__word crimes by weird al yankovic

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animation, comedy, funny, grammar, humour, mistakes, music video, spelling, stories, weird al yankovic, word crimes, writers, writing, youtube

I’m not a grammar nazi. Maybe it’s because I know I make mistakes all the time? I’m sure there are mistakes in the post. I think in professional work, it’s necessary to write well. I like when I see well-written status updates but to be honest, I don’t think less of people because of their ability to spell or use grammar. Some people don’t care. Some people hated school. Some people didn’t get the same educational opportunities. For many people in my social circle, English is their second language. In casual social-media settings, as long as I can understand you, I’m happy. But I sure do appreciate someone who knows how to write English properly.

I found this video by Weird Al Yankovic hilarious (he’s been making a whole bunch of new songs recently, it’s great!) and had to share. We may have some readers who hate word crimes with a passion and can relate. Even as someone who is relatively lax, I found myself laughing.

Warning: the damn catchy tune of ‘Blurred Lines’ is the musical backdrop. So you may have that tune stuck in your head for a while! I’m just glad I can enjoy this song without thinking about the original horrifying lyrics.

What did you all think? Did you find it funny? Do you hate word crimes or are you pretty chill about it all?

– Ermisenda

__ermi reads her old HP fanfiction

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YES! Okay. I wrote a lot of Harry Potter fanfiction back in the day. And it was so fun. But finding my old stories has proved both nostalgic and cringe-worthy. I think all writers go through this. We slowly improve (hopefully) and when they look back at our old writing, we shudder at how many mistakes we’ve made, how cliche our stories and characters were, and find oodles of things we would fix if we were to rewrite it.

But rather than just experience the pain and embarrassment by myself, I decided to take the opportunity to make another YouTube video for those who would like to hear one of my old Ron/Hermione romance fanfics.

Have you read one of your first writing pieces recently? What did you think? Were you laughing or cringing or impressed? Was it a fun experience or full of too much embarrassment?

– Ermisenda

 

__writing by hand meme

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exams, funny, humor, humour, meme, stories, writing

On Monday I wrote 4 essays in 2 hours… I got it done but my hand was pretty much broken after it. I think constantly writing hurts your hands anyway but… I feel like it hurt more than it did during high school when I was used to writing essays most days. I rarely write by hand for extended periods of time anyway. I can’t imagine writing my stories like that. I am super grateful for keyboards! What about you? Is it an effort to write by hand?

– Ermisenda

__funny puns by Nabhan Abdullatif

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art, clever, funny, humor, humour, illustrations, jokes, puns, wit, writing

I found this great artist Nabhan Abdullatif who makes funny pun illustrations. Click his name to see all the illustrations in the article. Which one do you like the most? I love the ‘Time flies’ one the best.

– Ermisenda

__how to write good

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I found this funny image on Tumblr and just had to share it with you all. It made me laugh. What’s your favourite ‘How to write good’ tip? #5 is my favourite.

– Ermisenda Alvarez

__funny writing memes

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big bang theory, books, fictional boys, funny, humor, humour, hunger games, lmao, lol, meme, rofl, stories, writing

I found these memes to brighten your days with some humour. Enjoy! 😀

__11 stages of editing

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So…Eliabeth and I have just about finished our first draft of the second Blind Sight. After the draft comes the editing. The dreaded editing. Sometimes I get energised to edit and other times I really don’t want to do it. It’s a love/hate relationship for me.

Here are the exaggerated stages of me editing in GIF form that hopefully other writers (from fiction to even essays) can hopefully empathise with. For your entertainment!

1. “I don’t want to do it….why me??? Why can’t I write a masterpiece in the first go?”

2. I finally accept my fate and put my super-editing face on. I’m going to own this!3. I realise the amount of work I have to do.

4. When I find a scene I’m so proud of. “I can write!”

5. When I find a scene I’m ashamed of. “Did I write that piece of crap?

6. There’s too much to fix!

__writing the romantic kiss scene

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In your head:

In paper:

I found this hilarious thread on Tumblr HERE.

Isn’t that the truth. Sometimes we have a perfect scene in our head but we fail to execute it on paper. I feel like ‘big emotional’ moments are often hard to do properly. Such as deaths, important romantic moments, climactic fight scene, etc. Have you had trouble writing a big scene recently? Is it not living up to your vision?

– Ermisenda Alvarez

 

__analogue kindles

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analogue kindles, art, book meme, books, children, comic, funny, future, humor, humour, illustration, kids, parenting, photography, reading meme, technology

I hope this day doesn’t come. 😛

I found this funny picture from George Takei’s Facebook page (he’s amazing!) The winner comment was: It’s one of those analogue Kindles, isn’t it? (by Mark Howlett).

Had to share it! Did it make you smile or laugh?

– Ermisenda Alvarez

__the the impotence of proofreading

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The The Impotence of Proof Reading

I cannot recall if I have ever posted this on Ermilia Blog. I thought I had but I can’t seem to find it through the archives. Regardless, one can never have too much Taylor Mali. An amazing video for all those writers, readers, and anyone who enjoys a good laugh.

Always remember to proof-read! Read up on some funny writing quotes to see what spurred me to post this video. 🙂

– Ermisenda Alvarez