Patti Fischer 0 Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 ***Permission to Forward is Granted andEncouraged*** IncorporatingHumor into Your Writing with presenter Ally Broadfield Class Dates: April 15 through May 10, 2013 Class Location: RWA® Online Chapter 136 Registration: http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/campus.htm About the class: Humor is a part of our everyday lives.It can inspire hope, relieve tension, and help connect us to one another.Learning to use humor effectively will enhance your work and may even boostyour creativity by challenging you to approach your craft in a new way. Even ifyour subject matter is serious, the subtle use of humor can help ease tensionand give your readers a chance to breathe again after an intense scene.Learning to be funny is one of the most difficult writing skills to master, butas long as you possess a sense of humor, this class will teach you the skillsyou need to add humor to your stories. Course Syllabus: Lesson One: WhatMakes You Laugh? Lesson Two: The Building Blocks of Humor Part I-Wordplay How Words Sound Words with a Hard “K” or Hard “C” Soundare Funny Pick a Word that Breaks a Pattern The Rule of Three Put the Funniest Word at the End Use a Thesaurus Double Entendre Malapropism Part II: More Tools Simile Metaphor Alliteration Onomatopoeia Phonetic Spelling Satire Parody Surprise Exaggeration Mangled Cliché What If? Lesson Three: Adding Humor to Dialogue Part I: Dialogue Basics Construction ofParagraphs Punctuation & Rhythm Dialogue Tags & Positioning Dialogue Tags v. Action Tags Pacing Part II: Modes of Comedic Dialogue Word Choice Misunderstanding Misuse Slang SpecificTerminology Vocabulary Vulgarity/Profanity Method of Speaking Dialect Diction Loudness/Softness Mimicry Speed Tone Part III: Action & Narrative Action Setting Internal Dialogue CharacterNames Lesson Four: Humorous Characters Exaggeration Reversal ofExpectations Ridicule Lesson Five: Situational Humor Everyday Situations Find the Absurd in aSerious Situation Lighten Up a SeriousStory with Humor Parody Satire What You Can Learn From Sitcoms Lesson Six: Physical Humor Lesson Seven: Things to Avoid Character Reactions Telling Jokes Physical Humor Be Careful Who You MakeFun Of Wordplay Don’t Go Overboard Lectures will include examples andtopics for group discussion, and homework assignments will be used to reinforcelessons. Individual feedback will be provided on all exercises. AllyBroadfield’s bio: Agraduate of The George Washington University, Ally Broadfield is a formerschool librarian whose passion is sharing knowledge. She has participated inseveral RWA sponsored workshops and has studied every book about writing she’sbeen able to get her hands on since she decided to stop dabbling and get seriousabout being published. She is a News Writer for the Best Friends Animal Networkand an RWA PRO. Her first manuscript she didn’t consign to the dust bunniesunder her bed is currently on submission. She writes historical romance andyoung adult paranormal/fantasy romance, and is an active member of SCBWI andseveral RWA chapters, including YARWA, FF&P, HHRW and NTRWA. Registration Period: April 1 - 15, 2013 Registration Deadline: April 15, 2013 Note: Email me at fisc40pa@aol.com for questions. Workshopsare archived for approximately two weeks after the course ends. Fee: $15 RWA Online Chapter Members ONLY receivefree workshops. No registration requiredfor chapter members. If you decide to join our chapter, it costs $25 and youmust be a member of Romance Writers of America®. For more information, please contact meat fisc40pa@aol.com or visit our websiteat http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/index.htm Patti Fischer Link to post Share on other sites
Patti Fischer 0 Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Registration is now open! http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/campus.htm Reminder that RWA Online members do not need to register, only need to show up the day of the workshop here on the boards. Link to post Share on other sites
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