Jun 17 2010
Amusing Google queries of the day
We provide advice about how to write novels, comic books and graphic novels. Most of my content applies to fiction-writing in general, but we also provide articles specifically about superhero stories.
Here’s some of the queries that have brought readers to SN recently.
- Can I exorcise myself with boiling water? Umm, I’d recommend running that past a priest. Or anybody else that’s not completely nuts.
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what are two common mistakes a writer make that could cause his writing to be ineffective fo readers?r. Punctuation and spelling errors.
- is the scenario of superheroes getting powers from an explosion copyrighted–no, copyrights don’t work that way. The main problem with using a cliche is less that you’ll be sued for ripping off a particular story than that editors (and/or eventually readers) will feel like your stuff isn’t fresh enough. Plus, I don’t think that it’s all that cliche. (The only remotely prominent competitors that come to mind are Daredevil and Static Shock, and the explosion itself only plays a major role for SS).
- hawt edward cullen pix–YOU ARE RUINING THE INTERWEBZ
- wereterrier–yes!
