Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Hilarious Research





So I was doing some browsing on Amazon and I came across a discussion in one of the romance forums. It's titled "Your Darned Hated Certain Phrases"



It is pages and pages of educational hilarity. Check it out, but do not drink anything while reading the posts or your computer will be in danger of getting sprayed.

Then, through that site I found the website: Uncle Walter's Bad Romance


It's split into 2 sections: one is bad romance novel covers, and the other is bad quotes. Both have amusing commentary.

And then I met "Uncle Walter's" lovely wife and found this fun blog post:


Besides the entertainment value, sites like these are a valuable asset to romance authors. They contain countless cries from readers of what not to do. Let us never compare male and female organs to fruit, use the universally hated term, "manroot" or have our characters do physically impossible things in the sack.
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10 comments:

  1. Raquel ByrnesFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Bahaha! I loved that discussion! Thanks for the link...funny stuff. =)

    Following...you're a fun find.

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  2. The WifeFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    As always, we're happy to have your support. :) You rock!

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  3. Brooklyn AnnFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    Awwwww... no you guys rock!

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  4. Amie BorstFebruary 17, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    BWAhahaha!

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    So freakin' funny! *wipes a tear from the corner of eye*

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  6. The WifeFebruary 17, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    Thanks to publicity like yours, we've been getting a lot more attention. We were recently featured in The Boston Phoenix (print and online editions -- http://thephoenix.com/Boston/arts/115416-20-astoundingly-bad-romance-novel-covers/) and in The Guardian (UK's big newspaper) under their Internet Picks, also print and online (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/12/internet-picks-of-the-week). This is big stuff, and every little bit helps, so thanks again. :)

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  7. Chantele SedgwickFebruary 17, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    You are funny! :) Fellow crusader here! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm excited to get to know you better! :D

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  8. Simone CooperFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Thank you so much for destroying my life with the brain-numbingly hysterical links to Uncle Walter's Bad Romance sites.

    I ....

    There are no words:
    http://romance.unclewaltersrants.com/2011/01/youve-totally-got-to-say-the-dialogue-in-a-yoda-voice-seriously-do-it.html

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  9. AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 1:40 AM

    Lolz... Brilliantly put! And thank you for the sites that you linked. I write romances too so they will be my lookouts...

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  10. AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 1:40 AM

    Lolz... Brilliantly put! And thank you for the sites that you linked. I write romances too so they will be my lookouts...

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