Writing Comedy Without Losing Control of Tone

Mystery & Crime • Writing Craft
2012
Featuring Bente Gallagher, Charlene Johnson, Gail Oust, Nancy West, Robert Spiller, Susan Smiley

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Humor is one of the hardest effects to pull off consistently. Bente Gallagher, Charlene Johnson, Gail Oust, Nancy West, Robert Spiller, and Susan Smily share examples from their own work while discussing the craft behind effective comedy. They examine language control, tonal balance, and the challenges of blending humor with sex, crime, and violence without losing reader trust.

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