This was SUCH a great piece; thank you Liz!! I LOVE mystery and suspense that makes me laugh, and I agree with you that it's hard to master. My few jokes in my debut got edited out, I think because I fell into your observation that too few funny lines feel "out of place and clunky." I think my favorite of your advice is to poke fun at the setting (or the people who make up the setting). All communities have their funny quirks that are right at home in a novel!
Thanks so much, Caitlin! I'm sorry your jokes were edited out. I absolutely agree—settings offer up great opportunities for humor! Thanks again for the opportunity to share this!
Amazing tips, thank you for this! I find that I play with humor a lot more in short fiction and flounder a bit when adding it to novels. I appreciated these insights, they are so helpful!
This was SUCH a great piece; thank you Liz!! I LOVE mystery and suspense that makes me laugh, and I agree with you that it's hard to master. My few jokes in my debut got edited out, I think because I fell into your observation that too few funny lines feel "out of place and clunky." I think my favorite of your advice is to poke fun at the setting (or the people who make up the setting). All communities have their funny quirks that are right at home in a novel!
Thanks so much, Caitlin! I'm sorry your jokes were edited out. I absolutely agree—settings offer up great opportunities for humor! Thanks again for the opportunity to share this!
Amazing tips, thank you for this! I find that I play with humor a lot more in short fiction and flounder a bit when adding it to novels. I appreciated these insights, they are so helpful!
Hi Kristin! Thanks so much for reading! I love humor in short fiction too. Wishing you all the best with your writing!
Love this! I love when humor is added into unsuspecting places. It really is something that connects humans across any walks of life.
Thank you so much for reading and I completely agree! 💕💕
Thank you so much for letting me sharing my thoughts on blending my two favorite genres! xx