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Writing Humor

Humor in Nonfiction To Be, or Not to Be…That Is Two Questions: or, 7 Tips to Write Funny Headlines (On Humor)

Humor columnist Karim Shamsi-Basha shares seven tips to write funny headlines that will pull readers in to your articles.

Karim Shamsi-Basha

Character How One Nonsense Word Helps Me Craft Better Character-Based Suspense Nat Cassidy

Writing Techniques 10 Things I’ve Learned About Writing From Being a Stand-Up Comic and in the Writer’s Room of Emmy Award-Winning TV Shows Matt Goldman

Write Better Fiction 6 Tips for Writing a Dark Comedy Carol LaHines

Write Better Fiction Tickling Funny Bones: 14 Tips for Crafting Humor in Children’s Books Sabrina Moyle

Young Adult Humor in YA Fiction: A Serious Post Christine Webb

Write Better Fiction Funny Isn’t the Opposite of Sexy Betty Corrello

Write Better Fiction The First Laugh Jorjeana Marie

Write Better Fiction From the Heart Jeff Somers

Write Better Fiction How to Bring the Funny: From Second City Classes to Novel Writing Melodie Edwards

Write Better Poetry 5 Tips for Incorporating Humor Into Your Poetry Diego Báez

Write Better Nonfiction Turning the Page Into a Canvas Mark Shatz

Write Better Fiction Combining Genres to Keep Readers Guessing: A Chat with Rob Hart The Editors of Writer's Digest

Write Better Fiction Finding Humor Inside the Horror Roshani Chokshi

Write Better Fiction My Approach to Combining Romance and Comedy With Vampires Jenna Levine

Write Better Fiction Finding the Sweet Spot for Funny: Writing Humor for Middle-Grade Readers Jake Wheeler

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