“He gripped his Bible to his chest like a drowning man, believing God would save him. He forgot God had given him his arms so that he could swim.” #writing #character

“Rise up! Multiply! Overcome all who stand in your way!” — “The Yeasterly” #writing #throwawayline #baking

“His bellicosity was bigger than his belly. That was fine with him since he and his belly hung out.” #writing #throwawayline

“Sometimes, it’s worth throwing caution into the wind to see what get flung into your face.” #writing

Writers, nowadays, spend a lot of time “learning” how to write by reading books and writing sites, as well as watching (social) media. Obviously, there were no writers of note prior to this age.~ #writing #books #publishing

“He was always perfect, or so he believed. His perfectionism was clear in the snooty looking-down-at-you way he looked at you when he spoke. Too bad his definition of perfection was itself flawed, but at least it was less flawed than he was.” #writing

“His hair was so slicked-back that it matched his greasy personality. A loud tie and oversized cufflinks completed his ensemble. It was then that I realized I was dealing with a lawyer.” #writing #throwawayline

“Everyone suffers. It’s the degree to which one suffers and what others do about it that matters.” #writing

“A well-meaning murderer is still a murderer.” #writing

“Efficiency isn’t about reducing the number of workers. It’s about reducing the number of chiefs.” #writing

“Why do you feel someone you hand power to will use it better than you? Doing so is a form of laziness at best and a shrugging of shoulders at worst.” #writing

Be like Shakespeare. Don’t worry about words. Make up your own. #writing

“He relentlessly walked the earth as he sought the ill, the weak, and the poor. It was his job, his mission, his hobby. He killed those he found. Death had to be believed, but he wasn’t Death. He was just a politician.” #writing

“He was a shadow of his former self, but only when the sun out. Otherwise, he roamed the night in his full glory and power.” #writing #throwawayline

I’m beginning to throw around concepts for the cover design of my pulp novel, “The Cat and the Warlock”, which I’ll start editing once I’m done with “To Wield Power: Coins of Destiny 2” #writing #editing #design #publishing

Not every story needs an origin or spinoff. #writing #failure

“Life is the in-between times.” #writing #life

Phew! I’m exhausted. Finished the final editing pass through “To Wield Power: Coins of Destiny 2”. I’ll take the weekend off, and then do a final readthrough and formatting pass next week. #writing #editing

“When I go out at night and look up at the sky, I see less than I did when I was a child. Of course, that’s the plan. Obscure nature, deliberately or inadvertently, to isolate us from the universe and the infinite options we are born with.” #writing

I’m looking forward to the day (coming soon) when I won’t have to edit and can go back to writing stuff which I’ll have to edit at some point. #writing #editing

“Words spewed from his mouth the way fireworks blaze in the sky, or a fountain spews water into the air, or a toddler spews food all over the floor.” #writing #throwawayline

“The Grand Vizier whispers to the king, ‘Don’t listen to the kid. Your clothes are gorgeous.'” #writing #throwawayline

“We are living in Chernobyl. People are going to die until those that are left agree that dying is worth it.” #writing

“It’s time to stretch. May I suggest the rack?” #writing #throwawayline

“We ate all our young. That’s why population growth is down.” #writing #throwawayline