• Jack Rawlins


    To help myself and others write bawdy comedy and humor, I use the tools, tips and techniques of the pros--and I provide lots of good (and some bad) examples. Hey, it's a learning experience for me too.

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    This course is not like many others, in that it is not exercise after exercise and so-called hot tips guaranteeing to give you instant writing success, there is no such thing. What it will do for you is give you the best possible advice on how to produce solid humor. Humor Writing 101

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  • Free: How to Write & Sell Humor

    Available here in PDF for your education and enjoyment, How to Write & Sell Humor, is a funny, fact-packed, 61- page fast-read based on Jim’s 13-week, college humor writing course. Copy and paste this address in your browser :http://www.jimforeman.com/Books/WriteHumor/humor.pdf

To Study the Art of Gentle Sarcasm, Read The Double –Jack Murders by Patrick F. McManus

Posted on June 28th, 2010 by JJR

For an instructive sampling of Patrick McManus work, read The Deer on a Bicycle, excursions into the writing of humor. While humor often suffers from analysis, the author offers examples of his funny stuff with commentary on how it was constructed and what makes them work.

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Formats for Comedy & Humor Writing : Part Two

Posted on May 10th, 2010 by JJR

In Part One of this two-parter, we discussed the advantage of experimenting with different formats for your humor. We also offered a few examples from my portfolio. Even if my examples aren’t all thigh-slappers, they still illustrate the differences.

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Try Different Formats when You Write Comedy & Humor

Posted on May 3rd, 2010 by JJR

There are a lot of ways to tell a funny story. Once you have a solid premise– your opinion, slant, or insight about a topic, person place or thing–don’t lock you brain on only one way of presenting it.

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