‘A totem pole with just your face would be boring and sad.” #writing

Be a grateful being. You don’t need a reason or holiday. If you believe you have nothing to be grateful for, you are focusing on what you don’t have, not what you do have. #life #gratitude

Learn to tell a good story first, then worry about style and technique-unless you are trying to write “literature”. #writing

I’m not sure if these are real or dummy copies, but the Chicago Manual of Style is among them. Nice selection in the hotel bar, where I am writing #books #hotel #writing

Ok I found a nearby Irish restaurant open tomorrow.

Readers don’t care about technique. People tend not to care about the structure or the occasional grammatical error. They are more interested in being entertained, moved, and inspired in that order. The story comes first. Everything else is polish. #writing

“You’re only as funny as you look.” #writing #throwawayline

Time for a break. I’m at around 7K words. I need to plan the next set of scenes. This is going to be a short novel at 50K, but longer than a simple pulp story. #writing #pulp

Expect less. Do more. #life #success

I’m enjoying writing this book. It’s definitely a rough first draft, but, to me, it feels very pulp-like and has a decent amount of humor—stuff, I was aiming for. #writing

Time to stop making sense. youtu.be/8al5cSQNm… #music

Checked into the hotel. Now i need to find a restuarant that is open tomorrow.

Supposedly, people hate certain foods at Thanksgiving. That doesn’t sound very thankful.

Happy Bavarian Pie Day

Greetings. Would you rather smile or frown? Then do it. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Plan for tomorrow: — travel — write — eat

Time to start gettting ready for Turkey Day.

“He only ate people who ate vegetables. He was a vegetarianian.” #writing #throwawayline

Woot! Author copies showed up quickly. Holiday gift-ready. Love how it turned out. “To Preserve Health - Coins of Destiny Book 1” Preorder now. My 10th published book. #writing #publishing #book

Do people still go caroling? How about karening?

“Your flaws don’t make you successful. They only make you look lucky. But all luck eventually fails.” #writing

WiFi back up in the house. Router died.

“Never deny who and what you are for the sake of profit or power.” #life #success

It’s almost Turkey Day here in the States. Everyone is leaving town. Which means the country will be empty.

Hello. Finally, some measurable rain this morning. Time for the ceremonial coffee.