“‘I’m just nervous you’ll do something that spills my wine,” she whispered. ‘Spill my wine.’” #writing #throwawayline

Your iPhone is pretty much safe unless the screen lands on a protusion. And then, a case/cover won’t help. Seriously, save your money unless you just want the “style”.

Just swiped the iPhone (no cover) off the table onto a ceramic floor, to the gasps of those nearby. Me: “It’s ok. It’s an Apple.” No damage or cracked screen, Fact. #apple #Iphone

Observation: Every social media “handle” makes for a good villain name. #writing

I can safely say that no one understands humans, not even humans. #life

You can’t move forward if you keep looking to the past. #life

Best chocolate brand? Go! I’m looking for good chocolate. Hershey’s never counts. #food #chocolate

Apple has genius branding compared to MS. Every iteration of MS Windows has a new logo. Apple products? Just the apple. A new logo does not make the product better. A change in logo is the marketing team trying to sell something more than it is. #marketing #brand

“Frustrated, upset, and angry, they took their ball and went home where everyone danced with joy and Ellen.” #writing #throwawayline

The thing about imposter syndrome is, everyone dismisses it. But you are an imposter pretending to be suffering from a syndrome. #life

The only obligation any of us has, is to not make life more difficult for others. #life

“Her nose ring looked like snot dripping from her nose, which in turn, dripped snot.” #writing #character

I’ve written two satisfying, to me, endings for Out of Time. They still seem lacking somehow. That pretty much tells me I need to do a little bit more up-front work. #writing #editing

We all live the lives we’ve made for ourselves. #life

Faux pas: fake male parent.

Time to take a break from editing and do some lunch and free-writing.

I just heard from Michael Whelan’s contact. He’s semi-retired and not taking commissions. Oh well. It was a long shot. Guess I need to find another artist. #writing #bookcover #art

It looks like a big storm is moving up the coast and should hit on the weekend. Oh well.

Good morning. Kindness is never wasted and giving it requires no reward. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Nurture yourself and don’t demean yourself for doing so. #life #success

“AI is important, because people are stupid and slow.” Thanks for coming to my Ed talk.

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“He was put on administrative leave from life for banning books.” #writing #throwawayline

In writing, we call it rewriting. In programming, we call it debugging. #programming #writing

The point of deleting paragraphs you’ve written and love is not to delete them, it is to delete them to make room for better paragraphs you’ll love more. #writing #editing