How to Write Funny.
Title:
How to Write Funny.
Author:
Kachuba, John.
ISBN:
9781599637174
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (244 pages)
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The Basics -- Chapter 1: Relaxing The Rules Of Reason -- Chapter 2: The Comic Point of View: Putting Humor in Your Fiction -- Chapter 3: Giving The Joke: A Roundtable Discussionwith Mark Leyner, Maggie Estep, James Finngarner And P.]. O'rourke -- Chapter 4: The Six Basics Of Writing -- Chapter 5: Comedy Workshop -- Part II: The Genres -- Chapter 6: The More and Less of Writing Humorous Fiction -- Chapter 7: Getting Laughs From Literature -- Chapter 8: Take My Wizard. . . Please!: The Serious Business 0f Writing Funny Fantasy and Science Fiction -- Chapter 9: Happily Ever Laughter: Writing Romantic comedy For Women -- Chapter 10: Funny Business -- Chapter 11: Print Humor: Columns, Articles Andfillers -- Chapter 12: Writing "Funny Bits" For Kids -- Chapter 13: The Comfortable Chair: Using Humor In Creative Nonfiction -- Chapter 14: The Seven Laws 0f Comedy Writing -- Part III: The Interviews -- Chapter 15: Lee K Abbot Is Just Making Stories -- Chapter 16: Saying It Funny: Gail Galloway Adams -- Chapter 17: Burning With Sherman Alexie -- Chapter 18: Melissa Bank And The Girls' Guide To Humor -- Chapter 19: Inside Dave Barry's World -- Chapter 20: Word Nerds And Butter Churns: Roy Blount Jr -- Chapter 21: Traveling The World Of humor With Bill Bryson -- Chapter 22: Tom Bodett And The Interstate 5 Cow Rollover -- Chapter 23: A Dash Of Levity: Peg Bracken -- Chapter 24: The Absurd World Of andrei Codrescu -- Chapter 25: Provoked By The World: John Dufresne -- Chapter 26: A Cynical Idealist: Denise Duhamel -- Chapter 27: Whistling In The Dark With Joe R.Lansdale -- Chapter 28: A Balancing Act In The Spotlight: Michael J.Rosen -- Chapter 29: Talking Story With Lois-ann yamanaka -- Conclusion -- Index.
Abstract:
Writing humor is subjective and challenging - thankfully, there are many ways to create it. How to Write Funny provides advice, insights and humor from more than twenty writers with a gift for making readers laugh. In a diverse collection of articles and interviews, both classic and new, this esteemed group of writers, including Dave Barry, Bill Bryson and Jennifer Crusie, provides different viewpoints on how humor works on the page, whether in short stories, memoirs, novels or articles. You'll learn the principles and basic forms of comedy, when to break the rules of reason, the importance of being yourself, why you should stop trying to hard to be funny, and how to write for specific genres and audiences. You'll also sit in on a special roundtable discussion featuring P.J. O'Rourke, Mark Leyner, Maggie Estep and James Finn Garner, as well as a one-of-a-kind "how-to" workshop conducted by funny lady and best-selling author Jennifer Crusie. You've got a sense of humor. You've got the will to write. Combining the two, and getting it right, will bring a smile to your face and a chuckle to your readers.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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