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Humor Columns

Need a laugh?  These humorists are happy to oblige.

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"Let's Face It" by Michael Harling

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"A Writer's Postal Excitement Scale" by Bill Kirk

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"You Know You Are Writer When..." by Kerrie Flanagan

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"O Dear Muse" by Heiddi Zalamar

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"How to get REJECTED in Five Simple Steps" by Jill McDougall 

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"Letter to the Editor" by Anne E. Skalitza

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"Mr. Flintstone, Meet Mr. Jetson" by Michael Harling

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"The Importance of Good Research" by Lesley Hershman

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"I Am Biodegradable. My Writing Is Not." by David Leonhardt

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"Late-Breaking News" by Marilyn Haight 

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"Profitable Fan Fiction" by Dean A. Anderson

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"Late-Breaking News" by Marilyn Haight

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"Freelancing Forecast 2007" by Brandy Stoner

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"Putting a Cork in the Whine" by Randy Richardson

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"With Apologies to Eartha Kitt" by Jeanne Cook

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"A Quiet Night" by Harriet Cooper

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"Wordplay on the Web" by Janis Butler Holm

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"You Don't Need to Be Crazy to Write, But It Helps" by Michelle Mach 

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"Techno-Genius Strikes Again" by Mary Connealy

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"Rejecting Rejection-- A Humorous Challenge to an Editor" by Jim Fox

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"Submitting an Article to the Magazine: Requirements and Regulations" by Sherry Antonetti

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"The Art of Repackaging" by Dean A. Anderson

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"It's Tough to Admit You've Got a Problem" by Jason Offutt

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"Why Mommy Grew Up to Be a Writer" by Sherry Antonetti

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"Class-less Verse" by David Glyn-Jones

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"Tales of a Book Club Dropout" by Aimee Cirucci

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"Help Me, Ernest Hemingway!" by Lesley Hershman

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"Cautionary Medical Diagnostics for the New Writer" by Debbie Gallo

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"Survival Tips for the Newbie" by Kristine Williams

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"In Cahoots" by Amy Mullis

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"Carl LaFong: Literary Maven" by Chris Callard

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"How To Be A Writer" by Theresa Alan

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"I'm With the Band" by Carol Hoenig

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"Impress Your Editor!" by Dawn Allcot

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"Stop 'Writing,' Start Writing" by Catherine Gamroth

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"Rejection and the Writer-- The Superman Complex" by S.W. Vaughn

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"My Grammar is Well" by Kerri Wood

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"The Joy of Book Signings" by Dean Anderson

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"Becoming One of 'Those People'" by Chris Carlisle

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"My Life as the Best Friend of a Writer" by Maryjo Faith Morgan

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"Meg Cabot's Book Signing Do's and Don'ts for Writers" by Meg Cabot

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"From the Files of a Wannabe Writer" by Diane Stilwell

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 "Pilot This?" by Dennis Dale

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"The Path to Organizational Nirvana" by Michelle Gardner

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"Giving Birth to Your Story" by Lesley Hershman

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"Dear Reader" by Rachel Swirsky

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"Franz Kafka? Just Look Next to Dave Barry" by Richard Marino

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"What the Postman Knows" by Pamela Troeppl

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"Of Verbs, Adjectives, and Explosives" by Jason Offutt

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"Washing Away Writer's Block" by Marie Boyum

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"Necroliminphobia and Other Problems of the Pen" by Tina Koenig

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"2006 Call for Submissions" by Bonnie Boots

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"Reprint Rewards" by Erin Huffstetler

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"Writing Word Wordplay" by Brandy Stoner

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"The Eight People You Meet at Writers' Workshops" by Lesley Hershman

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"School’s In (or Teen Queen or Perky Poseur?)" by Cara Nissman

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"Punctuation Sticklers Unite" by Erik Deckers

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"Mailbox Madness" by Sylvia Bright-Green

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"FYI: the 411 on TXT" by Dan O'Leary

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"How I Learned to Type" by Sheila Moss

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"What a Writer's Children Learn" by Amy Brozio-Andrews

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"The Gage of Innocence" by C.J. Van Gieson

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"The Prodigal Writer" by Sharon Wren

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"Missed Muses" by Amy Mullis

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"Having My Way with Words" by Rob Bloom

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"Prompts" by Larry Jer

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"Breaking Up Is So Hard To Do" by Vicky DeCoster

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"Pay-as-You-Woe Plan" by S. Minanel

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"That Dirty Qwerty Thing" by Angelo Paino

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"Put Down that Pencil" by Jim Henderson

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"(Not Another) Form Rejection Letter" by Robyn Schneider

