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The Art of Writing Comedy: Insights from Bestselling Authors by Writers Exchange E-Publishing
Comedy is widely regarded as the most unforgiving genre in fiction. In dramatic writing, you can coast on pathos; in thriller, tension does much of the work; but comedy makes a direct contract with the reader: make me laugh, or admit failure. There is no neutral ground. The joke either lands or it doesn't, and unlike emotional resonance, which can move us even when imperfectly executed, comedy that misses its mark is simply embarrassing to read. This stark quality is…




