Category Archives: Book Writing

I used several great books to develop my comedy writing skills. I’ve been using this column to teach you bits and pieces from each of these, along with a mix of my own techniques, but if you want a more …

In the world of fiction, copying passages from other stories and trying to publish them as your own is plagarism. In the world of comedy, it’s just another way to write. Of course, I don’t want you totally ripping off …

Humor’s on a different level than other forms of writing when it comes to readability. In fiction you can afford to be elaborate, but humor needs to fire right out of the gate or it’ll flop. That being said, it’s …

One of the best parts about humor writing is that it’s a perfectly acceptable way to make fun of people. When you just call someone a moronic, womanizing jerk, that’s mean. When you compare someone’s love life to a McDonald’s …