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3 Laws of Comedy to Use in Your Writing

  Comedy plays a huge role in our lives. I mean, think about it…there are massively popular late-night TV shows based around making fun of current world events and situations. What’s so funny about the president of the United States (besides his orange completion and Pidgeotto hairstyle)? Why do we get a good laugh over Mr. Kim of North Korea when he’s launching missiles and threatening the USA? From a certain point of view, these…

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2nd Draft Complete!

After finishing the first draft of Beneath the Haze in December and taking a decent break between that draft and draft number two, I am pleased to announce that as of last night, draft two is officially done! So what does that mean? Basically, I’m going to take another break from editing Beneath the Haze, but I’m not going to completely forget about it. At this point, I’m going to read it through with my wife (who…

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A Renewing Break from Writing

Writing is a huge part of who I am. I’ve been doing it since I was a wee lad, and continued through high school, college, and grad school. Now, I still get to write, as far as time allows. This summer has been all kinds of crazy, with three family reunions to attend, family staying with us for weeks at a time, and other time-consuming activities that are fun, even though they don’t involve writing.…

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