tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post2616710477032263673..comments2023-05-30T08:29:42.770-04:00Comments on The Erotica Readers & Writers Association Blog: Slipping in the humour...Croco Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417265522875605547noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-75062224604507137952017-02-14T21:57:53.368-05:002017-02-14T21:57:53.368-05:00Delores, you are FAR too modest!Delores, you are FAR too modest!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-10425822985154654732017-02-13T04:38:19.136-05:002017-02-13T04:38:19.136-05:00Hi Sam
Great article - although you forgot to inc...Hi Sam<br /><br />Great article - although you forgot to include one of the strategies that you often use in your own writing: ridiculous character names :-)<br /><br />As I'm sure you know, I consider humour to be a very important part of life in general, so I think its inclusion in fiction is very important.<br /><br />I'm not sure which animal I'd come under - I think I have some elephant, bat, owl and snake, which is probably a bad mix.<br /><br />I've also read the Jimmy Carr book, but as you can see, it's not made me any funnier.<br /><br />To show my poor sense of humour, this is something that I laughed at when someone posted it on twitter:<br />Oral sex can make your day, but anal can make your hole weak !!<br /><br />I thank you. I'm here all week.<br /><br />deloresswallows.bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362962866364957600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-85859012508437052902017-02-12T08:00:57.209-05:002017-02-12T08:00:57.209-05:00Eh, you're not conspicuously unfunny, you know...Eh, you're not conspicuously unfunny, you know. There are several good one-liners in the Gazillionaire and the Virgin which attest to that!<br /><br />I'm glad you can see the merits of this approach to unpacking humour, even if it's not necessarily your cup of tea.<br /><br />And yes, Daddy X has a good grip on a significant proportion of the visual/descriptive techniques.Tighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201951133464625185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-32875872144560859922017-02-12T07:59:02.789-05:002017-02-12T07:59:02.789-05:00Thanks, Belinda. Your support is greatly appreciat...Thanks, Belinda. Your support is greatly appreciated, as ever, and from what I've read of your work, your funny bone is very adeptly polished :)<br /><br />There are about 40 distinct techniques out there, about a third of them confined to the visual arts, and another tenth specific to script-writing. The remainder are split in terms of suitability between the different voices in writing. For example if you're writing in deep 3rd person POV, you want to keep the appearance of your narrator relatively contained. But 1st person / epistolary writing can make use of analogies, similes (and the rule of 3) - as can the omniscient voice. Omniscience has powerful tools of its own, too (like the contrast switch between characters' interpretations of the same situation.) I did have quite a detailed article on that at one point. I'll send it to you off-list if I find it :)<br /><br />Thanks again<br /><br />Tiglet xxxxTighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201951133464625185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-13680815657873148132017-02-12T07:52:44.613-05:002017-02-12T07:52:44.613-05:00off-beat is good - as is quirky. Makes the charact...off-beat is good - as is quirky. Makes the character memorable! I'm glad you found the article helpful. I had a couple more detailed one somewhere on tools to use for deep 3rd person POV versus omnisicent voice, but they've gone into hiding.... Tighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201951133464625185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-4826269262698475212017-02-12T07:50:37.619-05:002017-02-12T07:50:37.619-05:00Unexpected touches are fun :) Thanks for the lovel...Unexpected touches are fun :) Thanks for the lovely comments - much appreciated. I hope the article is fun for you if you take to assessing your viewing habits over the next months...Tighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201951133464625185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-79233311518192968072017-02-12T07:49:39.831-05:002017-02-12T07:49:39.831-05:00Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! I t...Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting! I think there's a huge overlap in AU/NZ and UK humour. We share the same brand of sarcasm, which accounts for about 30% of it before you go into all the other unconscious techniques! There's a lot of Owl humour in your Hawaiian series, so I can see that category working for you very well. I've always been a fan of 'outnumbered' (semi-improved comedy about a family of three impossible kids..)<br /><br />thanks again! Tighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201951133464625185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-6862257838673495742017-02-11T23:49:00.255-05:002017-02-11T23:49:00.255-05:00As one of the least funny authors I know, I salute...As one of the least funny authors I know, I salute you, Sam! <br /><br />I don't know if this will help me introduce humor in my writing, but it certainly assists me in understanding it. <br /><br />(Daddy X is a master of several of these forms.)Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-81006734616372960682017-02-11T18:48:01.886-05:002017-02-11T18:48:01.886-05:00An unexpected delight.
