Archimage’s Continuity

When was the last time a President accurately predicted how long a conflict would last?

It’s really not worth checking the news when you wake up. Maintaining sanity is much more important.

Hello. Find your passion. Execute it. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Plan for tomorrow: — personal errands — write — other stuff, as needed

Every day makes you older.

“When you die, you lose one of your wives.” #gamedev

Truth is not what AI says it is. #ai #failure

Stay humble. Humble doesn’t mean weak or meek. #life #success

“Life is short. So are you.”

I keep forgetting it’s Monday and it’s March 1. March comes in and goes out.

A “dungeon” isn’t where monsters live, unless you consider those imprisoned a monster. A dungeon is/was, usually, where the opressed are held and tortured. #gamedev #failure

AI is for people who cannot or won’t. #ai #failure

Assumptions are made to be questioned. If you don’t question them, you are one in the camp of “We have always done it this way.” #life #failure

We live in a philosophical time. It is a time of serious questions and no answers. #life #failure

In a parallel universe, someone somewhere is marketing celebrity phlegm. And people are paying millions (billions) for it.

“Written history is interesting because it is wrong.” #writing

It’s not really a secret if you post something entitled: “The Secret To/Of…” It’s something you made up and click-baiting..

It is more important that your characters feel alive than to give them purpose. #writing #character

“The living most often avoid being alive.” #writing

The entire concept of “obligatory scenes” is mired in what publishers want to sell and readers can identify. Obligatory scenes make money. That doesn’t mean it’s a good (interesting) book. #book #writing #publishing

The best (most interesting) books are about more than just one thing/theme. #writing #books

Every book presses emotional buttons–either the reader’s or the author’s, hopefully both. #writing #books

“Keep your eyes shut and you’ll be like everyone else.” #life #writing

“You ain’t a saint until you’re dead.” #writing

The cost is never as important as what you pay. And if you pay less than the worth, you are cheating yourself. #life #failure