There’s little more painful than explaining a joke, but for writers interested in using humor in their work, it’s helpful to understand what makes an incident, a reaction, or a line of dialogue funny. In this workshop, we’ll explore the tools writers use to make readers laugh, from irony and exaggeration to satire and shock. Through generative writing exercises we’ll try our own hands at employing humor in our work (be it of the ha-ha variety or subtler forms). Students will leave with practical ideas for how to make humor work in their writing and plenty of words on the page.
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Lucas Schaefer's debut novel The Slip is forthcoming from Simon & Schuster. The novel is set in and around an Austin boxing gym. His work has appeared in One Story, Southwest Review, Slate and elsewhere. Lucas lives in Austin with his husband, Greg, and their dog, Zeus.
"Lucas is a wonderful instructor -- generous, generative, and inspirational -- and I'm so grateful for his hard won insights."
"Lucas is a wonderful instructor. I am as novice as they come and left the course with the confidence to continue writing and some tangible, helpful tips that I will put into action."
"Lucas' exercises are insane! And I mean that in the best way. They truly shake you out of your comfort zone and get you to start doing the damn thing. It's amazing."
