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	<title>How to Write Funny Comedy &#38; Humor</title>
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		<title>John Kinde said it:  “Blue humor is a comedy cop out.”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m amazed at the paucity of language among so many young comics. Take away the “F” word and they’re speechless. When used in the right context with the right timing, it’s a versatile word that can double for almost any part of speech—verb, noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb and interjection. It has the hard consonant sound of funny words, and it often gets nervous laughter even when it hasn’t earned it. ]]></description>
		<link>http://jackrawlins.com/?p=784</link>
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		<title>Gene Perret Said It:  “Trash the Query Letters.”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In his book, The Deer on a Bicycle, Patrick McManus says, “No editor in his right mind will turn down a great piece of humor. The tough part is finding an editor in his right mind.” ]]></description>
		<link>http://jackrawlins.com/?p=780</link>
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		<title>Build on Historical Events to Write Fast Funny Comedy &amp; Humor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The nice thing about developing items based on historical events is that you already have a plot and a story you can work with. Don’t sweat the accuracy of your take on the event. Just keep it close enough so the nitpickers won’t think you’re ignorant. ]]></description>
		<link>http://jackrawlins.com/?p=758</link>
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		<title>Funny character names can help you write better comedy &amp; humor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In “What Are You Laughing At?”  Brad Schreiber says, “There is absolutely no excuse for not coming up with an interesting name for  some of  your characters in humor writing.”]]></description>
		<link>http://jackrawlins.com/?p=676</link>
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		<title>James Mendrinos said it: “Words make jokes work.”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sure, you’ve read it a hundred times, but it’s worth repeating what Mark Twain said, “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”]]></description>
		<link>http://jackrawlins.com/?p=663</link>
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