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I am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic. -- Shelley Berman
You write the way you think about the world. My motto in times of trouble - and I'm speaking of life, not writing - is 'no humor too black.' -- Elizabeth McCracken
I'm sure there are people who survive tragedy without humor, but I've never met any of them. Nor would I be particularly interested in writing about them if I did meet them. -- Ayelet Waldman
My humor tends to be a little more edgy than is appropriate for 'Twilight,' although I got some in there. That was fun! There's just a tonal difference. For me, storytelling is storytelling. But, I do like writing for grown ups. -- Melissa Rosenberg
Short fiction is like low relief. And if your story has no humor in it, then you're trying to look at something in the pitch dark. With the light of humor, it throws what you're writing into relief so that you can actually see it. -- Elizabeth McCracken
I certainly didn't say while writing 'Gossip Girl,' 'Oh this is going to be big!' It was really like, 'Oh god, everyone's gong to hate these people! They're so bratty!' But I actually think what is so appealing about them is the humor in them. -- Cecily von Ziegesar
Humor writing is something that comes naturally to me. -- Kristan Higgins
Writing humor is not something every single person can do. -- Celia Rivenbark
I regard the writing of humor as a supreme artistic challenge. -- Herman Wouk
It's hard for me to find humor in my current non-writing situation. -- Rachel Zucker
Just tell the truth, and they'll accuse you of writing black humor. -- Charles Willeford
I use a lot of humor in my writing. But it's completely black humor. -- Kurt Vile
I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on till I am. -- Jane Austen
I had mostly been writing humor books, and my instinct is generally to go for the joke. -- Jory John
Your writing", she said to me, "it's so raw. It's like a sledgehammer, and yet it has humor and tenderness. . . . -- Charles Bukowski
If anything, I've probably tended more toward humor in my writing and veered more toward pleasure in my personal life. -- Jim Goad
And, you know, I liked writing humor. Well, I should say, I wanted to write seriously, but it kept turning funny. -- Roseanne Barr
I often use humor as a tool in my writing, and sometimes that works and sometimes it sits alone just as a funny line. -- Hannes Holm
Humor writing requires a rhythm and timing, as well as some kind of connection to the reader, and I think that's how I tap into it. -- Kristan Higgins
When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard. -- David Sedaris
At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious. -- Richard Russo

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