“Don’t let your guard down. Be a good commander.” #writing #life

“The hardships you survive are gifts. The ones you don’t survive, well … “ #writing

“Luck of the draw”, does it originate from cards or from being faster “on the draw” in old-timey Western shootouts? It could apply to both. #writing #luck

I guess it’s appropriate I’m trying to come up with a short story idea for Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity on Friday the 13th, give the the story theme needs to be “luck”. #writing #luck #mdc3con

If you were to plot every living person’s “story/life arc”, I wonder if it would be rising, falling, or flat. My guess it would be a bell curve around flat or falling. #life #story #character #arc #writing #statistics

“The problem, isn’t so much about what happened. It’s about people asking why it happens, only to have someone else lie about it.” #writing

“Don’t sit around dreaming about what you can do. Do it.” #writing #life

“Hitting the ground is always a lot more impactful than falling.” #writing

“Whenever possible, reduce the number of facts, locations and characters. People get confused easily, and just want the good bits.” #writing

“I’m coming to the conclusion that if anything has two sides: good luck bad luck, good evil, young old, and that sort of thing, that they are purely the work of the human imagination, and do not truly exist.” #writing

“With great relief comes great relaxation.” #writing #throwawayline

“In today’s world, when someone appears deep in thought, they are actually daydreaming, or at best staring off into the middle distance.” #writing

“All lives seek their conclusion.” #writing

“Just because you fear something doesn’t mean you are incapable of action. Why else would “god-fearing” peoples ignore god’s wishes and commandments?” #writing

“A book with no name is like a horse. Everyone is interested in its spine.” #writing #throwawayline

“Gods are for those who need something to fear. Once fear is gone, so is religion.” #writing

“The Devil Wears a Scar” #title #writing

“Life is the only thing worth dying for.” #writing

“Life is built around lists. Whether sequential, parallel, imagined, or real, a list determines what you do, how you live, and how you succeed or fail. The list is all.” #writing

Sigh. I forgot to charge the iPad and it shut down in the middle of a writing session. Oh well, at least I know nothing was lost. Time for food. #writing

“The wise man explores the full horror of his existence.” #writing

The best books are the ones that readers don’t expect when reading it. #writing #books #reading

“Consider the present. It must be wrapped in stylish, yet not gaudy wrappings, hold something of value either to you as the giver, or the receiver. And most importantly, it shouldn’t be a promissory note agreeing that you will get something in return.” #writing

Observed: His hair was ass black as … well, blacker than vanta. But that’s ok. His hair was a ‘piece’.” #writing

“Slay the dragon. Lose the gold.” Physic victory. #life #writing