Ugh. I now know six ways this story can end—and they all would work. Decisions, decisions. — straight-forward — foreshadowed — unexpected, but logical — death of the protagonist — antagonist wins. #writing #planning

It’s time for a break. !K words in one hour. #writing

Writing plan for 2025: — Publish current WIP (pulp) — Publish “To Preserve Power” - Coins of Destiny II — write and submit a short story to the C3 anthology — Write “To Preserve Knowledge” - Coins of Destiny III — Throw away a ton of lines — Start another pulp. #writing

“Life is a fairy tale where the tooth fairy knocks out your teeth and the evil step-mother or evil-wizard wins to great applause.” #writing

“Sometimes, luck wins over talent or hustle. That’s what keeps casinos in business. That and the buffet.” #writing

“That’s the last thing I want to do.” “What?” “Die.” “Well, I’m sure you’ll get your wish.” #writing #throwawayline

I just hit the half way point of this novel. 23K words. #writing #pulp

Listening in on an old guy trying to hit on the bartender. She’s being nice about it. Lucky he isn’t obnoxious. #writing #character

“I thought I saw an elephant once. But actually, I saw it twice.” #writing #throwawayline

I woke up in the middle of the night and discovered I have the next two sections of this book. #writing #pulp

I guess that means it’s good… #writing

“The dead don’t dance because they have no ears with which to hear the music.” #writing #throwawayline

It’s time for a break. I need to run errands. Then, back to writing afterwards. Actually, I can do it now.. “Afterwards”. Phew! Accomplished. #writing #humor

“I’m going Dutch. I’m going to build a windmill and plant tulips around it.” #writing #throwawayline

“The entire family has intestinal issues. It runs in the family.” #writing

Today’s writing setup. #writing

500 words down. 1500 to go. Short break time. #writing

Time for wings and words. #writing

If you don’t get a book for the holidays, you’re doing it wrong. #holiday #book #reading #writing

Thinking about the next few scenes. For authors, that’s classified as work. #writing

“Sometimes you have to wake up to smell the coffee.” #writing #throwawayline

“Habits are the tropes of your life.” #writing #life

OK. I now have a potential title, that I like, for my WIP. “The Demon and the Cat” #writing #pulp

I took it easy today. I added a little over 1K words. It is, the weekend, after all. #writing

Cool! #writing #book