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@canopycritique Thank you! I’d been a home-body until the last couple of years. Getting out and exploring Florida (kayaking, glamping, singing karaoke at a smoky dive bar) sparked a curiosity about nature and unique people, all which inspired the book.

@MattTheMurphy 25 years of persistence finally paying off like that must feel unreal. What do you think helped you finally push through to the end this time?

For 25 years, I’ve started (but never finished) writing novels, dozens upon dozens of them spanning a multitude of themes and genres. I couldn’t quite crack the code, never made it past 30k words. Last night, that finally changed. First draft complete. Now the real work begins.

@EditSynergy Thank you! It’s literary satire. 😃

@MattTheMurphy Congratulations🥳. What genre is it?

@2Goals17Sec I went on a weekend “glamping” trip at quirky resort that I realized would be the perfect setting for a story, so I started writing about sensory observations and took lots of pictures. The story kind of grew naturally from there. No outline. Good luck!

@MattTheMurphy I feel like this is me. So what finally helped? I have 4 current WIPs and bounce between them whenever the mood strikes me or I hit a writers block. Not sure if this is the best way though…

Before Harley Race introduced me to Danny, who was in his 70s then, he said, “Don’t try anything cute when you shake his hand. He’ll hurt you.” I had no doubt. Nice guy, but men who are on an entirely different level have a certain kind of look in their eyes even behind a smile.

@camhigby Looks like a green screen. No one seems to notice you, even the person holding the Mexican flag you would’ve stepped on while you were walking backwards.

I am detained again at the LA riots again. Everyone in this police encirclement (other than media) is going to jail tonight.

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@adelewalton121 Thanks, and likewise. Your pitch looked great. I eventually self-published mine, which sold more copies at a higher royalty rate and received better reviews than his, so I guess I won.

@adelewalton121 A small book publisher did something similar to me about 15 years ago. They ignored my pitch for a nonfiction book, and instead reached out to an author I knew who they’d already published. He had no idea his second book was my idea until I mentioned it to him years later.

Only the nerdiest of 80’s wrestling fans will remember: 796.812

@ChrisDuerr My support or opposition of a remake would depend entirely on which actor plays Brad Wesley.

Stop

I was going to flip off a reckless driver today, but then I remembered I scored 68 points in my fantasy football league last week and decided I didn’t deserve a voice in the matter.

Saquon on a limited workload or Ty’Son Williams in my 1/2 PPR league? Anyone? @JoeHennig are you still a fantasy football guru?

This f’n title match is going to kill me. C’mon @TheRealTMurdoch #NWA73

#NWA73 on @FiteTV Here we go!

@DOB23 He’s one of my all-time favorite players, but he’s awful as a color commentator. Fun drinking game: take a shot every time he says, “I’ll tell you what” and see if you can make it through the 3rd inning.

I am not a fan of Jim Edmonds as a color commentator.

Twitter fights 😂

@JackGambleHLE @IAmJericho $3 Venmo bounty if you ask him if he’s the guy who used to roll with Ralphus.

Just seen @IAmJericho at the airport! Trying really hard not to fan boy out and bother him!

Watching AWA Superclash III, perhaps the biggest clusterfuck in wrestling PPV history, and somehow seeing Mike Enos as a referee troubles me the most.