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Fun Fridays – January 24, 2020 – Puns for Lexophiles

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 24, 2020
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A Little Bit of Pun for Lexophiles (Lover of Words)

These puns are not original. But they are delightful to read again!
Do you have any you can add?

Don’t spell part backwards. It’s a trap.

When two egotists meet, it’s an I for an I.

I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.

Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.

R.I.P boiled water. You will be mist.

Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off?
He’s all right now.

I can’t believe I got fired from the calendar factory. All I did was take a day off.

Corduroy pillows are making headlines.

The roundest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference.

To write with a broken pencil is pointless.

If a clock is hungry, does it go back four seconds?

When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate.

The short fortune teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.

Most people are shocked when they find out how incompetent I am as an electrician.

A thief fell and broke his leg in wet cement. He became a hardened criminal.

Thieves who steal corn from a garden could be charged with stalking.

We’ll never run out of math teachers because they always multiply.

When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U.C.L.A.

I was addicted to the hokey pokey; but, thankfully, I turned myself around.

The math professor went crazy with the blackboard. He did a number on it.

When an actress saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she’d dye.

The professor discovered that her theory of earthquakes was on shaky ground.

I’ve just written a song about tortillas; actually, it’s more of a rap.

The dead batteries were given out free of charge.

If you take a laptop for a run, you could jog your memory.

A dentist and a manicurist fought tooth and nail.

A bicycle can’t stand alone; it is two tired.

When she told me I was average, she was just being mean.

A will is a dead giveaway.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

A backward poet writes inverse.

In a democracy it’s your vote that counts; in feudalism, it’s your Count that votes.

A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion.

If you don’t pay your exorcist, you can get repossessed.

With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.

Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft, and I’ll show you A-flat miner.

Don’t trust atoms; they make up everything.

If a short psychic broke out of jail, then you’d have a small medium at large.

The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine was fully recovered.

A grenade fell onto a kitchen floor in France, resulted in Linoleum Blownapart.

Your debt will stay with you if you can’t budge it.

Local Area Network in Australia: The LAN down under.

He broke into song because he couldn’t find the key.

A calendar’s days are numbered.

A lot of money is tainted: ‘Taint yours, and ‘taint mine.

A boiled egg is hard to beat.

A successful diet is the triumph of mind over platter.

He had a photographic memory, which was never developed.

A plateau is a high form of flattery.

When you’ve seen one shopping center you’ve seen a mall.

I’d tell you a chemistry joke, but I know I wouldn’t get a reaction.

If you jump off a Paris bridge, you are in Seine.

Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis.

Santa’s helpers are subordinate clauses.

Acupuncture: a jab well done.

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Category: Fun FridaysTag: Humor

Floating … Floating … Gone …

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 23, 2020
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Writers conferences and blogs talk about this topic often so I don't pretend to be breaking new ground with this post. Yet I still see some floating body parts and cliches creep into otherwise great stories. No, I don't mean murder mysteries depicting a stray arm floating in a river. I mean much gentler fare.

Yes, floating body parts offer the reader -- and writer -- shortcuts. But relying on …

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Category: Craft, Writing CraftTag: Craft, Grammar, Tamela, Writing Craft

A Writer’s Double Portion (A Prayer)

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 22, 2020
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Gracious God, who inspired faulty and feeble people in times past to write for the purpose of changing lives, please let some of that spirit–a double portion, even, as I am faultier and feebler than they were—rest on me as a writer. Grant me the productivity of Moses, who though he lived in an age before paper or press is credited with “the books of Moses,” revered as Torah by …

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Category: Personal, The Writing Life, Theology

057 Why Platform is Not Important Like You Think

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 21, 2020
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The following is the outline I used to record this episode. It is not the episode itself! I encourage you to listen to the episode if you can. Why Publishers Care About Platform: Michael Hyatt popularized the term when he started blogging about it about 10 years ago. He also wrote a book about it (Affiliate Link) in 2012. Platform is seen as an indication that books will sell. Authors without …

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Category: The Writing Life

A Nice Accolade

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 18, 2020
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Our blog was listed on The Write Life’s popular 100 Best Websites for Writers in 2020! You can check out the full list here: Best Websites for Writers Special thanks to Farrah Daniel who researched, compiled and wrote this year’s list. And to Jessica Lawlor, Managing Editor and Alexis Grant, Founder of The Write Life.        

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Category: Awards

A Contest Win May Not Help You Get Published

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 16, 2020
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If you are looking to be published, yes, DO enter contests. But a contest win may not result in your book’s publication by a traditional publisher. Today I hope to help you become less frustrated and more understanding regarding some reasons why. First of all, contests’ criteria don’t reflect all the requirements of publishers, nor should they. Most contests judge on such factors as grammar, …

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Category: Career, Contests, Get Published

Is Signing with an Agent Your New Year’s Resolution?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 9, 2020
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If you are currently without representation, signing with a fantastic agent is an excellent resolution to make! Here are some ideas to consider as you prepare to approach agents: Visit agency websites. Ask yourself: Does the agency have a website, such as www.stevelaube.com? Does the website appear professional? Is it easy to navigate? On the sites that list their clients such as we do, do you see …

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Category: Book Proposals, Career

055 How to Find Your Courage as an Author

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 6, 2020
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For the next few weeks, we will be releasing some “best of” episodes while I spend time with our new baby Thomas Gregory Umstattd, III. “Tommy” was born weighing 8 pounds, 14 ounces and he and my wife are both home and doing well. Why we are posting re-runs for the next few weeks. I need more sleep! Episode Notes This episode originally aired in 2018. Today I would like to …

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Category: The Writing Life

Fun Fridays – December 20, 2019

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon December 20, 2019
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A beautiful rendition of “Mary, Did You Know.” Merry Christmas!

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Category: Fun Fridays

Praise the Lord This Christmas!

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon December 19, 2019
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Thank You, Lord, for Your willingness to leave Heaven to be with us for a short time, to share Your wisdom and love. May we walk with You always, for Your plans for us are forever right and good, even when they may not seem that way to the world. May we never let go of Your hand; and may we stay close to You in heart, mind, and spirit. _________ Today I am sharing the Psalms readings from the Book …

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