How to write funny : add humor to every kind of writing / edited by John B. Kachuba.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kachuba, John B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wit and humor--Authorship.

Wit and humor.

Physical Description:

232 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Cincinnati : Writer's Digest Books, 2001.

Summary:

Combining classic and original articles with interviews with authors such as Dave Barry, Tom Bodet, and Bill Bryson, this guide teaches writers how to sharpen their sense of humor in their writing.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Relaxing the Rules of Reason / Robin Hemley 5

Chapter 2 The Comic Point of View: Putting Humor in Your Fiction / David Bouchier 17

Chapter 3 Giving the Joke: A Roundtable Discussion With Mark Leyner, Maggie Estep, James Finn Garner and P.J. O'Rourke / Frank Sennett 28

Chapter 4 The Six Basics of Writing / J. Kevin Wolfe 35

Chapter 5 Comedy Workshop / Jennifer Crusie 46

Part II The Genres

Chapter 6 The More and Less of Writing Humorous Fiction / Connie Willis 61

Chapter 7 Getting Laughs From Literature / Josip Novakovich 66

Chapter 8 Take My Wizard ... Please!: The Serious Business of Writing Funny Fantasy and Science Fiction / Esther M. Friesner 74

Chapter 9 Happily Ever Laughter: Writing Romantic Comedy for Women / Jennifer Crusie 84

Chapter 10 Funny Business / David A. Fryxell 93

Chapter 11 Print Humor: Columns, Articles and Fillers / Mel Helitzer 99

Chapter 12 Writing "Funny Bits" for Kids / Patricia Case 111

Chapter 13 The Comfortable Chair: Using Humor in Creative Nonfiction / Dinty Moore 118

Chapter 14 The Seven Laws of Comedy Writing / David Evans 127

Part III The Interviews

Chapter 15 Lee K. Abbot Is Just Making Stories 134

Chapter 16 Saying It Funny: Gail Galloway Adams 138

Chapter 17 Burning With Sherman Alexie 144

Chapter 18 Melissa Bank and the Girls' Guide to Humor 150

Chapter 19 Inside Dave Barry's World 153

Chapter 20 Word Nerds and Butter Churns: Roy Blount Jr. 157

Chapter 21 Traveling the World of Humor With Bill Bryson 163

Chapter 22 Tom Bodett and the Interstate 5 Cow Rollover 169

Chapter 23 A Dash of Levity: Peg Bracken 175

Chapter 24 The Absurd World of Andrei Codrescu 180

Chapter 25 Provoked by the World: John Dufresne 186

Chapter 26 A Cynical Idealist: Denise Duhamel 195

Chapter 27 Whistling in the Dark With Joe R. Lansdale 199

Chapter 28 A Balancing Act in the Spotlight: Michael J. Rosen 207

Chapter 29 Talking Story With Lois-Ann Yamanaka 212

Conclusion: the Last Laugh / John B. Kachuba 218.

ISBN:

1582970548

OCLC:

187547057