Archimage’s Continuity

“So how does it feel to be resurrected each morning?” #writing

“Interesting how left and right are more important than correct and wrong.” #writing

“Aliens come to earth and provide peace, freedom, and utopia to all humans. But some humans decry it as interfering with their own vision for humanity.” #writing

“Life is too easy. That’s why things go wrong.” #writing

“Often your training is wrong, and you have to do the right thing. This takes courage that is never taught.” #writing

“Darkness hides the light. It never consumes it.” #writing

“Gods have always been used to control human behavior, either through hope or fear. That is the purpose of religion.” #writing

“Hell was somethng you feared. Now it was something you looked forward to.” #writing

“A good salesperson knows when to stop selling—and when not to try.” #writing

“We love living our own lies, not our lives” #writing

Settling down for some morning writing. #writing

“Where’s Waldo?” “His body is in the freezer in the garage.” #writing #throwawayline

“Spock: Captain. He died by having a knife 3D printed inside him over a matter of several months using the transporter.” #writing #throwawayline

“You are allowed to say no to power. In fact, it’s required. Few do because they fear.” #writing

Plan for the next few days: mini-vacation prior to delving into the dungeon of writing. #writing

“‘There are things you weren’t meant to have: an opinion, belief, money, power, and anything else I don’t want you to have.’ — Dick Jesi III, Golden God Emperor” #writing #throwawayline

“Never expect a loan to be repaid. Doing so sets up unrealistic expectations that lead to frustration, anger, and sometimes murder.” #writing

“If you don’t have a sense of humor, spend more money.” #writing

There are tons of information about structure, charcactwr, world building in writing. There are few about how to write a good story. #writing #failure

“Why did you kill your parents.” “The AI told me to do it.” #writing #ai

… he then orders a Sam Adams. #writing #character

Observed: customer just came into a Mexican restaurant wearing a Don Julio T-shirt. I guess he wanted to get in the mood. Tacky. #writing #character

“They drugged him.” “What? With what?” “No. Drugged. You know like they drugged the cat outside kicking and screaming.” #writing

Observed: some women put their foot on the stool they are sitting on at a bar when talking to someone. Guys would never get away with doing that. #writing #character

“He was the Terry Thomas of the modern age with Terry Thomas’ teeth but he wasn’t as humorous.” #writing #character #throwawayline