Writing with Humor
Prepare Your Field . . . for a Blizzard
The weather man is not my favorite person right now. It’s Wednesday, and they’re predicting everything but fire and…
March 6, 2026-
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A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Pop go the Pop References!
I teach Public Speaking to college and high school students, and one thing we talk about is “Shared Meaning.”…
April 7, 2024 -
Writers ChatWriters Chat Recap For February, Part One
Writers Chat, hosted by Johnnie Alexander, Brandy Brow, and Melissa Stroh is the show where we talk about all…
February 15, 2024 -
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)Take Your Time
We’re almost 3 months into the new year, and unfortunately, a lot of people have already given up on…
February 26, 2023 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Bam! Pow! Zap! Batman and Clever Writing
During my senior year of college, I took a class called “Psychology of Advertising,” taught by a first-time adjunct…
September 6, 2020 -
Writers ChatWriters Chat Recap for April, Part 1
Writers Chat, hosted by Jean Wise, Johnnie Alexander, and Bethany Jett, is the show where we talk about all…
April 15, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's Life
Gotta Have Goals
It’s a new year, and we all know what that means: resolutions! Love them or hate them, we all…
January 6, 2018 -
Craft, Writing with HumorMalapropisms — The Insanely Successful Yogi Berra Technique of Humor
Malapropisms “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” Say what? A malapropism sounds more like a…
November 24, 2016 -
Craft, Writing with HumorThou Shalt Commandments For Writing With Humor
Thou Shalt write with humor. But how? By following these two commandments from humor author James N. Watkins: I. Thou Shalt…
June 27, 2016 -
Craft, Writing with HumorAdding Humor to Your Writing Is As Easy as 1 – 2 – 3: The Rule of Three, to be exact.
Adding humor to any type of writing is as easy as 1 – 2 – 3. Not 1 –…
March 8, 2016
