I like your manly bravado," she said. "Do it some more.

You,” I said, “are sweet music in a distant room.

I have had a few gentlemen let me know they find my manly beardiness somewhat alluring. Never any ladies though.

The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.

I love worldbuilding. It's as much fun for me as writing itself. It's like a hobby of mine.

Caffeine helps a lot. That and a certain amount of isolation.

It's one thing to not want an evil-sorcerer type villain in your story, but it's another thing to avoid having any sort of antagonist at all. A story without an antagonist gets weird pretty quick.