Janette Rallison is seriously funny. I love her books and her witty humor.
(I'll post a few of her books that I love at the end of this post!)
One big take away from her class for me was this tidbit: SAVE the funny until the END of the sentence. I'm going to add that idea to my list of things to do when I'm editing.
Humor Principals:
- Humor is universal
- Humor is about surprise
- Jokes that end with a twist
- A lot of humor comes from dashed expectations
- Humor is based on truth--exaggerated but based on truth
- Understatements can also provide humor
- We laugh about the negative things in life
- Bad days are always funnier than good days
- We laugh we we feel superior
- Humor in novels starts with the narrator's voice
- It's the characters reaction that makes something funny
- Use the rule of three
- We laugh at a play on word
Check out some of Janette's books:
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