When I encounter a topic ...An unexpected delight. <br /><br />When I encounter a topic I feel familiar with, I prearrange my thoughts, considering the points I would make writing the dam thing. I do think I know a little something about humour, but I haven't (hadn't) the faintest clue about its mechanics, or how to explain it to others, so this was enlightening in a way that I can only describe as--at the risk of repeating mysekf--delightful.<br /><br />Well done.Belinda LaPagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584590688102946993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-73834911476385488932017-02-11T17:40:47.548-05:002017-02-11T17:40:47.548-05:00Hi Tig! A wonderfully informative and helpful arti...Hi Tig! A wonderfully informative and helpful article, as always. When I manage to pull off a funny piece it is usually because the character is off-beat with their own quirky sense of self. Humour doen't come naturally to me so these tips will be inordinately helpful. Thanks for this! MaireadAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08476013056671930442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-66685385558329469722017-02-11T16:56:58.223-05:002017-02-11T16:56:58.223-05:00Hey Tig, great article here, very useful and well ...Hey Tig, great article here, very useful and well written! I myself have found that the best humour is the humour you don't expect, so I concur wholeheartedly with that!<br /><br />Meno<3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548435596763935578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-706966415145426602017-02-11T15:35:12.023-05:002017-02-11T15:35:12.023-05:00Aloha Sam. :-). Good article. Humor is very subjec...Aloha Sam. :-). Good article. Humor is very subjective but when it hits the spot - it can stay with us for years. And American and British humor is completely different. I find American humor very hard to comprehend. But probably I'm the Owl. I do love Modern Family. I like clever asides and sarky remarks. If humor pops into my writing - it's by sheer accident. I don't plan it. And it depends on my characters. Mine do a lot of self-depreciating remarks. Lol. <br /><br />Thanks and aloha Meg. :-). <br /><br />Meg Amorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330778909112029352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-13712744458579679562017-02-11T12:20:17.632-05:002017-02-11T12:20:17.632-05:00if you have specific areas where you could benefit...if you have specific areas where you could benefit from more focussed material by way of explanation and example, come my way. I'd be happy to help. Comedy is a really hard thing to 'teach' as such. The best approach is to present an array of linguistic weapons.Tighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201951133464625185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-23585768389263054182017-02-11T12:17:31.028-05:002017-02-11T12:17:31.028-05:00Rose, I can't thank you enough for this commen...Rose, I can't thank you enough for this comment. I know you were sceptical about the premise for this article, so I really appreciate you taking the time to read it anyway, and then taking the time to reflect and see what it could achieve.<br /><br />And you're not an old bat ;) <br /><br />Many thanks again,<br /><br />Tig xxxxTighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201951133464625185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-42985952416079104292017-02-11T11:54:36.557-05:002017-02-11T11:54:36.557-05:00Great tutorial on humour, Sam. It's notoriousl...Great tutorial on humour, Sam. It's notoriously hard to explain, though I've had to analyze it when teaching comic material in university English classes. Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7396437919069310850.post-85279931335823121832017-02-11T11:50:05.276-05:002017-02-11T11:50:05.276-05:00Excellent, excellent post.
This comment contribut...Excellent, excellent post.<br /><br />This comment contributed by one of the Bats (to be exact, one of the old bats).<br /><br />Seriously,though, you've nailed it, Tig. Thanks for a top-notch article.<br /><br />RoseRose B. Thonrynoreply@blogger.com