Writers Digest (unofficial)May 2
Shocking Discovery: Intentional Humorists Do It on Purpose (On Humor) https://www.writersdigest.com/shocking-discovery-intentional-humorists-do-it-on-purpose-on-humor #WriteBetterNonfiction #WriteBetterFiction #HumorinNonfiction #HumorFiction #FunnyFiction #JokeWriting #OnHumor #Genre #humor
Shocking Discovery: Intentional Humorists Do It on Purpose (On Humor)

Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha discusses the intentionality of writing humor that is more than just parsley.

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Washington DC Comedy WritersApr 20

DC Comedy Writers: Accidental Utopia
Monday at 8:30 PM ET on Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9969288414

This week’s theme is Accidental Utopia.

Icebreaker:
React with surprise to a simple object working as it should.

Exercise:
Take something that almost always fails, or is usually badly designed, and imagine a utopian version of it.

#DCComedyWriters #ComedyWriting #StandUpWriting #JokeWriting #Satire #WritersGroup #ZoomComedy

IndieAuthors.Social NewsMar 26

Self-Deprecating Humor Starts When Being Human (On Humor)

Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha shares five tips for delivering self-deprecating humor by harnessing the simple act of being human.
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https://www.writersdigest.com/self-deprecating-humor-starts-when-being-human-on-humor

#HumorinNonfiction #WriteBetterNonfiction #JokeWriting #NonfictionHumor #OnHumor

Self-Deprecating Humor Starts When Being Human (On Humor)

Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha shares five tips for delivering self-deprecating humor by harnessing the simple act of being human.

Writer's Digest
Writers Digest (unofficial)Mar 26
Self-Deprecating Humor Starts When Being Human (On Humor) https://www.writersdigest.com/self-deprecating-humor-starts-when-being-human-on-humor #WriteBetterNonfiction #HumorinNonfiction #NonfictionHumor #JokeWriting #OnHumor
Self-Deprecating Humor Starts When Being Human (On Humor)

Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha shares five tips for delivering self-deprecating humor by harnessing the simple act of being human.

Writer's Digest
Writers Digest (unofficial)Nov 14
Why Farm for Jokes? (Or Inspiration Is for Suckers) https://www.writersdigest.com/why-farm-for-jokes-or-inspiration-is-for-suckers #WriteBetterNonfiction #WriteBetterFiction #HumorinNonfiction #humornonfiction #HumorFiction #FunnyFiction #JokeWriting #Genre #humor
Why Farm for Jokes? (Or Inspiration Is for Suckers)

Television writer and author Elliott Kalan explains why humor writers should farm for jokes, including a three-step process for doing it.

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Mildly Amusing Bored HousewifeOct 14, 2024
My friend hired me to write jokes for her comedy taping next month. Then my brain and creativity decided to strike :/
#standupcomedy #jokewriting #creativity