humor
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“What do you do for a living?” “I’m a Mayhem Evaluation Officer.” The mind boggles!
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Methinks they need to reword this:
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This one caught my eye and made me laugh:
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When you’re a writer, it’s not easy to switch off. Even when I was on holiday, I found myself drawn to various characters – their mannerisms, actions, expressions, words, dialects, smells(!) etc. It’s these aspects of people’s characters which, if put into a short story or novel, bring them to life and make them real…
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On every holiday I’ve been on, home or abroad, I’ve come across an amusing sign or two. Egypt was no exception so I thought I’d base my new ‘Funny of the week’ series on amusing signs. Here’s one from a pastor with a sense of humour:
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Has your article been rejected? Don’t give up on it. As a writing tutor, I’ve met and corresponded with many different writers, who have many different experiences to share. One common factor every one of those writers shares, me included, is rejection of an article, short story, filler etc. But sometimes a change in editor…
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This is the last part of my ‘Amusing Exam Answers’ weekly slot. Here’s two to finish with: As we’ve seen over the past few weeks, some children are far too smart for their own good!
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Here’s a few for you this week:
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Fancy Fonts If you’re writing for yourself, it’s fine to use different fonts, bold and/or coloured text but if you’re sending work to an editor, keep it plain. Editors can be put off by fonts they can’t read or big blocks of bold text. Times New Roman or Arial is preferable and a font size…
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A lot of you enjoyed my tongue-in-cheek poem, ‘Things I’d Love An Editor To Say‘, so I thought I’d work on another. Hope you like it: A Writer’s Craft Where is the best place to sit and write? Out in the sunshine, with glorious views in sight, Or stuck inside, computer to hand,…
Esther Chilton 