Next after my thriller is my satire. It needs at least a year of work. It’ll probably piss people off. It’s not “marketable”. No one wants to read satires. People used to learn from satires. Now they take it personally. Seems like the thing to work on. #writing #satire #editing

“You don’t have to be stupid to be a traitor, but it apparently helps.” #writng #throwawayline

“Where are the millions you promised?” “I don’t know, sir.” The pudgy orange-jowled-faced man glared. “We’ll just lie. Stupid people live in this country. Just look at me.” #writing #throwawayline

“Dozing, his head bobbed and he was thrown awake. The click-clack of the rails was the metronome lulling him to slumber. He succumbed to the beat. A noise, it may have been the conductor’s announcement woke him. Uncomprehending, he stared around. The plane had landed.” #writing

Satisfaction rarely has to do with attainment of wealth. #life

We’re all deficient in numerous ways. The solution isn’t to take something away from someone else. #life #failure

If you’re a doctor/dentist and you’re on TV pushing your product/image/politics, you’re a snake oil salesman. #life #failure

When you name your fish Nemo and he buys a submarine off eBay. #writing #prompt

Be yourself. If you can’t be yourself, be kind and considerate. At least be civil. #life #success

Note to self: write a humorous novel. It’s time. #writing

I’ve already spent months doing my own edits/proofing. #writing #editing

I think I’ll pass the thriller by a professional line editor, and get a professional cover designed. I spend too much time doing back-end stuff and not enough time writing. #writing #publishing #cover #art #editing

Finial. #fountainpen @gouletpens

Nibbage. #fountainpen @gouletpens

The amount of that good that money can do is inversely related to the amount a person has. #life #failure

Happy National That Sucks Day Yes, it’s a thing.

Yesterday, I opened a jar and pulled a caper.

Last night I caught up with listening to all my podcasts. Now there’s nothing to listen to.

I’m going to say this again: The intelligence on the planet is a constant. The population is rising. Just look at Twitter. #life #failure

What life has taught me: you can’t learn everything you can’t do everything being kind and generous makes your life better #life

Good morning everyone. Learn to see a car and not think car, hear a bird and not think bird. Learn to experience. Time for the ceremonial coffee.

Humans tend not to hold the rich or their leaders to account. #failure

I’m always disappointed that a sale that claims to be a “book deal”, ends up being an “ebook deal”. I prefer physical books to digital ones. I get enough digital stuff without books. #books #ebooks

Interesting. #pihole

Happy National Take a Wild Guess Day