Writing isn’t about selling copies. Yes, I know it’s blasphemy to many. Most write in the hope they make money, make a list, become famous. Choose your goals wisely. Success is not limited. #writing #publishing #success

I need to order some new business cards. #writing

Do people/teams still “take a dive”? #sports

“He sat prim and proper, an 1800s monochrome photograph pf a demure maiden in a dress larger than her life. He didn’t cause problems, until everyone laughed and pointed. That’s what the gun was for. It didn’t matter they weren’t laughing and pointing at him.” #writing #character

Stretch your limits. How else will you know how far you can go? #life

“Bck in my day, we had TVs. We didn’t have monitors that watched us. The TVs were fatter than our girlfriends and wives. Now…?” #writing #throwawayline

“He had a sticky Wicket. Blood does that.” #writing #throwawayline #starwars

I guess it’s time to thank you all for following me, putting up with my mind-dumps, reading my books, and most of all, interacting with me. I hope you find what I do either entertaining, or thought/anger-provoking. Thank you.

“When Hell freezes over, isn’t just a saying. It’s an invitation.” #writing

Humans are weird. They value money more than themselves. #life #failure

“Slow and steady doesn’t win the race. Molasses never did.” #writing #throwawayline

“Be the wild card. Just don’t be trump.” #writing

Any job that requires you to wear a suit and tie isn’t a job, it’s servitude. Too bad government employees don’t see it as such.~

A story is more than technique or a slavish following of an arc or beatsheet. Those are things that help support a weak story. A good story needs no structure. It only needs to affect the reader/listener. #writing #story

WWDC : I wish for a lot. I expect nothing this year. More of the same, with little new innovation. No, AI doesn’t count as innovation (especially if AI is created using AI).~ I do hope skeumorphism comes back given the rumors of a “transparent/lucent” UI redesign. #wwdc #apple #ios #ipados #mac

Observed: “He was the kind of person who lived a quiet life until he decided to go to Vegas and got lucky in more ways than he’d ever been. Then, he had to go to a loan shark.” #writing #character

Observed: “He looked like an accountant in an age where accountants were a dime a dozen. Still, he doomscrolled.” #writing #character

The weird human expressions one sees on YouTube thumbnails is a form of click-bait and spam. Too bad that most haven’t realized that, and still do it. Everyone bows to the algorithm. No one has anything creative to say. #youtube #failure #spam #marketing

When all the AI around you are dumber than the one you are…

We are expecting hail tonight. When I told someone, they asked, “What hail?” I replied, that the news was bad. If you get it, you watch old movies.

Observed: “The innocuous man at the bar, who bordered somewhere between pudgy and obese, and wearing a knit sport shirt with an undefinable pattern in vomit green, adjusted his glasses as he scanned the menu, only to doomscroll on his phone.” #writing #character

“Think before you pester me again about killing you. I might just do it.” #writing #throwawayline

“His swagger had nothing to do with his attitude, which mostly held pain due to a spinal injury.” #writing

“Some days, it doesn’t pay to stay in bed—mostly work days.” #writing #throwawayline

“Survival of the richest isn’t quite the same as survival of the fittest, is it? With enough money you can even buy evolution. The shrewd liars and their cults have an wide edge when it comes to money.” #writing