“Her eyes lit up like stars. Her smile was a Christmas tree that had been too close to the fireplace.” #writing #throwawayline

“His face was wrinkled and as sour as his disposition.” #writing

If you have to pay to enter a contest, it’s a scam. #writing #contest

I miss in-person classes and conferences. Virtual/remote are a waste of my time. #conference

Just sold two copies of “To Preserve Health” from people asking about the book I was carrying. Seriously, I get most of my sales this way–just carrying a copy of my latest wherever I go. I don’t really market. #books #marketing

Ok. This book just hit 10K words. I think the story works, but needs a bunch of polish. I, however, like it weird as it is. Pseudo-cozy cat supernatural mystery. #writing

Food and words. #writing

Do people still dilly-dally or shilly-shally?

The Polar Express is the worst holiday movie, bar none. The only good thing is Tom Hanks, but we don’t even see him. #holiday #movie

Where do cows learn to act? A drama dairy. (Sorry)

It’s cold enough today for a cup of hot chocolate, so that’s what I’m having.

If your house catches on fire, do you have time to grab what you need? Do you know what you need? If not, you should create a “bug-out-bag” you can grab-and-go in case of emergency. #life #success

“A dagger in the heart is worth two in the stomach.” #writing #throwawayline

“You don’t have to worry about the evil that lurks in the dark. It’s the evil that comes at you in the light that you have to watch out for.” #writing

The reason a sale is sometimes called a “deal” is you have to lay your credit cards out on the table.

I’m surprised more people haven’t been shot in Texas for being called “dude”. Back in my day, it was an insult that meant “city-slicker”, an urban raincoat. #humor

Curse you autocorrect, and Perry the Platypus. The post should read: “A good deed doesn’t have to be massive to be life-changing.” Not “a good dead”. Autocorrect should be named “autoerroneous”. #autocorrect #failure

A good dead doesn’t have to be massive to be life changing. #life #success

Social media is the fourth wall of this century. We turn to it and try to say something clever. #socialmedia

It’s wintry here sans snow. If this is a preview, this winter will be brutal here in NETDE.

I guess I should eat today. I can’t eat yesterday because someone ate it first.

First scene of what I have writ. In case you were wondering. First draft, unedited. #writing #pulp

I’m writing. I’m trying to make sense of the stuff I’m producing. It will all come together once I create all the pieces to this puzzle. That doesn’t mean the resulting picture won’t have a missing piece or two, or even a piece from a different puzzle. #writing

These are on my bucket list.