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"Got the Bio Blues" by Roberta Beach Jacobson

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"Tricky Equation" by Jodi Helmer

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"I Went to College for This?" by Lisa Barker

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"Worth the Wait? In Gold!" by Saralee Perel

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"Writing the Balanced Way" by Annette Gulati

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"Wordy" by Angelo Paino

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"Fear Factor" by Tara Lynn Johnson

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"You Can Write a Best-selling Book About How to Write a Best-selling Book!" by John Hershey

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"Confessions of a Corporate Ex-communicator"  by Pete Moore

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"I am Writer, See Me…Shop"  by Virginia Williams

bullet"Bio Hazard" by Amy Mullis
bullet"When Rhyming Gets Slumpy" by Bill Kirk
bullet"Those Deadly Deadlines" by Pamela White
bullet"Someday Dead Writers Need to Worry!" by Ed Williams
bullet"Five Secrets of Successful Writers" by Lori A. Basiewicz
bullet"A Writer's Life: Fantasy vs. Reality" by Jennifer Gomoll
bullet"You Want an Agenda?" by Nancy Viau
bullet"Grand Expectations" by Richard Marino
bullet"How Many S's are in Mississippi?" by Melody Platz
bullet"Ten Ways to Recycle Rejection Slips" by Gail Kavanagh
bullet"Take Note" by Amy A. Mullis
bullet"Take My Publisher, Please!" by Ed Williams
bullet"Counting to a Billion" by Felice Prager
bullet "Freed Verse" by Thom Severtson
bullet"Writing Prompts Exposed" by Andy Martello
bullet"The Ultimate Writer" by Elizabeth Guy
bullet"What Kind of Writer Are You?: A Quiz" by Sian Dawson
bullet"Errata," monthly column by Gaie Sebold
bullet"Bill Harper's Absolute Write-Off: All The Writing Advice You'll Never Need," monthly column by Bill Harper
bullet"Not in My Write Mind," monthly column by Chris Joseph
bullet "Never Put Off Until Tomorrow What You Can Buy Today" by Dianne Sonntag
bullet "Ghost on the Coast" by Robert Patrick
bullet "Taking the Easy Way" by Sharon McGregor
bullet "Sound Off -- In Defense of the Letter 'K'" by Rachelle Hughes
bullet "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Computer: Some Comic Truths of a Professional Writer" by Marilyn Anderson 
bullet "The Art of the First Sentence" by Ron Fromstein
bullet "The Definitive Genre Guide" by Tracy Widner
bullet "The Writing Process" by Kate MacNeil  
bullet"Multiple Rejections" by Brenda Ross
bullet "Flying By The Seat Of My Pants Into The Corner Of The Dining Room Floor" by Marsha Marks
bullet "Plots for Sale" by Linda Hamner
bullet"Rules for Writing for Kids" by Anne Emerick
bullet "An Organizer's Dilemma" by Barbara Val
bullet"Haiku from the Writer's Soul" by Roberta Beach Jacobson
bullet "An Interview With the Author of a Bedside Classic" by Dean Anderson
bullet "Happy to Be Speechless" by Vicky DeCoster  
bullet "Have Pen - Will Write!" by Sian Dawson
bullet"A Freelancer's Suspicions Confirmed" by Patricia Martin
bullet "Secrets of a Weekly Columnist" by Frank P. Baron
bullet"The Journey Net Taken" by Aimee Lamb
bullet"Towing the Line" by Roberta Beach Jacobson
bullet"Taking A Day Off" by Elizabeth Bartlett
bullet"The Writer's Conversations with God" by Gargi Choudhury
bullet"The Writer's Diet: Tips and Hints for the Weight-Watching Wordsmith" by Kate Nicholas
bullet"Necessary Writers' Fantasies" by Dean Anderson
bullet"What Kind of Interviewee Are You?" by Elizabeth Guy
bullet"The Transformation of a Struggling Writer" by Sheldon S. Higdon
bullet"My Friends’ Underwear Drawer, or Writing Can be Fun" by Jerry L. D’Eliso
bullet"A Freelancer's Snack" by Rob Dubas
bullet"Writers’ Guidelines" by Dean Anderson
bullet"Practicing Perfection" by Stephanie Olsen
bullet"Does Not Suit Our Needs" by Jenna Glatzer
