On Mining Humor From Family Dynamics in Your Writing
Humor often stems from things that are not humorous. Can you mine your family s dynamics for inspiration? Author Jesse Q. Sutanto believes you can, and gives you her top 3 tips for doing so.
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Humor often stems from things that are not humorous. In
Dial A for Aunties, none of the characters in my book finds their situation having to hide a dead body while catering to a huge wedding humorous, but we as readers find it hilarious. Meddy, the main character, does not find her mother and aunts’ feuds funny. But again, it’s what we readers want. The more drama, the more comedy. Here are my top tips on how to extract the humor from family dynamics.