Overheard: “She was camel-toed…” That would be a great business in the desert. Towing with camels. #writing #throwawayline

“Don’t let them pull the wool over your eyes. Insist on statin.” #writing #throwawayline

“Prove you are worthy of my trolling.” #writing #throwawayline

“Keep shiving until they’re dead.” #writing #throwawayline

I just got “To Wield Power: Coins of Destiny 2” back from the editor. I guess I know what I’ll be doing next. #writing #editing

“Death Is an Uber Driver” — title. #writing #throwawayline

“If you found you had a week to live, would you start living? What if you found out you had ninety years to live? Most people wait until Death comes calling with a bouquet of lilies and a free ride.” #writing #life

“If you don’t know what you want, you may as well toss a coin, assuming of course you, know what to call. If you do not know, seek help.” #writing #throwawayline

“He spoke as if the world was crashing in around him—loud and in a panic.” #writing #throwawayline

“Action is just a boat to get across life.” #writing

Tropes are fine, as long as you use them in unexpected places. #writing

“He booked a tequila flight, but he was disappointed because it was in a bar and he never saw a plane.” #writing #throwawayline

Readers will read bad writing as much as listeners will tolerate bad singing. #writing #music

Observed: “He spoke like a lawn mower trying to start. Just when you thought he was going, he would fall back and repeat the last part of what he said and get just as far.” #writing #character

“The cuckoos cuckooed. The warblers warbled The robins robbed.” #writing #throwawayline

“Who owns the Buffalo Ranch?” #writing #throwawayline

“Life is like a simile.” #writing

Writing isn’t about imparting life lessons. Readers will take whatever lessons they read into your writing. Writing is, first and foremost, about entertainment and engagement. Everything else is left to the reader. #writing

“His life was a fallow field full of desiccated insects and sun-bleached skeletons.” #writing

Children, adventure, noir, thriller, sf, pulp, techno-thriller, action-thriller, are just some of the (sub)genres I’ve messed up. auteureist.com #writing #genre #book

Working on my Damon Runyonesque story. The thing is, his stories are people-centric more than action. I usually write action-centric stories, so this is a good exercise. The voice is good, but rewrites will improve it. Writing a short story is always more difficult than a novel. #writing #shortstory

“The graveyard is full of fools and idiots Oh, and a couple of others.” #writing

“I do not know which side I am buttered on.” #writing #throwawayline

“We all eat our young. That’s why they end up the way they are.” #writing

“If you’re a leader, why do you follow so many people on social media?” #writing #throwawayline