Writing Short Humor Pieces
- All levels
- 18 and older
- $115
- 4508 Walsh St, Bethesda, MD
- 6 hours over 3 sessions
Jun 10th
9am–4:30pm EDT
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What you'll learn in this writing class:
Have you always loved short humor pieces like you find in McSweeney's and The New Yorker's Shouts and Murmurs and want to give it a try?
In this workshop, we'll focus on funny conceptual humor: from parody to imagined dialogues to Decorative Gourds. We'll look at great examples of humor pieces to see what made them work, discuss online and print outlets for humor and learn strategies for making pieces as strong as possible.
We'll also discuss ways of using these techniques to make all kinds of writing funnier. Participants will receive feedback on their work and leave with a good draft and a handful of funny ideas for fictional humor pieces.
In this workshop, we'll focus on funny conceptual humor: from parody to imagined dialogues to Decorative Gourds. We'll look at great examples of humor pieces to see what made them work, discuss online and print outlets for humor and learn strategies for making pieces as strong as possible.
We'll also discuss ways of using these techniques to make all kinds of writing funnier. Participants will receive feedback on their work and leave with a good draft and a handful of funny ideas for fictional humor pieces.
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The Writer's Center
Bethesda
4508 Walsh St
Btwn Wisconsin & West Avenues
Bethesda, Maryland 20815 Bethesda
4508 Walsh St
Btwn Wisconsin & West Avenues
Bethesda, Maryland 20815
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