Anybody enjoy humour writing?
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Oh, I was thinking more along the lines of short story writing with a humorous angle. Or perhaps something like Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods," which is a full-length travel memoir.
I'm Canadian, so that might explain why I'm also a big fan of Stuart McLean and Will Ferguson.
I'm Canadian, so that might explain why I'm also a big fan of Stuart McLean and Will Ferguson.
"A Walk in the Woods" is sitting right behind my head right now, but I haven't read it yet... 
I've read a few of his books and enjoyed them, though.
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I've read a few of his books and enjoyed them, though.Welcome
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I'm a Bryson fanboy, so please, keep me posted if his humor is what your hope to immitate.
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I've been writing comedy scripts for years. My fiction usually has places for humorous release, too. I am a Jean Shepherd fan.
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I absolutely do enjoy humor in writing. It's also one of the hardest things to achieve consistently. The writing gets no help from facial expression or body language. Writing humor seems to turn on witty twists in ideas and wording, sometimes on word play and double entendres. I'm always delighted when I read it and, rarely, when I can pull it off myself.
I absolutely do enjoy humor in writing. It's also one of the hardest things to achieve consistently. The writing gets no help from facial expression or body language. Writing humor seems to turn on witty twists in ideas and wording, sometimes on word play and double entendres. I'm always delighted when I read it and, rarely, when I can pull it off myself.
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Yup .. fun to talk about that via PM maybe ..
You may find the comedy caberet on the humor forum interesting or maybe just a little scarey.
Yup .. fun to talk about that via PM maybe ..
You may find the comedy caberet on the humor forum interesting or maybe just a little scarey.
Welcome! I love humor writing, especially by Douglas Adams, Veronica Geng, James Thurber, and SJ Perelman.