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Comedy: February 27, 2008 Issue [#2247]

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1. About this Newsletter
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3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
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6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

I'm Sophurky Author Icon ~ your Host for the Comedy Newsletter this week. WARNING: I will be whining about winter, which is no laughing matter! *Wink*



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Letter from the editor

Winter is NOT Funny!

I am sick of winter. Especially this winter. It's gone on much too long and been way too cold, and it really needs to pack up it's ice and snow, head south or wherever it goes from here , and give spring a turn.

I currently reside in the state of Illinois, in the U.S. -- not the coldest place on the planet, to be sure, but not the warmest either. And this winter in particular has been horrible! Part of my problem is that I was born and grew up in one a very warm place -- Southern California -- so warm weather is in my blood, literally. And even though I've been living in the Midwest for almost 20 years (first Iowa, then here), I still have not gotten used to the mind-numbing cold of these prairie winters.

But this winter has been worse than usual. Part of the problem is the fluctation in the temperatures we've been having. In January and February both, we were teased with a couple of springlike 50+ degree days -- we even had a couple of big thunderstorms with lots of lightning and rain. But then, literally within minutes, the temps would drop 30-40 degrees as an artic cold front blew through, and that's just not right. Global warming my left foot! *Laugh*

And the snow! I used to love snow, especially when I was a SoCal gal, because we had to drive a couple of hours to the mountains if we wanted to see any of the white stuff. So when I first moved to the Midwest I would get excited every time it snowed, marveling at the beauty of the heavenly flakes gently falling from the sky. In fact, just a few months ago, when we got our first snow sometime in November, I sat by the window and watched it with the excitement of a small child. But now, a mere three months later, if I NEVER see another snowflake it will be too soon (and yes, it IS snowing again as I type this).

My sister says it's a sign that I should move back "home" to California. And if it weren't so expensive to live there I might consider it. But my job is here, as are my husband and friends. So it's really not practical to leave, and instead I've decided to try and find the bright side of winter in order to help me get through it the next several weeks with my sanity.

The Bright Side of Winter
Err, um ....... yeah, well okay, for one thing ... about winter, from the plus side you've got ... ehhhh, there's always ... lemme think, there's got to be something good about winter ... how about ... it keeps me indoors and so I can do more writing and reading? Or, um ... it makes me appreciate spring more?

Come on, I can do better than this, I am a writer after all! What can I find to say that's positive about winter? Yeah, well, I'll get right back to you as soon as I think of something! *Laugh* And in the meantime, feel free to send me comments and ideas about how you survive these long cold winters AND keep your funny bone in tact!


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Ask & Answer

Here are some responses from my last newsletter about putting comedy into your dramatic writing. *Bigsmile*

From lulubelle
Thanks for the great newsletter. It was great advice. Sarcasm is something I love to use in my stories, especially to break a bit of tension, so this newsletter was great for me. Thank you.
Ashton Rose

Glad you liked it! Thank you so much for your kind comments! *Bigsmile*

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From PuppyTales Author Icon
I loved this newsletter! Very helpful and something I've thought about before. I love laughing. Of anything I read, I enjoy humor the most. I've found that the best books (and most realistic, because it does happen!) are those that are dramatic and serious, but have hilarious things happen in them.

Like the popular books, Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. They are not in the comedy genre, but they'll make you laugh. The humor is woven so well into the books, it just flows so well, it's amazing.

I've also read books, if you've heard of the Maximum Ride series... that're annoying. No offense to those who like them, but while reading, I felt uncomfortable. The author was TRYING SO HARD to make the books funny it was forced, chunky, and STUPID.

So anyway, thanks for the newsletter, and always remember... keep that humor smooooooooth! Like Eclipse... not Maximum Ride!

Puppy

Thanks for your comments -- I agree with you about the best books being ones that combine both the serious and the comical. Write (and laugh!) on! *Bigsmile*

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From Hannah Author Icon
SophY--
Great newsletter, again. Keep up the good work.

And I also was wondering if perhaps you could cover some types of humor like irony and dark humor. I would love to see those.

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the suggestion -- I think dark humor has been dones in the past, but it can certainly be revisited sometime! *Bigsmile*

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That's all for now! Until next time, and on behalf of your other brilliant Comedy Newsletter Editors Melissa is fashionably late! Author Icon and Robert Waltz Author Icon -- LAUGH ON! And stay warm!

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