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Fun Fridays – February 21, 2025

By Steve Laubeon February 21, 2025
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16 writing puns and jokes.

I claim no originality nor responsibility. It’s not my fault!
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I’m a big fan of punctuation—period.

I tried writing a story about flying, but it didn’t take off.

Writing is the only write way to express myself.

The manuscript was too long, so I had to cut to the chase.

Why do writers always feel cold? Because they’re surrounded by drafts!

What do writers have for breakfast? Synonym buns!

I know a writer who has a fondness for culinary metaphors. His stories were always well-seasoned.

Why did the editor go to jail? Because he was caught in a sentence.

Why did the pencil break up with the pen? It couldn’t handle the pressure.

My wife asked me to bring her something hard to write on. I don’t know why she got so mad at me. It’s pretty hard to write on sand.

Why do writers fail to eat regularly? Because they are always full of ideas.

Why did the author become a gardener? Because she had a plot to tend to.

What did the writer who was told they have no platform do? Buy much, much higher shoes.

The teacher said, “Name two pronouns,” looking pointedly at Steve. He looked up and said, “Who, me?”

What do you get when you cross a writer with a deadline? A really clean house.

What do cats and commas have in common? Cats have claws at the end of their paws and commas are a pause at the end of a clause.

 

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President’s Day – 2025

By Steve Laubeon February 17, 2025
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Today is President’s Day in the U.S. Originally established in 1885 as a recognition of George Washington’s birthday (February 22), it was later expanded to include Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and all other U.S. presidents. Over the centuries, there have been some amusing statements by various U.S. presidents. While you read them, think of how you might work humor into your nonfiction or your …

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Category: Humor

Fun Fridays – February 14, 2025

By Steve Laubeon February 14, 2025
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Happy Valentine’s Day! It is well known that behind every man there is an even better woman. I am here to testify to that fact. My wife and I have been married for 43 1/2 years; and without her, I would be half the man I am today. She is what came to mind when I heard this classic song the other day:

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Fun Fridays – February 7, 2025

By Steve Laubeon February 7, 2025
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Today’s funny: A pastor, a rabbit, and a priest walked into a restaurant. The rabbit says, “I think I’m a typo in this story.”

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Category: The Writing Life

Writer’s Block Becomes Writer’s Talk

By Steve Laubeon February 3, 2025
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Seth Godin once wrote in a blog post: No one ever gets talker’s block. No one wakes up in the morning, discovers he has nothing to say and sits quietly, for days or weeks, until the muse hits, until the moment is right, until all the craziness in his life has died down. What a liberating concept! It reminded me of a great book by Joel Saltzman, If You Can Talk, You Can Write. Of course, …

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Category: Common Questoins, Craft, Creativity, The Writing Life, Writing CraftTag: Writers Block

Fun Fridays – January 31, 2025

By Steve Laubeon January 31, 2025
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Are you like me and stunned that this is already the last day of January? Since our minds are blown, let’s enjoy some mindless fun with marbles playing music in today’s video.

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What Entered the Public Domain in 2025?

By Steve Laubeon January 27, 2025
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I try to post something about this every year. This year is no exception. In the United States, under U.S. copyright law, works published in 1929 and earlier are now in public domain. One can publish them or use them without securing copyright permission. In case you are wondering about the specifics, the Copyright Term Extension Act (passed in 1998) gave works published from 1923 through 1977 a …

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Category: Book Business, Copyright Issues, Publishing History

Fun Fridays – January 24, 2025

By Steve Laubeon January 24, 2025
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The 1972 Olympic Games saw one of history’s most iconic come-from-behind races. Watch it again today and be inspired by Dave Wottle. (The 800 meter race is twice around the track.) The lesson? When it seems you are too far behind. When it looks like every other writer already knows everything. When you probably should just give up. Keep running. Keep working at your craft. Every writer you …

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How to Write Your First Novel – an Interview

By Steve Laubeon January 20, 2025
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Thomas Umstattd Jr. interviews Steve Laube   Thomas: So, you’re thinking about writing a novel. You’ve tried your hand at writing a few times, but the story just hasn’t come together. Or maybe you wrote and wrote, but you didn’t quite like what you wrote. The method of starting to write and hoping for the best is the hardest way to write a novel. It’s like trying to …

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Category: Steve, The Writing Life, Writing CraftTag: Craft, The Writing Life, Writing Craft

Fun Fridays – January 17, 2025

By Steve Laubeon January 17, 2025
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Collecting autographs can be fun but often a daunting challenge if you are a bit shy about asking. Even more fun as an author to be asked! Today’s video is an incredible story of a man who traveled the world and collected 50,000 signatures … in one large book. Wow!

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