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Humor Fiction

Writer’s Digest 94th Annual Competition Humor First Place Winner: “Burnt Toast”Moriah Richard

Cartoon by Bob Eckstein with text: Caption This!

Winner Update: Cartoon Caption Contest Amy Jones

On Humor Column, by Karim Shamsi-Basha

I’m Not Saying I’m Funny, but My Cat Just Laughed…Probably (On Humor)Karim Shamsi-Basha

A Demon For Your Thoughts: Writing Humor That Bites | EL Deards

A Demon for Your Thoughts: Writing Humor That Bites E.L. Deards

Christopher Ransom: This Was a Book I Had To Write Robert Lee Brewer

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

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

How to Add Comedy to a Thriller Novel David List

5 Things Writers Can Do to Add Comedy to Their Novels Melissa Ferguson

Sophie Brickman: On Going From Nonfiction to Fiction Robert Lee Brewer

6 Tips for Writing a Dark Comedy Carol LaHines

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

Humor in YA Fiction: A Serious Post Christine Webb

Funny Isn’t the Opposite of Sexy Betty Corrello

The First Laugh Jorjeana Marie

From the Heart Jeff Somers

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