The Creative Writer's Toolbelt

Episode 6 - The serious business of writing something funny

03.22.2014 - By Andrew J ChamberlainPlay

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This is the last of the five techniques for showing not telling - and arguably it's the hardest one to do. Humour is a serious business and requires precision and integrity in its execution. Precision in terms of timing and editing, and integrity in terms of keeping the characters and scene believable.

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