Comments on: Writing Humor to Heal Mind and Body

By: Ellen Buikema

Ellen Buikema — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 00:35:21 +0000

In reply to Victoria Marie Lees. Thank you for sharing, Victoria. Happy weekend!

By: Victoria Marie Lees

Victoria Marie Lees — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:53:57 +0000

Another great post! Thanks so much for this. I've shared it online. Have a beautiful weekend!

By: Ellen Buikema

Ellen Buikema — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 17:19:05 +0000

In reply to JL Nich Author SFF. With the turmoil we are experiencing, in my opinion, all of us need a good laugh or ten. You've reminded me of times my husband would walk past me while I laughed aloud as I wrote. Living with a writer can be weird, but is never dull.

By: JL Nich Author SFF

JL Nich Author SFF — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 02:29:30 +0000

This is a great reminder that we need those moments in our writing to lift our readers. I've read tons of books where I laugh out loud in a crowded room. At least nobody can see me in the stall.

By: Ellen Buikema

Ellen Buikema — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:16:11 +0000

In reply to dholcomb1. Denise, I was thinking about the humor in the thriller/splash of horror in Dean Koontz's Watchers. There's human as well as doggy hilarity in its various shades. I think carefully done is the key.

By: dholcomb1

dholcomb1 — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 22:10:38 +0000

I love witty banter.

I think, if carefully done, humor can be used in most writing.

denise

By: Eldred Bird

Eldred Bird — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:10:02 +0000

In reply to Ellen Buikema. That story was a lot of fun to write and had ample opportunities to inject humor.

By: Ellen Buikema

Ellen Buikema — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:58:56 +0000

In reply to Jennifer Trethewey. I agree, Jennifer. I hadn't thought of it as sexy, but for me, a good sense of humor is more important than many other traits.

By: Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt

Alicia Butcher Ehrhardt — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:35:30 +0000

In reply to Ellen Buikema. One tries. Being accurate and being civil sometimes conflict. But we writers tackle the imponderables - with glee. Thanks for noticing AND responding.

By: Jennifer Trethewey

Jennifer Trethewey — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:02:28 +0000

I find humor the sexiest thing in a person. I love all kinds. The smarter, the better. My favorite kind of humor in literature is watching protagonists flail about earnestly and emphatically when everyone knows they are wrong.