There are all types of funny. Witty funny, slapstick funny, dry humor funny…Which are you? I firmly believe everyone is funny in their own way.

At PNWA this topic came up more than once. Writing funny novels is hard! More than once, a fellow writer has said to me, “I bet your books are funny! You’re funny!”

No. As in, my books are not funny at all. Not a bit. Not ironic, not slapstick…nothing. Is that weird? Do you like to write funny fiction? It’s such a talent, and I just can’t seem to understand how to do it.

I’ve been known to crack an occasional, highly appropriate (ha!) joke at times.  But, being funny in person is easier than writing a funny scene. Just because I can say obnoxious things with a straight face in real life doesn’t mean I can create a scene that makes a reader laugh in a book. Hey, maybe that just makes me obnoxious! I imagine there are several voodoo dolls with my name on them somewhere…

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Anyway, what makes a book funny? What kind of scenes make readers laugh out loud? Personally, I’ve laughed out loud while reading some of J’s work (yay J!). I’d love to hear your thoughts.

And for the record, one of the things my husband says he loves about me most is my inability to be embarrassed by anything ever. Must be why I say those funny things!  Or maybe I’m just awkward.

Marinate on that.