A writer might ask, “Why aren’t they smiling? My speaking audience, my critique partners, my agent, my editor, my best friend–and half the humor was about her! Why is no one smiling except me?”
Writing humor into a talk or …
Humor
The Tragedy of Comedy
Cynthia Ruchti
You deliver the punch line of your best joke ever. Someone in your circle of friends says, “I don’t get it.”
And thus is the tragedy of comedy. It doesn’t always work. Because the joke was poorly delivered? …
#QueryFail: Clever Queries
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office
Weather: 82º (Ten degrees hotter than yesterday)
Great comments so far on queries. Today we are going to get into some dos and don’ts. Let me say again, these are …
Comics are not comic
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such, Nashville
Weather: mid-70 s
After one day of reading the funny papers, I’m reporting there’s not much funny to be found. On one page of newsprint, there’s everything from elementary humor about common …