How To Be A Comedy Writer : Secrets from the Inside.
Title:
How To Be A Comedy Writer : Secrets from the Inside.
Author:
Blake, Marc.
ISBN:
9781849892315
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (112 pages)
Series:
Creative Writing Skills, 1 ; v.1
Creative Writing Skills, 1
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Front Matter -- Title Page -- Publisher Information -- Introduction -- How To Be A Comedy Writer -- Comedy Basics -- Why laugh? -- Forms of humour -- Live Comedy -- Stand-up -- Character comedy -- Live sketch shows -- The comedy play -- Recorded Comedy -- Screen basics -- Broken comedy -- Sitcom -- Screenplays -- Published Comedy -- Joke books -- The comedy novel -- The Business Of Comedy -- Aspects of the job -- Writer's block -- Topical gags -- Writing on spec -- Stand-up -- Sketches -- Edinburgh -- Plays -- Sitcom/comedy drama -- Screenplays -- Submitting the comedy book -- Submitting the comedy novel -- Agents -- Resources -- Also Available.
Abstract:
Think you're funny? Writing successful comedy isn't just about having a gift for gags; you need to hone your talent and polish your humour to earn a living from making people laugh. If you want to write stand-up comedy, sketches, sitcoms or even a comic novel or film, How to be a Comedy Writer tells you all you need to know and more about the business, the structure of jokes and the nuts and bolts of a craft that can be learnt. This new ebook edition has been specially formatted for today's e-.
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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