tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post998465064603868377..comments2024-03-10T12:18:00.338-04:00Comments on Rhobin Lee Courtright: Humor in WritingRhobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-49574335945704827452020-04-18T22:48:52.289-04:002020-04-18T22:48:52.289-04:00Well written and interesting post, Rhobin. Especia...Well written and interesting post, Rhobin. Especially your reference to Jan Hornung's article. It's very close to how I feel about humor and writing it. I enjoy it. I love it when someone makes me laugh, but for me to do it... I don't have the talent.BeverleyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430018506292448221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-63837586161465667432020-04-18T22:00:58.287-04:002020-04-18T22:00:58.287-04:00I so identify with your problems. Mine was always ...I so identify with your problems. Mine was always long necklaces getting caught in or on something until I broke one too many and stopped wearing them. Any one of your for instances could be the basis for a humerous situation.Victoria Chathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064028734034371341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-71982093066383381512020-04-18T18:06:50.164-04:002020-04-18T18:06:50.164-04:00Yeah, I don't really write comedy either, so t...Yeah, I don't really write comedy either, so that's why I had nothing to say on this subject. I've read some romance that are really amusing, making me smile, or outright laugh while I read. But my muse doesn't give me that. Instead, my books are character-driven, since I love to explore how one person learns to trust another fully. That can lead to amusing, snarky comments, but is not really funny, per se.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-27735840061199995132020-04-18T11:08:08.300-04:002020-04-18T11:08:08.300-04:00Skye, interesting point. This brings to mind Shake...Skye, interesting point. This brings to mind Shakespeare. I especially remember the scene with the gravediggers in Hamlet. Here's an interesting article about humor in Hamlet<br />http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/hamlet/humourhamlet.html<br />Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-73781260803803504522020-04-18T10:47:57.026-04:002020-04-18T10:47:57.026-04:00Jan Hornung's advice is good to keep in mind. ...Jan Hornung's advice is good to keep in mind. Show the situation and the reader will find the humor that's there without being slapped in the face with it. If you ever end up with a story that's just getting too dark and heavy, you can add that character with the getting caught on everything quirk, then use it to lighten the mood when you need to. Diversion is good, but so is breaking the tension now and then. And, as you point out, you have plenty of fodder to pick from. Skyewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938351117986167519noreply@blogger.com