“Let me die with my boots on.” “You cant take them with you.” “But at least you wont have them.” #writing #throwwawayline

Remember Tom Swift? Adverbs exist for a reason, and that’s not to be maligned. Not using adverbs assumes the reader is intelligent enough to deduce how something is said. Think about why and how good people are at not using emoji? Adverbs are the emoji no one wants to use. #writing #failure

“Why do you alway have to be so difficult?” she asked. “Why do you say that?” “Because you’re never herd.” #writing #throwawayline

“You’re a crime scene waiting to happen.” #writing

Every character has a strength. Every character has a weakness. The story arises when the character relies on their strengths to solve a problem that requires them to use their weakness. Normal people don’t work this way. #writing #character #story

“Greed destroys people and the planet. Every greedy person stopped is a step in the right direction. Greed is compulsion. It is not capitalism.” #writing

“If you don’t challenge yourself, life will. I prefer that I do it.” #writing #life

“Will it be safe to come out from under the bed tomorrow?” #writing #throwawayline

“She stopped believing and started doing.” #writing

Whenever you’re around people, do you suspect (not imagine) someone to be a hit-man or a government assassin? If so, you should be a writer or seek counseling. #writing

I have a great premise for a sequel to “Out of Time”. Now I need to finish “To Gain Knowledge; Coins of Destiny 3” so I can write it. auteureist.com/my-writin… #writing #timetravel

“The heat left him a smelly stain of a man.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was sorry but unapologetic.” #writing

“You do know you’re not doing it correctly, right?” “Yes, I know.” “Keep up the good work.” #writing #throwawayline

“The Dowager’s Demon” should be a title. #writing #prompt

“His face was as gray and ashen as the end of the dead cigarette in his mouth.” #writing #character

“After much thought, he stopped.” #writing #throwawayline

Good writing sessions today. I guess I deserve to eat lunch. #writing

“If God judges souls after the person has died, God’s got the wrong idea.” #writing

‘The leader is never what or who is led. And it’s never the best person, but the one who wants the most attention.” #writing

“The epicenter of the end of humanity was Seattle. That’s why everyone left.” #writing #throwawayline

A decent writing day today. In many ways this is the best prose I’ve written. In some others, the worst. Either way, it’s fun and interesting. #writing #cod3

“They stuffed their faces and bodies while going through the motions but not experiencing what they ingested. To them, eating was the opposite of defecting, and just as unimportant.” #writing

“Your life is just a four-letter fridge magnet.” #writing

“It’s not a gamble if you have something good.” #writing #life