Never feed a troll. They always want more. — ancient proverb I just made up

Questions to ask about your characters: — What are they willing to lose? — What are they not willing to lose? — How will they lose it? — To what end? I have my antagonist. #writing #planning

“The warm sun is out. The water appears to move across the blue-gray lake against the green backdrop of trees. The birds flutter to and fro like oversized butterflies. It’s a perfect day for the end of the world.” #writing

Bleu cheese isn’t for kids. If you get it, you get it.

Self-goal: ensure every scene or chapter has humor, whether it is obvious to the reader, or not. #writing #planning #coinsofdestiny

Lowering your expectations doesn’t involve lowering your standards. #life

“Some choose what they want to promote, over what is. To them, life is a game of winners and losers.”

Hm. My iPad Smart Keyboard’s return key is failing. It’s probably because it’s not an Enter key. #iPad #smartkeyboard

“Coins of Destiny 2” - Yakuza vs. Triad vs. tech vs “Big Trouble in Little China” vs lots of explosions…and a woman trying to keep her daughter safe. The story is coming together. #writing #planning

I hate writing antagonists/villiains of any ilk. I guess I’m too nice a guy. #writing

Time to eat and work out my antagonist for “Coins of Destiny 2”. #writing #planning

Yo! It’s Wednesday. Get working. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

“Never curse the darkness when you are in it.” #writing

I’m not selling a lot. That’s fine. I’m still satisfied that I’ve accomplished what I have. But if you buy a copy, I can feed one of The Gathering. #books #watson #cat #holmes

“I have friends. I keep them in the root cellar. But you’re too young to know about that.” #writing #throwawayline

Gratuitous food pic. #food #photography

I miss working on FT/NS systems. Then I remember the stress, politics, and unending travel. But then, I remember the people, the tech, the fun, the unending travel. #life

Being a success doesn’t make you better than anyone else. It just means you have achieved enough to make yourself happy. Happiness is more important than “winning” Acceptance is the goal beyond that. Acceptance doesn’t require winning or losing. #life #zen #tao

“Snark runs fast and furious during the spring months. It leapfrogs over the currents of thought as it jumps to spawn.” #writing #throwawayline

Your job: Author Your deadline: 40 days. Your task. Write a non-epic fantasy that breaks the top 1000 on Amazon. Your limitation: You can’t use Kindle, and must publish in softcover. #writing #prompt

“He got a job at McDonalds™ only long enough to get a uniform. With that, he ran off so that he could pretend to be an employee at home the way the employees pretended to know how to cook on the job.” #writing

“When Batman Sang the Blues” should be a title #writing #comics #prompt #batman

“Everybody freeze! This is a stickup! Everybody on your feet—except you. You, you get on your hands—I don’t like your haircut.” #writing #throwawayline

“The world needs more you. Not in number, but in quality—unless that is if you go around killing, berating, demeaning, hurting animals or people, or a racist.” #writing

“He jumped for joy. Joy was not amused.” #writing #throwawayline