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Comedy: June 25, 2014 Issue [#6379]

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 This week: Family Fun
  Edited by: Annette Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
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3. Letter from the Editor
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5. A Word from Writing.Com
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About This Newsletter

Hello fun readers, I am Annette Author Icon and a guest editor for this issue. So, don't expect this to be half as funny as the Comedy Newsletters from the trained professionals. Here we go.


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Letter from the editor

Family Fun


Since you're the only one allowed to talk bad about your own relatives: use it!


No matter if you write fiction or non-fiction, in every story with comedy, you need to get your fodder somewhere. A great source of humor is your own family. There is that kid that keeps falling into lakes, ponds, rivers, or get completely hosed by a water fountain during every vacation. There is the country cousin who drives an old, formerly red, pick-up truck and thinks you are secretly hanging out with the Rockefellers because you bring two tubs of fast-food fried chicken to a pot-luck. There is the grandpa who tells the same stories over and over again even though you have heard them hundreds of times before. There is the mother who relishes in reminding everybody of all the embarrassing things they did as children.

You get the idea. When writing comedy and stumped for your next joke, close your eyes and remember your last family gathering. Now, let it rip.



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Ask & Answer


In response to my last newsletter " Comedy in Everyday Situations" Open in new Window., I received the following responses.

Marci Missing Everyone Author Icon wrote: Your friends sounds like one of those people about whom you say, "Hey, you can't make this stuff up!" I have a few friends like this. Real life is funnier than make believe!

Real life - as long as nobody gets hurt - is very much the best source for funny incidents.

Shadowstalker-- Covid free Author Icon wrote: I agree with putting comedy into simple things to break up the story a bit. I know lately in the short story series I've been writing i have using it a lot. Even when I don't have anyone or anything to have the main character play off of I have him play off himself. Sometimes using subtle comedy is more effective then outright slapstick or jump comedy, though the set up can take some work.

Oh yes. I am definitely not advocating for putting slap-stick into everything. It is only one type of comedy to lighted up a plot and should ideally only happen once in a while or it would dumb down the whole piece.

LJPC - the tortoise Author Icon wrote: Hi Giselle! I loved reading the anecdotes about your friend. Thanks for the great newsletter! *Bigsmile*
~ Laura

*Bigsmile* Thank you for the praise.

drjim wrote: Giselle! Now you've got all of us guys who LOVE to BBQ wondering...what did Melitta THINK was lurking beneath the grill lid?!? Does she issue a sort of "pre-scream", a little ya-HOO to get her pipes warmed up before the masterpiece performance? Damnit! Now your friend has ME giving it a pre-HUZZAH! beforehand, a straight up Rebel YELL reserved for anything that might come back at me grilled less than medium, hence still semi-alive. Thanks for the thought-provoking newsletter - I suggest going further, MUCH further with the BBQ aspect ... you will have fans from Al Roker (no doubt) all the way to Chef Ramsey if this keeps up! As ever, Dr J

I never found out what she thought what she thought she may have seen. It might be an idea to pass on the tidbits of her life to a reality TV show though. Would be the best one out there.

Brother Nature Author Icon wrote: Excellent newsletter, I enjoyed reading your "Letter From the Editor"; it's so true, humor adds life to any genre.

Thank you for the praise and thank you for agreeing. :-d


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