bullet"Hi Diddley Dee, a Writer's Life for Me..." by Joseph Hayes
bullet"Six Ways to Alienate Agents & Editors and Influence Rejection" by Mary E. DeMuth
bullet"Ten Things Best Left out of Your Winning Query Letter" by Roberta Beach Jacobson 
bullet"Those Pesky Celebrities Are Ruining Everything!" by John Hershey 
bullet"A Recovering Journalist Remembers Chicken Little: The Bangladeshi Computer Gap" by Earl Merkel
bullet"The Top Ten Clues that You Are (or Should Be) a Writer" by Fay Rose
bullet"Proud to Be a Pre-Pro" by Louisa James
bullet"A Special Support Group" by Dick Warneka
bullet"The Proper Care and Feeding of Writers" by Sandy Siegel
bullet"Killer Authors" by Ina Valeria Doyle
bullet "Blocked" by Tara McClellan McAndrew    
bullet"Ten Ways Parenting Causes Writer’s Block and Their Accompanying Cures" by Rachelle Hughes
bullet"Fledgling Writers Anonymous" by Jo-Anne Beattie
bullet"Health and Safety Warning: Writer's Pause Can Seriously Damage Your Health" by Linda Gray
bullet"Humor Out of Bounds" by Mary Corbett
bullet "Writing is a Confidence Game" by Robert Duncan 
bullet"Office Cat" by Roberta Beach Jacobson
bullet"The Rejection Call" by LuAnn Womach 
bullet"Making My Mark" by Leslie McCrary
bullet"Fall From Grace" by Deborah Dee Simmons  
bullet"Inner Terrain" by Kate MacNeil
bullet"In Search of a Better Letter" by Chris Joseph
bullet"Inspired Writing" by Swapna Kishore
bullet"Top Ten Reasons to Give Up Screenwriting" by Leon H. Kalayjian
bullet"It Isn't Wise to Plagiarize" by Melvin Durai
bullet"Understanding Agents" by Andrea Semple
bullet"Twelve-Step Program for Writers" by Catharine Bramkamp
bullet"Sword Upsets Pen: Advances to Finals" by Chris Joseph
bullet"The Writer's (In)Security Terror Alert Levels" by Robin Svedi
bullet"Reasons for Being a Writer" by Elizabeth Raye
bullet"The Great Speech to All Non-Writers" by Dana Mitchells
bullet"Lost: One Writer's Mind" by Debbie Holland
bullet"The Writer's Book of Genesis" by Chris Joseph
bullet"Seven Habits of Unsuccessful Writers" by Catherine Geary
bullet"Spellchecked" by Al McCartan
bullet"How I Spent My Computer Vacation" by CJ Lockman Hall
bullet"Dirty Dishes" by Abigail Steidley
bullet"Writing Restaurant Menus: An exercise in the fine art of obfuscatory bamboozlement" by Pete Moore
bullet"Inspiration in Aisle Two" by Jodi Helmer
bullet"Why You Too Should Write Stuff for Fun and/or Profit" by Debbie Holland
bullet"Dreams" by Deborah Dee Simmons
bullet"What Free Time?" by Donna Nowacki
bullet"Errata 2" by Gaie Sebold
bullet"Wired Writer's Syndrome" by Christine Cristiano
bullet"Errata" by Gaie Sebold
bullet"Recipe For Getting Published" by Mridu Khullar
bullet"A Subjective Approach to the Definitive Article" by Roberta Kedzierski
bullet"Top Ten Ways To Become A Smoke-Free Writer" by Elizabeth Guy
bullet"Roget versus Microsoft: A Tale of Two Thesauri " by Pete Moore
bullet"Writing Tips From The Masters" by John Breneman
bullet"How To Be A Hack Writer" by Eric Perlin
bullet"How to Write a Query Letter Guaranteed to Get You A Million Dollar Book Advance!!!" by Chris Gavaler
bullet"Tomorrow" by Tom Bentley
bullet"What? ME? Sensitive?" by Ina Valeria Doyle
bullet"My Top 10 Guaranteed Ways To Make BIG $$$ Writing E-Books For Writers!" By Tommy Donbavand
bullet"Rewriting Red Riding Hood" by Patricia Harrington
bullet"Southern Writers" by Charles Langley
bullet"Barnes & Noble Treasure Hunt" by Elizabeth A. Young
bullet"Anyone Seen My Muse?" by Dave Glardon
bullet"A Writer's Sleepless Night" by Meryl K. Evans
bullet"The Letter" by Shelley Lawson
bullet"We Can Gain A Lot From Bookstores" by Melvin Durai
bullet"How To Write A Newspaper Column" by Barry Smith
bullet"Riding The Runaway Train of Thought" by Jennifer Layton
bullet"Writer's Block: A Definition by Example" by Michael Bracken
bullet"Red Five on Black Six: A Trip Through the Mind of a Blocked Writer" by Barry Hutchison
 

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