Phew! Second editing pass done. Tomorrow, I start a proofreading (spelling/grammar) pass. Now, it’s break time. #writing #editing

“Everyone Wants Me Dead” - title. Feel free to use it. #writing #prompt

“He made sucking noises through his teeth as if trying to vacuum a bit of chicken that had been stuck for three weeks between them.” #writing #character

“The worst part of a weekend is waking up.” #writing

“He knew sinning was bad. But no one had done it properly.” #writing

It never hurts to donate your books to your local library. #writing #books #library

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“When your life catches up to you, you’ll be sorry.” #writing

“Imperators and emperors have a way of emerging during each generation. Most don’t have the best interests of the people in mind.” #writing

“You can teach an old dog new tricks. You’re just lazy and unwilling to try.” #writing

“Withdrawal was a bitch—the pain—the cravings—the shakes—the sweats. Still, he punched his ATM code into the cash machine.” #writing

“If you want to be king, the easiest thing you can do is wear a crown.” #writing

“He stared into the half empty bottle. He didn’t bother wondering about its fullness. Instead, he looked across the bar at the row upon row of multicolored bottles and liquids, seeing his life full and pan free.” #writing

“Don’t assume your values are what others value. That is the road to disillusionment and worse.” #writing

If you think starting is hard, then you’ve never written anything. Stopping is much harder. #writing #life

“Power has a way of going to your head. The less you have in your head to start with, the easier and more power fills it..” #writing

“His life was a charcuterie board with stinky cheese and nothing else.” #writing #throwawayline

“The future has a way of showing up, whether you want it or not.” #writing

“A numeric float makes for a poor dessert.” #writing #throwawayline

“Humans tend to endlessly tell you things they don’t know in the belief that they do.” #writing

“If you don’t stand up for what you believe, you really don’t believe.” #writing #life

“Birds are just the fish of the air.” #writing #throwawayline

What’s the most interesting word that you’ve learned or encountered, in any language? #writing #words

“I don’t know what I’d do without you.” “Go on with your life.” “But I didn’t have one before I met you.” “Well, there you go.” #writing #throwawayline

Do you smile in a group photo because someone says, “Smile!”? Or are you the grumpy one? #life #character #writing