NOW ACCEPTING ENROLLMENT FOR THIS COURSE
(ENROLLMENT LIMITED TO TEN STUDENTS PER COURSE):
Course title: Writing Humor
Instructor: Sharon Wren
Enrollment fee: $80
Duration: Four weeks
Learn to tickle other people's funny bones and get paid for doing it! Sharon Wren, published humor writer and full-time freelancer, will show you how to turn humor into published clips!
Weekly Class Outline:
Week One: Understanding the different kinds of humor (satire, improv, domestic, urbane, etc)
* The imporance of basic writing skills
*Overcoming fear of writing and getting started
Week Two: Coming up with ideas
*Exercises to sharpen skills, such as improv
*Challenging yourself by writing different kinds of humor (erotica if you usually do domestic, etc)
Week Three: What is an appropriate topic and what is taboo?
*How to keep going during tough times
*Dealing with writer's block
Week Four: Finding markets -- along with a few suggestions
*Sending out queries, both to print markets and online
*Dealing with rejection
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Comprehensive Writing Courses, facilitated by PUBLISHED professionals!
Note: If the course has reached capacity for this session, you will be guaranteed a spot
for the next session.
PLEASE NOTE:
Because our courses are limited in enrollment space and each instructor
has worked hard to develop material to present to you, we cannot offer refunds
or cancellations once you have registered. If, for some reason, you're unable to
begin or continue your course, you'll have 60 days to come back and complete
your course in its entirety. We understand that life sometimes delivers unexpected
circumstances, so we'll do everything we can to work with you toward successful
completion of the entire course you've selected -- even if circumstances in
your life dictate that you must interrupt your session and complete it at a later
time. Because we understand life is unpredictable, we will work with you!
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