Things That Annoy Me, But Shouldn't

There's also this gem from the 90's:

 

I watch all them TV type shows for free.

 

Popcorn time app?

 

@Iain Aschendale & @Moon I got yer earworm right here:



ETA: Don't make me post ABBA!
Came back to add: I've now listened to "Blue" four times. Dammit!

 

"Sugar Rush! Sugar Rush!"

 

Sounds dodgy, keep things like that off the main pages please.

 

Understood. Something I heard about. Don't know if it's real.

 

This is definitely something that should anger people in general; The ding dong in Louisiana who's been burning historic churches down. Apparently, I look just like him, and since I'm in a neighboring state to Louisiana, many of my fellow students believe that I have been burning churches down, not even factoring that the guy was arrested and charged earlier this week.

 

What is up with all these self appointed writing experts on youtube?
You wrote one book, and probably self pubbed it, so what gives you
the status to be telling everyone your tips like you know it all?
I mean they are all in their early to mid 20's with only one book
under their belt, but they seem to know everything there is to know
about writing. 1 book does not put you on the same level as the old
guy/gal that has a lifetime of writing under their belt, and don't typically
get their ideas for tips from cheezy hipster top list sites on writing tips.
Seriously, why are all these 'experts' flat and boring, then get all the
attention for their minor achievements in writing one book? Now I
know I am going out on a limb, but anybody can fucking self pubb a
book, and even less can actually write something decent.
So what the hell do all these sterile living suburban youngins know
that people who have made a career on actually writing don't know?
IDK, but it seems people are kinda dumb for listening to these 'experts'
on things they have low level knowledge of, and then state things as
fact, rather than opinions or ideas.

What the fuck?

 

Youtube pays better

 

Accidental double

 

I have a tendency to ignore them and stay away, even "Terrible Writting Tips", I use to watch but then was like, who are you to determine what is the right way to write, or the wrong way.

I don't know, it seems like now adays , anyone can throw a video up and garner attention.

This is a part that worries me, I plan to self pub, and fear it won't be any good.

agreed, I spent decades writing, and only in the last year got help honing my skills. like many others here, I am quite advanced in age, per say, still a youngster compared to others. . Who were in boot camp while I was a toddler.

 

These guys never wanted to be writers, they wanted to be marketeers and rushing out that one, self published book gives them the 'in' to do so. I f'kin hate 'em.

 

Part of making a living at writing is being half marketeer. Whether it's shilling your self published book to the masses, or a manuscript to a publisher, about as important as your ability to write a story is your ability to sell it to someone.

 

True, but for most of us the passion is in the writing, not the marketing, whereas with these so called YouTube writing experts its the reverse.

 

I think the problem is the "Anyone Can Write a Book" / "Write a Book in 30 Days" webinar crowd who aren't writing because they love to write or read. They're writing because becoming an expert at something is pawned off as being an easy way to make a lot of money. For them, the book isn't the "thing"; it's a marketing piece to brand themselves as an expert in whatever the dart they threw happened to land on.

That's significantly different than bringing marketing savvy to a novel.

(corrected a typo)

 

Attn: me, please stop falling asleep to the audiobook of The Stand by Stephen King. The viral apocalypse nightmares are getting old. Thank you.

 

Lol, this happens to me with zombies. After watching Dawn of the Dead oh, it is a guarantee I'm having a zombie dream

 

Sticker on car reads: "Baby on board!"

Proceeds to drive like a blind maniac nearly causing accidents at every turn.

-_-

 

The ship that my grandfather captained in WWII (not saying which one, but it was a destroyer escort) only spent a little over two years between its keel being laid and it being sold for scrap.

It's a bridge or a box of razor blades somewhere now.

 

The "dog ate my homework" excuse. It's such an overused excuse in fiction that no one thinks twice about disregarding it. Someday, someone's dog is going to actually eat their homework, and no one is going to take it seriously unless they come to class with an X-ray of their dog's gut containing their homework.

 

You know...

In Hogwarts it's "my homework ate my dog".