I’m reading a book (one in a series). It’s ok, but worse than fluff. What’s the word? I know I’m a so-so writer, but really? #writing

Today was another productive day.Lots of good programming. Lots of acceptable writing. I’m now at about the halfway mark of writing To Gain Knowledge: Coins of Destiny 3. It’s been a surprisingly slow write. #writing

Observed: woman next to me is asking endless questions about items on a menu. Things which are stated on the menu. Then asks if she can change something so that it matches the menu. She did this for literally ten minutes. The server deserves a huge tip. #writing #character

“Do you know who you look like?” “No.” “Neither do I.” #writing #throwawayline

Ok. I write for this kind of day, when something unexpected happens and I write something that pulls a lot of threads together without me even trying. #writing #coinsofdestiny

“The most powerful and insidious tool is the one that ingratiates itself into every aspect of your life, whether you want it to or not. “ #writing

Observed: the guy at the next table is a young Ray Bradbury down to clothing and glasses. #character #writing

“The window of opportunity is never sealed.” #writing

“Leaders always have a way of underestimating how long a war will last or how determined the enemy, never acknowledging that they may be the enemy.” #writing

“Get your thighs off my couch.” #writing #throwawayline

“We live in the fantasy of our own making.” #writing

“Just because everyone does, says, posts the same thing, doesn’t make it popular or good/worthy. But it does “poison” A.I.s, which creates a positive feedback loop, hopefully killing off the AI and those who follow it.” #writing #ai

“He was cufflinked to the chair.” #writing

I really don’t understand humans. I have several neighbors who drive to their mailbox which is at most 100’ from their front door. I don’t understand them, but I can predict their behavior. #life #human #character #writing

“Silence of the Prams” #writing #throwawayline

“He is not of this reality, and works to warp ours to his.” #writing

I’m just going to say this: books, videos, etc. about writing teach you how to write books that “sell” or “market well”. They don’t teach you how to write good stories, only those for which people will pay. “Sell them what they want.” Flame on! #writing

“He was an insect in a world of spiders.” #writing

“There are no difficult decisions. Only ones you can’t or don’t want to make.” #writing #life

“Insanity runs in his family. It’s always trying to get free.” #writing

“Without fear there is no progress.” #writing

“He was a stylized human the way an ancient Roman statue was a stylized pig.” #writing #throwawayline

“Peer into the distance and break the Fifth wall.” Don’t you mean the Fourth wall?” “That only works in books and movies. It’s always Dimension+2”. #writing

“Humans have a weird tradition of honoring the dead whom they raise on pedestals of confetti.” #writing

Observed: “Her body was covered in colored swirls and lines. It was like a bad Kaleido panel on low battery power—fuzzy, dark, and dim.” #writing #character #eink