Funny Friday: Fabio is Fabulous!
You all know I love Fabio -- all those book covers, all that hair... *sigh* Recently I came across a "discussion" of the great romance hero on one of my husband's all-time favorite shows: Mystery Science Theater 3000. I thought, since it had me howling with laughter, y'all might enjoy it too. :) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=matItkfzqAA&w=560&h=315]
You are welcome!
~ Ella
A Halloween Friday Funny
What happens when you videotape bats, then flip the video upside down? Take a look -- and melt at the cuteness! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce_v8l4ie0Y&w=560&h=315]
Funny Friday: "You Don't Read?!?!"
Kristin Scatton's The 6 Reactions Book-Lovers Have To People Who Don't Read is so painfully true...and so genuinely funny. I once spoke with a fellow author who said she didn't read, not because she didn't have time or was too busy, but because she just couldn't get through other people's books. My response -- after I picked my jaw up off the floor -- was similar to my favorite line from this article:
"I see your lips moving. I hear words coming out of your mouth. They sound like English, but I can’t comprehend them."
What's your response when people tell you they don't read?
~ Ella
Funny Friday: The Writer's Life...
Sometimes when you sit down at the computer, ideas buzzing in your head, you find that sweet communion with your muse and out pours the story you long to tell. And then some days, you sit down at the computer, ideas buzzing in your head...and you get this:
:)
~ Ella
Funny Friday: The Joke's On...?
Yeah, I couldn't resist another "man candy" post, though this one is the start of a joke rather than the joke itself. :) Have a great weekend! ~ Ella
Funny Friday: Man Candy
I write romance, and for those of you who aren't around romance authors very much, we see (and search out!) a lot of what we call "man candy." Why do we call it that? Because a good-looking man is sweet to look at, that's why! So today I wanted to share a meme one reader posted to the Nice Girls Writing Naughty Facebook Group that made me laugh. And yes, we all thanked her. ;) Enjoy your Funny Friday!
Funny Friday: Fabio IS the Man!
Yes, Fabio. The guy that made millions of women swoon on romance covers for a decade (or more). Turns out, he's not just a romance-cover hero -- he's also fabulously funny and PATIENT.
Don't believe me? Check out this post on Mandatory; it'll prove you wrong:
12 Pics of Fabio Posing with Strangers Like They're on a Romance Cover
Told ya!
~ Ella
Funny Friday: The Shatner Comma...
Picked this up on Facebook the other day. What, do, you, think? :D
Funny Friday: Spank Me
;)
*This is a Pinterest find. To see the original pin by kris16LE, just click the pic.
Funny Friday: Richard Castle and Grammar
What writer doesn't love Castle? I mean, come on, he's Nathan Fillion, and, well, Nathan Fillion!
*swoon*
This post on Buzzfeed, 7 Helpful Grammar Tips From Richard Castle, gives us helpful grammar tips -- and yummy eye candy at the same time. ;)
Enjoy!
~ Ella
Funny Friday: Ah, Creative Writing, How I Love Thee...
Or, apparently, I must love a newspaper contest for funny lines, but...who the heck cares? These "creative" descriptions are hilarious. And if, as one commenter suggested on the tickled post where I first saw these, you read them in the voice of Leslie Nielsen, you might just fall out of your chair... ;)
So head on over to 20 Actual Quotes From English Exams and see what you think. My fave?
"Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Ballina at 6:36 travelling at 55 mph, the other from Claremorris 4:19 pm at a speed of 35 mph."
Hmm...or perhaps:
"Even in his last years, Granddad had a mind like a steel trap, only one that had been left out so long it had rusted shut."
:D
~ Ella
*Photo courtesy of MinioN2.
Funny Friday: A Little Editing Humor Here
So I'm deep into revisions at the moment, working on the first Southern Nights novel. I can't wait for you to meet Conlan and Jess! But in the meantime, I thought I'd give you a good look at what I'm doing right now, the prep phase. This:
Enjoy your weekend!
~ Ella
Funny Friday: The Craziest Places To...Um...Have Sex
We romance writers, especially those of us with an erotic bent, can have some pretty weird conversations among ourselves, conversations like...oh..."where's the craziest place you've ever had sex?" And yes, we give some pretty out-there answers sometimes. ;) Here's how a few erotica authors answered the same question from Buzzfeed's Arianna Rebolini. Enjoy!
~ Ella
The 14 Craziest Places Where Erotica Writers Have Boned
*Photo courtesy of Jon 'ShakataGaNai' Davis.
Funny Friday: Parents...Oy!
Today is my son's birthday -- YAY!!!! In honor of the thirteen years I've spent parenting him ( :D ), I thought I'd share some seriously spectacular parenting fails when it comes to technology. I love the Autocorrect fails posts, but here's one on Buzzfeed directly related to parents. It's funny stuff like this:
There's tons more funny stuff where this came from. And don't stop halfway -- the last entry is...jeez...hilarious.Kinda reminds me of my grandmother... :)
26 Reasons Why Parents Shouldn't Be Allowed to Have Phones
by Dave Stopera
Enjoy!
~ Ella