“Money is a min-max calculation. More money-less life.” #writing #throwawayline

If you can’t be the one to press the red button, at least be the one who wired it wrong.” #writing

Fixtion is a poor substitute for life. #life #writing

“Make a random call. See who answers. Keep a list.” #writing

“There is no point in sweating if no one sees you.” #writing

I rewrite the ending of this short story so that it is not less than bad. #writing

“Humans spend a lot of their lives feeding contraptions of their own making, as if they are the humans’ offspring waiting to grow up to take over the world.” #writing

“People talk about Hadrian’s Wall, but did you know there was a hall through it?” #writing #throwawayline

“He was a person who believed you needed a spoon to twirl spaghetti, or a strong woman to stand behind you and to remain silent. His world had boundaries life had violated since he had neither. He retaliated by digging his trench deeper while reality laughed at him.” #writing #character

“When all is lost, you can’t lose anything by dancing.” #writing

Writing isn’t about selling copies. Yes, I know it’s blasphemy to many. Most write in the hope they make money, make a list, become famous. Choose your goals wisely. Success is not limited. #writing #publishing #success

I need to order some new business cards. #writing

“He sat prim and proper, an 1800s monochrome photograph pf a demure maiden in a dress larger than her life. He didn’t cause problems, until everyone laughed and pointed. That’s what the gun was for. It didn’t matter they weren’t laughing and pointing at him.” #writing #character

“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