Comedy Writing Secrets: The Best-Selling Guide to Writing Funny and Getting Paid for It
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1599639610 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 235 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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If your aim is to make 'em laugh--and make a career in comedy writing--then look no further. With Comedy Writing Secrets 3rd Edition, you'll be laugh-out-loud funny and leave readers wanting more.. In this completely revised and refreshed edition, you'll discover:Hundreds of updated one-liners, anecdotes, and bits from top comedians like Louis C.K., Conan O’Brien, Tina Fey, Amy Schumer, Rodney Dangerfield, Jon Stewart, Steve Martin, Ellen DeGeneres, Jimmy Fallon, George Carlin, Zach Galifianakis, Stephen Colbert, Erma Bombeck, and more.Exclusive tips for injecting humor into articles, speeches, advertisements, greeting cards, and more.New instruction on writing for online markets and social media.Advice on brainstorming and editing to beat writer's block and generate new material.Exercises and expanded instructions for exaggeration, reverses, word play and more to practice and refine your writing skills.For more than twenty years, Comedy Writing Secrets has helped humor writers of all skill levels write and sell their work. The Must-Have Guide to Humor Writing 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
Mark is currently developing an online course on humor writing for Writer's Digest University. . In addition to teaching humor writing, he has extensive international experience as a teacher, speaker, and seminar leader on various topics such as motivation, death education, and interpersonal communication. Shatz has published numerous academic papers, incluiding how to use humor to enhance instruction and learning. Dr. Mark A Shatz is a professor of psychology at Ohio Universi
Dr. . In addition to teaching humor writing, he has extensive international experience as a teacher, speaker, and seminar leader on various topics such as motivation, death education, and interpersonal communication. Mark is currently developing an online course on humor writing for Writer's Digest University. About the Author Mark A Shatz is a professor of psychology at Ohio University, Zainesville. He is the author of KISSing Golf: Keep It Simple (Stupid) Instructional Method, a humorous instructional book for beginning golfers. Shatz has published numerous academic papers, incluiding how to use humor to enhance instruction and learning
"Not what I was expecting, more of a catalog of funny people and quotes on humor." according to Lisa. I was hoping for more of an informational product, telling about actually crafting humor yourself. To me this appears to be more of a listing of sayings about jokes and humor. It's well written and interesting but it doesn't appear to come off as it's portrayed. For the most part the book is a paragraph about being funny, using someone as an example. Then it's proceded by a quote, after each paragraph. This doesn't allow you to really get into the text, which I find irritating too.. Thank you for sharing your secrets! Amazon Customer Comedy Writing Secrets very much deserves a five-star rating. I have always enjoyed comedy but never felt personally capable of writing my own. After reading this guide, I now have the tools to give it a try. I am so glad I chose this book. The author structured the chapters in such a way that kept my interest all the way through. I was pleasantly surpised by how often I laughed out loud! While comedy writing is a subject that requires particular interest, I think it is fair to assume almost everyone is interested in adding more laughter to their life. Comedy Writing Secrets has given me a ro. Amazon Customer said Case in point. This book is very funny and very educational. The author does a fantastic job of informing the readers through examples and scenarios. It sparked my imagination and gave me a new insight into comedic writing that I would never have found otherwise. I really respect the the author's bold approach to writing a guide book on something that many people believe is a natural-born gift, instead of a learnable skill. I feel very much more capable of my skill after this book. Also, the quotes throughout the book kept me interested and were laugh out loud funny. I highly recommend this book.