by Elizabeth S. Craig, @elizabethscraig
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A good list as always!
Thanks, Alex!
You've got, as always, some great links here, Elizabeth, for which thanks. I noticed a few about putting wit in novels. That's hard to do, at least for me. Forced humor isn't funny, but at the same time, lighter moments and one-liners and so on can really add to a story. And then too, when books get translated into other languages, the humor doesn't always translate well. Lots to think about, that's for sure!
Humor is always tricky, isn’t it? I find situational humor, resulting from character personalities, is probably the easiest to pull off. But still not easy.