tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post8532213737610273772..comments2024-03-26T07:24:43.732+00:00Comments on Words&Pictures: Ten-Minute Blog Break - 28th MayCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-34023851801476915032013-05-29T17:03:52.310+01:002013-05-29T17:03:52.310+01:00Thanks for the mention, Nick. And true: when I'...Thanks for the mention, Nick. And true: when I'm not being funny, I'm busy sneaking into things. No time for all that 'serious' nonsense ;) Wendy Meddourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11232145254833119663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-73219867062155920832013-05-29T05:26:28.649+01:002013-05-29T05:26:28.649+01:00I'll mention it at the next staff meeting - m...I'll mention it at the next staff meeting - medicinal martini. Beneficial for all, and fairly light on the calories. What's not to like?Celia J Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-19445216230106479572013-05-28T18:47:57.194+01:002013-05-28T18:47:57.194+01:00Cheers Nick, blogging is hard! Writing this month&...Cheers Nick, blogging is hard! Writing this month's funeverse blog gave me new found respect for people like your good self who always find something interesting to say.Alex Craggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105765533242323082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-84922716661790100982013-05-28T18:37:02.189+01:002013-05-28T18:37:02.189+01:00This is a wonderful image.This is a wonderful image.Jan Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335419896028312596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-6425000174399902422013-05-28T18:36:25.848+01:002013-05-28T18:36:25.848+01:00Plug away Lesley! The Funeverse is a lot of laughs...Plug away Lesley! The Funeverse is a lot of laughs:o)Jan Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335419896028312596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-11961762017230274242013-05-28T17:43:08.390+01:002013-05-28T17:43:08.390+01:00Thanks, Nick - all these posts give a great insigh...Thanks, Nick - all these posts give a great insight into funny fiction! And just to let everyone know, we have a blog post a month plus extras on The funEverse (shameless plug!) http://www.thefuneverse.com/poets-blog.htmlLJ Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743605175112804565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-22528010591261892992013-05-28T17:15:15.663+01:002013-05-28T17:15:15.663+01:00I now have a vision of you in the classroom after ...I now have a vision of you in the classroom after the kids have gone home, sitting with your feet up on the desk and cradling a dry martini ;-)Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-22952500818686028492013-05-28T17:11:59.807+01:002013-05-28T17:11:59.807+01:00Hi, Rowena. I think it's very much a question ...Hi, Rowena. I think it's very much a question of tone - how much humour can you add without changing your serious book into something else? It does seem that for a book to be primarily categorised as humour, it needs to have not too many words and not too much in the way of plot. There also seems to be a bias towards humour for boys, despite the fact that girls like to laugh just as much (if not more).Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-68021218646115171822013-05-28T15:53:24.865+01:002013-05-28T15:53:24.865+01:00Thanks for these, Nick - will have a proper look l...Thanks for these, Nick - will have a proper look later. Really enjoying your own blog too. Great to see the splendid and extremely funny Jeeves and Wooster featured on Jackie's interview, two of my favourite blokes, living in a world where an afternoon drink wasn't frowned on, but essential.Celia J Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-952524996148619962013-05-28T14:40:38.838+01:002013-05-28T14:40:38.838+01:00Thanks, Nick. I love funny, and I'll look up t...Thanks, Nick. I love funny, and I'll look up the other two posts you mention. (Saw Jackie's this morning which has a couple of great cringe-making scenarios which had me grinning from ear to ear.) Without wishing to sound ponderous, I wonder about our industry norm which says a book is either funny or serious. Okay, that's an over-simplification and of course you can make a serious point humorously. It's just that I'd love to inject more humour into my scenes but can't keep it up for 60,000 words. Rowena Housenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-90843542931485875622013-05-28T09:51:51.114+01:002013-05-28T09:51:51.114+01:00Drink.Drink.Mark Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183394221961369630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-61581204897144820392013-05-28T08:43:34.191+01:002013-05-28T08:43:34.191+01:00Thanks Nick, I was glad to find that if you go to ...Thanks Nick, I was glad to find that if you go to Alex's blog there's the link to Kathy Evans' write up of Lin Oliver's sessions at last year's conference - 5 Truths and 12 Tips for Writing Humour. Jan Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335419896028312596noreply@blogger.com