“His story was short, too short to be a short story. His life was a flash fiction no one ever read.” #writing

PSA: Registrations are still available for Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity 2025. creaturescrimesandcreativity.com Yes, I’ll be there making a nuisance of myself, or maybe others. #mdc3con #writing

Making notes on ideas for “To Preserve Knowledge - Coins of Destiny 3”. I have the theme, and a glimmering of a plot. I have the antagonist and several “surprises”. I know how I want to conclude the character arc, but I don’t have a story yet. #writing #planning

Having reread the ending, I’m surprised and shocked that it reads better than it did when I first wrote it. I was thinking I’d have to rewrite the ending. Now, I think a few minor tweaks is all it needs. It’s time to call it a day. Tomorrow, I start real editing. #writing #editing

“The beautiful thing about life is that you are here.” #writing #life

“Some people hate people because they think it’s the cool thing to do.” #writing #throwawayline #life

“You fed the cat?” “No. That was autocorrect. I refueled the car.” #writing #throwawayline

I’m going to push to get editing of “Coins of Destiny - 2” done by EOM. Then, I’ll either plan out CoD3, or start editing “The Cat and the Warlock”. My goal is to publish three books this year. That will be a first, for me. #writing #editing #publishing

“His novels were random words and bits of words. He called it abstract writing. He made millions.” #writing

You know you have a problem when each day you come up with a new book idea. #writing

“A box of luck costs you more than what you should pay for it.” #writing #throwawayline

It’s time for a break. I’ve been going through doing a reread and making notes. Nothing major needs to be rewritten—apart from the ending. I wasn’t thrilled by it when I wrote it. #writing #editing

“I miss the raucous clickity clack of dot matrix printers churning out reams of greenbar paper like ecology doesn’t care.” #writing

I’m planning on getting “Coins of Destiny 2” out to the publisher by EOM. With luck. #writing #editing #publishing

“Birth and death are but fractures in memory. Education is only a passing on of degraded history.” #life #writing

“I don’t have a problem with where people stand on a topic, as long as it’s far far away from me.” #writing

“Two miles down the road. That’s where they live. That’s why you could never visit. They were always two miles down the road, no matter how fast you drove.” #writing #throwawayline

“Fireworks! That’s was her kiss: bright lights, loud sounds, multicolored starbursts. Or maybe it was just a missile attack that would kill him.” #writing #throwawayline

Time to relax. I spent the day rereading, making notes, minor fixes. Sometimes, I surprise myself with what I manage to write. #writing #editing

“I broke my guitar.” “Don’t fret.” #writing #throwawayline

“When in doubt, fill in the blanks.” #writing

Time for a break. I’m doing a read-through, prior to rewrites and edits, of “To Preserve Power - Coins of Destiny 2” after a year away from it. It reads well. I forgot most of it. It’s different than “Coins of Destiny 1” in tone and theme. Good stuff. #writing #editing

“Betaken”. I should use the word more often. #writing

“There entire family had intestinal problems. It runs in the family.” #writing #throwawayline

“If you fear the future, you know something everyone else doesn’t.” #writing