lasted. I’m out of here.” #writing #character

“‘It’s not your money unless you take it,’ he said, as he helped himself to the TV with the broken screen on the garbage pile.” #writing #character

“That’s OK. You won’t feel a thing after you’re dead.” #writing

We have programming language wars. We have editor wars. We have IDE wars. We have programming paradigm wars. We now have AI wars. Soon we will have the real AI wars. There’s a book idea there… #ai #programming #conflict #writing

Focus on telling a good story. Just because you have a perfect structure, it doesn’t make a bad story better. It just dresses it up in better garments. #writing

Writing is more about showing the reader their (own) self than it is about revealing yourself. #writing

“Some people love to dance on the graves of others in order to claim victory.” #writing

“I need to be a God so that I may decimate the peoples on this minuscule planet. But that is impossible, for they use octal.” If you get it, you’re a nerd. #writing #throwawayline

“The man who works from dusk to dawn works in darkness.” #writing #throwawayline

“The world doesn’t wait for you. It expects you to keep up or go faster. You are in a literal race with progress and time. You either get left behind, or you succeed temporarily.” #writing #throwawayline