“Bck in my day, we had TVs. We didn’t have monitors that watched us. The TVs were fatter than our girlfriends and wives. Now…?” #writing #throwawayline

“He had a sticky Wicket. Blood does that.” #writing #throwawayline #starwars

“When Hell freezes over, isn’t just a saying. It’s an invitation.” #writing

“Slow and steady doesn’t win the race. Molasses never did.” #writing #throwawayline

“Be the wild card. Just don’t be trump.” #writing

A story is more than technique or a slavish following of an arc or beatsheet. Those are things that help support a weak story. A good story needs no structure. It only needs to affect the reader/listener. #writing #story

Observed: “He was the kind of person who lived a quiet life until he decided to go to Vegas and got lucky in more ways than he’d ever been. Then, he had to go to a loan shark.” #writing #character

Observed: “He looked like an accountant in an age where accountants were a dime a dozen. Still, he doomscrolled.” #writing #character

Observed: “The innocuous man at the bar, who bordered somewhere between pudgy and obese, and wearing a knit sport shirt with an undefinable pattern in vomit green, adjusted his glasses as he scanned the menu, only to doomscroll on his phone.” #writing #character

“Think before you pester me again about killing you. I might just do it.” #writing #throwawayline

“His swagger had nothing to do with his attitude, which mostly held pain due to a spinal injury.” #writing

“Some days, it doesn’t pay to stay in bed—mostly work days.” #writing #throwawayline

“Survival of the richest isn’t quite the same as survival of the fittest, is it? With enough money you can even buy evolution. The shrewd liars and their cults have an wide edge when it comes to money.” #writing

I’m still waiting for the “The Cat and the Warlock” cover design to get back to me. #writing #design #cover

I’m going through the epub proofs for “To Wield Power - Coins of Destiny 2”. Once I approve them, off they go. #writing

With the advent of a new book, it’s time to update my business cards. #writing #author

“Snark is the knife that cuts without being seen.” #writing

“You don’t need to be a comedian to have a sense of humor. In fact, it helps not to have one if you want to be a comedian.” #writing

“His report card was full of four-letter words, with the trailing three letters omitted.” #writing

“The only rational thing left is to be irrational.” #writing

“The only difference between a bad AI and myself, is that a bad AI apologizes and goes on to make mistakes, whereas, I’ve learned to blame someone or something else.” #writing #ai #life #failure

“Somehow, you survive the pain and move forward.” “That’s what life–including human life–does.” #writing

When you get to the end, stop. Many writers fail to learn this lesson. #writing

“The problem with wanting more is that you are never satisfied when you get more.” #writing

“Wars that never end are driven by the madness of politics.” #writing