Episode 6 - The serious business of writing something funny

The Creative Writer's Toolbelt

Mar 22 2014 | 00:21:56

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Show Notes

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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