Most people in an audience want to laugh. They will even try to the extent of starting out with a smile on their face, but it's up to you to maintain it. If you want to draw material that will provide a lasting laugh from your own experiences, which is always a good idea (the first rule of writing being to write what you kno... More..
You can write the most outlandish character that readers will find plausible and identify with, while the most reasonable character is rejected. Why? The answer is in the consistency of a character's identity. To borrow from Shakespeare, "This above all; to thine own self be true." Are your characters true? All hum... More..
Dan Fearnley
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