Bibliograph

Comedy writing secrets, the best-selling guide to writing funny & getting paid for it, Mark Shatz with Mel Helitzer

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Comedy writing secrets, the best-selling guide to writing funny & getting paid for it, Mark Shatz with Mel Helitzer

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Comedy writing secrets

Oclc number

913058291

Responsibility statement

Mark Shatz with Mel Helitzer

Sub title

the best-selling guide to writing funny & getting paid for it

Summary

"Bring on the funny! With Comedy Writing Secrets 3rd Edition, you can discover the secrets of humor writing that will keep your readers rolling in their seats. Learn the basics of joke construction, as well as in-depth comedy-writing techniques that you can apply to a variety of print and online markets. If your aim is to make 'em laugh--and make a career in comedy writing--then look no further."--Provided by Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Part one: Comedy writing 101. Introduction to humor ; Why we laugh ; The recipe for humor -- Part two: Humor writing techniques. POW: play on words ; More POW: the simple truth and the takeoff ; The next giant step: reverses ; Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered: triples ; Realism, exaggeration, and shock ; Brainstorming and editing -- Part three: Writing humor for specific markets. Testing, testing, one, two, three: writing humor for speeches ; Print humor: columns, articles, greeting cards, and abbreviated humor ; Writing humor for the cloud: social media, blogging, and more ; Teach, learn, and laugh ; That's a wrap

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