Hey, there was supposed to a post on the blog yesterday. But I’m sick! And starting to worry about my deadline at the end of October! So here’s a filler post to hopefully make you snicker: #romancewriterprobelms with technology.
Most romance writers these days rely on our computers, smart phones, and all the programs they contain to get stories out of our heads and into the world. But sometimes the tech is less than helpful! If autocorrect has ever ducked up your words, this installment of romance writer problems is for you!
Romance Writer Problems with Prudish Technology
Sarina Bowen: “Microsoft Word does not know the word “tatas?” Puh-lease.”
Microsoft Word does not know the word "tatas?" Puh-lease. #romancewriterproblems
— Sarina Bowen Updates (@SarinaBowen) April 9, 2015
Amy Jo Cousins: “When your phone autocorrects “preens” to “peens.””
When your phone autocorrects "preens" to "peens." #romancewriterproblems
— Amy Jo Cousins (@_AJCousins) September 19, 2014
Zoe York / Ainsley Booth: “I just had to train my computer that “clit” does NOT need to be auto-corrected to “clot”.”
I just had to train my computer that "clit" does NOT need to be auto-corrected to "clot". #romancewriterproblems
— Zoe York / Ainsley Booth 🇨🇦 (@ZoeYorkWrites) May 26, 2014
Liz Lincoln: “Dragon dictation is a prude. My hero keeps rubbing his kayak on my heroine’s Clint.”
Dragon dictation is a prude. My hero keeps rubbing his kayak on my heroine’s Clint. #RomanceWriterProblems
— Liz Lincoln (@TheLizLincoln) December 14, 2017
Racheline Maltese: “Phone keeps trying to change “subby” to “sunny” and sure, but no.”
Phone keeps trying to change "subby" to "sunny" and sure, but no. #RomanceWriterProblems #KinkyProblems
— Racheline Maltese (@racheline_m) February 17, 2017
Georgia Beers: “Dog walking is great for working through plot points. If only Siri understood what I was saying…”
Dog walking is great for working through plot points. If only Siri understood what I was saying… #amwriting #romance #writerproblems
— Georgia Beers (@GeorgiaLBeers) October 25, 2015
Lucy Hudson: “Trying to create facebook ads that won’t get banned is giving me a headache.”
Trying to create facebook ads that won't get banned is giving me a headache.#romancewriterproblems #amwritingromance
— lucy hudson, writer (@lucyhudwrites) April 22, 2019
Kate Perrin: “Wonton and wanton are very different words.”
Wonton and wanton are very different words. #romancewriter #amwritingromance #amwriting #writerslife #authorconfession #authorsofinstagram #amediting #writer #author #autocorrect #SpellcheckCannotSaveYou
— Kate Perrin (@KPerrindotcom) January 22, 2018
Christina Rose Andrews: “Sentence: “she leaned in to kiss him.”
Google Docs: Learned
Me: No… That’s not how this works.”
Sentence: "she leaned in to kiss him."
Google Docs: Learned
Me: No… That's not how this works.#amediting #amwriting #amwritingromance— ChristinaRoseAndrews (@croseandrews) October 1, 2019
