Maine Blaine

A Drake meme and pun. In panel 1, a displeased Drake waves away the words, "Talking down to your readers..." In panel 2, a pleased Drake points at the words, "Talking down to your readers about basement renovations..."

This week's newsletter goes out tomorrow morning, and is all about how to avoid common mistakes in #writing your #non-fiction.

#pun #meme

27.03.2025 21:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A cartoon of an anthropomorphized comma wearing a top-hat and holding a cane, looking mischievous. The text reads: What's a scammer's favorite punctuation? The con-ma!

This week's newsletter highlights how to identify 7 common #scams that target authors.

(A #cartoon of an anthropomorphized comma wearing a top-hat and holding a cane, looking mischievous. The text reads: "What's a scammer's favorite punctuation? The con-ma!")

#pun #dadjoke

21.03.2025 13:11 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

OpenCore Legacy Patcher for the win.

19.03.2025 12:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Solved that with my latest book by not looking at it for 4 years. When I finally revisited it, I actually really liked it.

17.03.2025 00:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I miss OSGRs. Hope I can join a few this summer.

17.03.2025 00:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Didn't realize you were speaking from a reader perspective until the very end... Holds true as the writer, too.

17.03.2025 00:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Been reading a little mythology and it seems like one of the main cross-cultural themes is, “do not, under any circumstances, get on a boat.”

15.03.2025 11:28 — 👍 22532    🔁 1242    💬 677    📌 146

For context, I have been hiding a pun or joke in my weekly emails for about 2 years now... Always related to the content of that newsletter. This one seemed worth sharing. Not sure any of my customers have ever noticed, since nobody has ever mentioned it...

15.03.2025 01:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A joke meme. A book lies flat on the table, with lottery balls taking out of the air into it. The text reads: Traditional publishing deals are like lottery tickets; the prose and cons need careful consideration...

My author friends might appreciate this one...

14.03.2025 15:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0