“Many books stand lonely on library shelves. Take one out on a date.” #books #reading #library

Time to relax. What are you doing?

Final word count: 51321. Nice quick read as far as novels go. #writing #pulp

I’ll take a day or so off and then start rewrites and edits on “Coins of Destiny - Book 2”. #writing #editing

Phew! 3500 words today. And that concludes the first draft of “The Cat and the Warlock. This was the hardest ending I’ve ever had to pull off. Lots of threads, lots of questions, lots of promises to fulfill. I’m hoping editing will be easier. #writing #pulp

Vicious Rumor: Nintendo Switch2 to include scratch-and-sniff Joycons. #nintendo

“He sat banging his head against the piano keyboard. ‘What are you doing?’ ‘I’m playing it by ear.’” #writing #throwawayline

Promising feedback on my WIP from a beta reader: “The Cat and the Warlock”. #writing #pulp

“Fear of the future is fear of looking into the rose flower because you love the bud.” #life #writing

“Listen to yourself, but don’t take yourself seriously.” #life #success

“Son, the fun begins when you start being so serious and stop hating everyone.” #writing

“Many people have a good book struggling to get out. Many people sit on their book and strangle it.” #writing

“Sometimes, when you burn the candle at both ends, you need more candles.” #writing

Happy Mew Year for Cats Day …yes, it’s a thing. Revel in the mewness.

Photo up. photosaday.visualnewt.com #photography

Hm. Weird. Somehow, I have my posts going to Day One from micro.blog a while back, but I don’t see any settings or IFTT integration… #dayone #micro.blog

Good morning. Being gracious and kind goes a long way in this world. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

OK. I managed four hours of napping. I feel more human. Obviously, no writing today.

My Year In Books: — I found it cramped.

Back home. NYE at an emergency room is a circus/nightmare. Lots of trauma so the wait after triage was 5-6 hours. They found nothing wrong after running multiple tests multiple times. I’m supposed to follow up with my cardiologist. Today, I try to relax and catch up on a night without sleep.

Still in the ER. They are running tests. So far all negative. Happy New Year!

Fun NYE. Checked myself into the ER with a high heart rate.

Plan for tomorrow: — finish writing “The Cat and the Warlock” — cook some soup — read — play some games — relax

Time to relax now. Happy New Year’s Eve to everyone. Celebrate safely. Heartfelt thanks and good wishes to all.