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

“I have perfected the art of being not perfect.” #writing

“Life isn’t worth the rent I pay.” #writing #throwawayline

If there is steampunk, is there steamgoth?

“Never go down a dark alley expecting a party to break out. But if one does, you better join in.” #writing

You don’t have to be profitable to be a success. #life #success

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OK. I just reached out to Michael Whelan about maybe doing a cover. I’m sure he’s out of my price range a league. #book #cover

I was born too late. I’d love to get a book cover for my time-travel story done by Vincent di Fate or Frank Kelly Freas. #book #artist #sf

OK. It’s time to quit rewrites for the day. It feels like I need a break. #writing

I’m beginning to think about cover ideas. Not that I’ll design this one. #book #cover #sf