https://wetranscripts.dreamwidth.org/ Writing Excuses Transcripts - Dreamwidth Studios Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:37:00 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios wetranscripts community https://wetranscripts.dreamwidth.org/27623.html Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:37:00 GMT https://wetranscripts.dreamwidth.org/27623.html Posted by: <span lj:user='mbarker.livejournal.com' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://www.dreamwidth.org/profile?userid=92151&amp;t=I'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png' alt='[identity profile] ' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://mbarker.livejournal.com/' rel='nofollow'><b>mbarker.livejournal.com</b></a></span><br /><br />Writing Excuses Season Four Episode One: Types of Humor<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/01/11/writing-excuses-4-1-types-of-humor/">http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/01/11/writing-excuses-4-1-types-of-humor/</a><br /><br />Key points: there are many different types of humor. Character humor depends on knowing the characters, and can be used in many different kinds of fiction. Cognitive humor depends on the reader filling in the punchline. Consistent character humor reinforces characterization. Physical humor is very subjective. Non sequiturs need good setup. And maybe a little cold medicine.<br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://wetranscripts.dreamwidth.org/27623.html#cutid1">Bellylaughs?</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br />[Brandon] All right. This is been Writing Excuses. Do we have a writing prompt?<br />[Howard] Yes.<br />[Brandon] All right. Howard?<br />[Howard] Write something funny using non sequiturs and cold medicine.<br />[Brandon] All right. You're out of excuses, now go write.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=wetranscripts&ditemid=27623" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://wetranscripts.dreamwidth.org/27623.html cognitive humor non sequitur cold medicine humor character humor dry public ext_88293 0