7 Tips for Adding Humor — Guest: Rhoda Baxter

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I’m not naturally a funny person. I’m more likely to be the one who blurts out an unintentional double entendre (who then has to rewind in my head what I said to figure out why everyone else is laughing *grin*) than to be the one making a joke on purpose.

However, I like including humor in my stories, and I love reading stories that contain a fair amount of humor. Most genres benefit from including touches of humor here or there—even the dark and angsty stories.

So I jumped at the chance to...

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Published on July 07, 2015 05:30
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message 1: by Lori (new)

Lori Great advice. For me, my writing is always hilarious as I type it out. Less so when I go back and read / edit. And when others read it, not so much. I'm bookmarking this one! Thanks!


message 2: by Jami (new)

Jami You're welcome! I'm happy I could share Rhoda's advice with my readers. :)


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