Posts in: Writing

“Everyone dies. Even you. How you die says a lot about not only how you died, but about how you lived.”

#writing


Observed: “One guy here is being loud, the way only an exuberance of alcohol allows.”

#writing #character


A waiter asked what I was writing. I think I sold another book. Then one of the nearby customers asked for a card. Maybe two or more books sold. Writing while eating sells books.

#writing #marketing. #books


“He was the inventor of stuffed-crust pizza. His was stuffed with the slain bodies of his enemies, and questionable friends.”

#writing #throwawayline


“The one who loves you isn’t the one who says they love you.”

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“Love someone the way your dog loves you.”

#writing #throwawayline


“He was old. He was white. He had beliefs. He was a politician. That’s all he was good for.”

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“He was known for growing mushrooms––usually where they don’t normally grow.”

#writing #throwawayline


“My life is fraught with pain and suffering.”

“Who uses ‘fraught’ in everyday language?”

“Point proven.”

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“He worked in a cellar—the dank and gloomy type, not the one full of alcoholic beverages type, which would have been more fun.”

#writing #throwawayline