tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post118618964540613047..comments2023-09-27T03:56:54.678-05:00Comments on As We Were Saying....: LAUGHING IN THE FACE OF DEATH BY LOIS WINSTONRuby Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01030839859107760855noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-13697278650421339112012-02-14T06:47:01.103-06:002012-02-14T06:47:01.103-06:00Oh, Earl, that's the best Valentine a girl cou...Oh, Earl, that's the best Valentine a girl could possibly get! Thank you so much!Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-49830801310319215392012-02-14T05:24:54.780-06:002012-02-14T05:24:54.780-06:00Hi, Lois. I started Assault With A Deadly Glue Gun...Hi, Lois. I started Assault With A Deadly Glue Gun, loved it, and am anxious to get back to it. After only a few chapters, though, I reached a conclusion: You're not just good at writing humor, you're good at writing, period.Earl Staggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349667172813175960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-44419503843512122952012-02-13T21:10:16.696-06:002012-02-13T21:10:16.696-06:00Thanks so much, Caroline!Thanks so much, Caroline!Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-89992893997193934012012-02-13T16:26:19.017-06:002012-02-13T16:26:19.017-06:00Lois, I enjoyed ASSUALT WITH A KILLER GLUE GUN and...Lois, I enjoyed ASSUALT WITH A KILLER GLUE GUN and look forward to DEATH BY A KILLER MOP. Your writing is clever and fun.Caroline Clemmonshttp://www.carolineclemmons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-32855553824951724722012-02-13T14:43:11.662-06:002012-02-13T14:43:11.662-06:00Thanks, George. It would be wonderful if everyone ...Thanks, George. It would be wonderful if everyone who reads my books "gets it," but that's truly wishful thinking. I just hope more people "get it" than don't.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-82804372195985772542012-02-13T13:49:53.898-06:002012-02-13T13:49:53.898-06:00"I've dumped a heap of trouble on Anastas..."I've dumped a heap of trouble on Anastasia." Jeepers -- you hit the nail on the doorknob -- that's how characters can effectively cope with life.<br /><br />"The problem with writing humor, though, is that you never know if your readership will 'get it.'"<br /><br />Something tells me your readership always 'gets it.'<br /><br />Thank you for coming to the GFWWG blog. I'm going to sleep with one eye open until I read one of your excerpts.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907663730815961099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-28400297894089343312012-02-13T12:49:13.274-06:002012-02-13T12:49:13.274-06:00Ladson, we try. Hope you enjoy my book.
Jeff, you...Ladson, we try. Hope you enjoy my book.<br /><br />Jeff, your comment brought to mind The Thin Man. Dashell Hammett's book wasn't a comedy, but the way the story was handled in the movie turned it into a comedy, as were the subsequent movies based on the characters. If you haven't seen them, you should.<br /><br />Thorne, that quote was by Groucho Marx from ANIMAL CRACKERS.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-17052991781648482502012-02-13T12:09:58.225-06:002012-02-13T12:09:58.225-06:00I agree with Jeff. Almost all comedy involves reve...I agree with Jeff. Almost all comedy involves reversal and an element of suprise. An example, one of my favorites, comes from Billy Mernit's book-"Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas.How he got into my pajamas I'll never know."Thorne Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-46347345638214596932012-02-13T11:18:19.385-06:002012-02-13T11:18:19.385-06:00I love humor in mysteries, incl. those which featu...I love humor in mysteries, incl. those which feature murder(s).<br />Bob Hope did a lot of movies in which dead bodies continued to appear. Many of my favorite screwball films from the 1930s and early 40s were like that.<br />Of course, that's movies. <br />It takes quite a bit more skill to handle it in a novel, because you don't have the visual components working for you. I mean if you describe it well enough, a reader can visualize it, but that's not the same as actually SEEING it on screen.<br />So, it's tougher to create "humorous murders' in writing, but I love reading it.jeff7salterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530506418169450704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-5545648346594114542012-02-13T11:10:25.618-06:002012-02-13T11:10:25.618-06:00I think some authors are just good at making the o...I think some authors are just good at making the ordinary funny. One of my favorite show is Justified and I love the writing in that show. The one-line quips, the characters who aren't trying to be funny but are. Looking forward to your book.Ladson D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-57815526274021181802012-02-13T09:35:52.407-06:002012-02-13T09:35:52.407-06:00Ruby, I'm terrible at remembering jokes or eve...Ruby, I'm terrible at remembering jokes or even telling them. Writing funny is much easier for me because I have time to think about what I want to say and the best way to say it. I'm not being put on the spot in front of people. If someone doesn't think my writing is funny, I'll never know about it, and there's no awkward silence following a joke that bombs.Lois Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866423986250423199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543098270794087276.post-23560149825034077412012-02-13T09:18:06.925-06:002012-02-13T09:18:06.925-06:00Some people can tell a joke or write comedy really...Some people can tell a joke or write comedy really well. Then there's some of us poor smucks who can't. I think it has to do with timing and of course remembering the words leading up to the punch line! Thanks so much for posting with us.Ruby Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030839859107760855noreply@blogger.com