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Jean Riva

Top Ten Tools for Writing Humor

I ran across this article titled Top Ten Tools for Writing Humor by Dave Leonhardt. It surprised me that I instinctively already use abou...

Started by Jean Riva

7 May. 7, 2008
Reply by Will Wright
theBarefoot

Telegraphing the Joke

When writing an article online, you are often requested or required to provide an abstract. This is where many articles just die. So ofte...

Started by theBarefoot

39 Apr. 22, 2008
Reply by Crutnacker
jcorn

Invisible comments flying around and then appearing at random

Today, AC blew up in a way that may have happened to some of you pros. Being paranoid about this, I assume it was because I commented on ...

Started by jcorn

6 Feb. 9, 2008
Reply by EMohrman
jcorn

The Doritos Superbowl Mousetrap Commercial - (whispering) I don't get the humor

I wrote an article on the Doritos Mousetrap Ad. You can check it out if you want but what I really want to know is: why was that ad so po...

Started by jcorn

13 Feb. 8, 2008
Reply by Chris Berry
jcorn

Amazon and AC

I am pretty sure I am not the only one who hangs out at other places besides AC. Anyway, this comment appeared on one of my articles the ...

Started by jcorn

4 Feb. 3, 2008
Reply by W Thomas Payne
Jean Riva

He's in the Dog House Now!

Be gentle with me. I'm an AmishOnLine virgin and I haven't been in a criticizing group since Ring was a pup. The stuff I write is all ta...

Started by Jean Riva

21 Feb. 3, 2008
Reply by Shana
theBarefoot

Fictional Names

What makes a good fictional name to sell the joke? 1. It sounds funny. Onomatopoeia can be a gas. 2. It fits with the joke. Johnson is f...

Started by theBarefoot

4 Feb. 1, 2008
Reply by Will Wright
Porter

Humor at Others Expense

Writers vary in their sensitivity to others and how much they care if they hurt others. While no published written work is exempt from th...

Started by Porter

2 Jan. 28, 2008
Reply by Porter

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