memes – The Red Pen of Doom

Success is often accidental

June 15, 2014August 3, 2021Posted in 6 Friendly FridayTagged blogging, blogs, editing, memes, music videos, success, success kid, WordPress, Writing7 Comments

How many times have you seen somebody trip, or do something stupid, then they act like, “Oh, I meant to do that?”

The reverse is actually more interesting: you did something random and unintentional and it turned out great.

I didn’t write a silly blog post with the intention of WordPress putting it on the front page. Which is probably why they did. You can’t force it.

Here’s that post: How weird news teaches us great storytelling

So a big thanks to the editors at WP and all the people who visited, commented and subscribed.

Good things come in small, funny packages

June 28, 2012August 3, 2021Posted in 5 Random ThursdayTagged funny, memes, Writers Resources, Writing Exercises1 Comment

Long is the enemy of all that is funny and good.

Writing long will suck the life out of your words and ideas. Embrace short and pithy. Hug the glory of writing short tightly to your bosum, even if you’re not sure where your bosum may be, or if the FCC will fine you for using that word on the Series of Tubes.

Take photo memes, which are really one-liners with an illustration. They’re boiled down and refined, without a word wasted. That’s why they work. Extra verbiage would drown the funny.