If you’re an author, do you sell signed books? Does it help your sales? Do you know or just guessing? Do you charge extra? #publishing #books #writing

My WIP is as close as I’ve gotten to a cozy mystery. Of course I’ve never ever gotten near a mystery, cozy or otherwise. Maybe that’s why. #writing

Fountain pen just ran out of ink. Switching over to the Manta. I’ll fill up the next pen in rotation once I get home later. #writing #fountainpen #supernote

“The Knight Who Slept During The Day” Seems like a good title for a book about a gallant knight vampire. #writing

Yes, I’m in a weird randomly entropic mood. I have a book to finish writing, and I’m dumping non-related thoughts so I can focus on what matters. Doing a mind-dump helps focus, as long as you dump properly. #writing #focus

“You have to experiment in life in order to learn what you are capable of. Unless, of course, your experiments kill you.” #writing

“He collected chickens the way some people collected stamps and coins or the way Death collected souls. He was always a step ahead of Death.” #writing

“She wore her nobility on her head and finger. Everything else about her was crass and debaucherous. Royalty has its privileges and she was royalty with a capital R and small t around four o’clock.” #writing #character

“You have to struggle in life, because you hate dying.” #writing

“Did you ever look in the mirror and wish you looked like Colonel Sanders because you loved chicken? I did. But I hate chicken.” #writing #throwawayline

“Her nostrils exuded a liquid not unlike gelatin which hadn’t set. If anyone were brave enough to taste it, which she did, they would have found it to be more disgusting than lime-flavored gelatin. This made her cry, which just produced more of the substance.” #writing #character #throwawayline

“Each year winds down like an old-timey clock that needs winding. Each year, politicians and stress wind it back up.” #writing #time

“He was a small man. He was lacking in stature, wisdom, honor, honesty, kindness, and manhood. His bravado was the biggest part of him, but that was still as small as he was.” #writing #character

I’m in the middle of this book’s climax. There are some twists and turns that I need to reveal. But I still don’t have a clear picture of how the book ends. Metaphorically speaking, since I have aphantasia and can’t picture anything. #writing #wip #pulp

“The well-motivated murderer, rarely gives up.” #writing

I’ve written 1500 words in the past hour. I think I’ll take a break and do some free-writing at lunch. Then get back to the WIP this afternoon. I want another 1K words. #writing #pulp

“When in doubt, run.” #writing

“Be grateful for the things you don’t have. Your life would be a lot worse.” #writing

Taking a day away from writing. Doing a bit of planning on the next last scenes. I need a sanity break. #writing

“Can I borrow some money? I’m a little short.” “That sounds like a personal problem.” #writing #throwawayline

Another 2.5K words added. I’ve crossed the 40K word mark. Approximately 10K more to go. I’m on track of finishing this draft by EOY. #writing #pulp

Yes, I’m still churning words into buttery thoughts. Well, maybe more like sour curds. #writing

“Fear kills. It forces you to react. Most times someone ends up dead. Fear kills because it keeps you from thinking, not because of the other stuff. It keeps you from seeing the winning hand. You’re always dealt a winning hand. Most people just don’t see it because of the fear.” #writing

Another 1100 words added into the mix today. So far, it’s tasty. Time for a break. #writing

I wrote 2.6K words today. Time to call it a day. #writing