“It’s the small things that matter. It’s the small things that will kill you when you’re focusing on the big ones.” #writing

“The problem with greed is you can’t buy money, so you have to buy people and influence. Oh, that and late night TV and TikTok ads.” #writing #throwawayline

“The problem with greed is you can’t buy money, so you have to buy people and influence. Oh, that and late night TV and TikTok ads.” #writing #throwawayline

Getting close with the rewrite. #epub #programming #writing #books

This morning, I’m working on rewriting my ePub generation code. #programming #swift #epub

Happy Look Up At the Sky Day

Nibbage #fountainpen

Good morning. Stay calm. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

“Get your brain moving.” #life #success

Time to switch it up. Ferris Wheel Press Carousel (F) w/Monteverde Canyon Rust #fountainpen

Happy Scrabble Day

Good morning. Another day. Another week. Another chance. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

We all worry more about solving the problem than from keeping it from occurring. #life #failure

Pen and paper, and electronics don’t make you a writer. Telling a story does. #writing

“When you are in the desert, it is difficult to think outside the desert.” #life #failure

I want to write a cozy mystery. Not because I have to, but because I want to. #writing #mystery

Just because you have ani idea doesn’t mean you have to sell it. #life #failure

Just because someone wants to hold a meeting doesn’t mean they know why they are holding it. Avoid those at all costs. #life #failure #business

“We are living in the age of hubris.” #writing #life

I wonder how many people whose last name is Powers named their offspring Austin.

Observation: My AppleWatch and Oura ring battery life are dismal lately. #tech #failure

“Excuses are for those who have failed.” #writing #life

“In a parallel universe, potatoes become sentient when baked and try to eat you.” #writing #multiverse

Smile to prove a point. You can smile when others choose not to. #life #success

Only the weak crave to use power. The strong don’t need to exercise it. They know power is used to help and build, not oppress and destroy. There are more who are weak than strong. #life #failure