Hi Adrianna–A lot of people think that MG humor has to be about body noises (hey, farts are funny!). Do you have any favorite examples of books that appeal to the more sophisticated side of MG humor?
Jade
1 year ago
What elements make a successful comedic novel for children and young adults? And how can a children’s book stand out with a unique sense of humor?
Dave Wright
1 year ago
Is the secondary character who tells bad jokes constantly (think Ralphie in Magic School Bus) overdone at this point?
KatieBennett
1 year ago
Since humor is so subjective – how can we know ourselves if something is actually funny? 🙂
Do you think the art of humor can be taught, or must it be innate to some degree? Do you have any resources or book recommendations for learning more about it?
Finally, if time: Where are great places to go, in your opinion, for humor inspiration.
barbaraflores
1 year ago
Can you comment on the humor found from the different sensibilities of Hispanic and white tween voices.
Also I am a white writer but my husband is hispanic (Mexicano) and our children have married Latinos. I write about my bicultural grandchildren. Do you think this is “cultural appropriation?”
Amy
1 year ago
Do you have any tips for how to write funny ‘sarcasm’? Whenever I try to write characters as sarcastic, they always end up sounding mean or snarky…
Definitionally, Sarcasm is mean. I think what you’re wanting to write is verbal irony. ( I don’t know if Adrianna answered this, as the audio isn’t working for me).
MNgirlUK
1 year ago
How do you make the humour sound like it isn’t coming from a middle aged writer? 🙂
Yes! I’ve tried different browsers too (they said on Twitter some issues were caused by using Chrome) but no difference in another browser for this issue.
It’s impossible to even know what she’s saying, hope they can fix it somehow after, I was really looking forward to this one!
Hi Adrianna–A lot of people think that MG humor has to be about body noises (hey, farts are funny!). Do you have any favorite examples of books that appeal to the more sophisticated side of MG humor?
What elements make a successful comedic novel for children and young adults? And how can a children’s book stand out with a unique sense of humor?
Is the secondary character who tells bad jokes constantly (think Ralphie in Magic School Bus) overdone at this point?
Since humor is so subjective – how can we know ourselves if something is actually funny? 🙂
Do you think the art of humor can be taught, or must it be innate to some degree? Do you have any resources or book recommendations for learning more about it?
Finally, if time: Where are great places to go, in your opinion, for humor inspiration.
Can you comment on the humor found from the different sensibilities of Hispanic and white tween voices.
Also I am a white writer but my husband is hispanic (Mexicano) and our children have married Latinos. I write about my bicultural grandchildren. Do you think this is “cultural appropriation?”
Do you have any tips for how to write funny ‘sarcasm’? Whenever I try to write characters as sarcastic, they always end up sounding mean or snarky…
Definitionally, Sarcasm is mean. I think what you’re wanting to write is verbal irony. ( I don’t know if Adrianna answered this, as the audio isn’t working for me).
How do you make the humour sound like it isn’t coming from a middle aged writer? 🙂
Is anyone else’s video/audio breaking up?
yes! can’t follow her at all
Yes, it’s very glitchy where I am.
Yes! I’ve tried different browsers too (they said on Twitter some issues were caused by using Chrome) but no difference in another browser for this issue.
It’s impossible to even know what she’s saying, hope they can fix it somehow after, I was really looking forward to this one!
Yup
Audio doing weird things for anyone else?
My reception just keeps getting worse.
I couldn’t find a way to let the admin know about it in real time so I emailed them.
Yes connection is unstable
Maybe there’ll be a transcript(?)
Do you have some websites, blogs, or book resources that you could recommend for learning how to write humor?
stuttering audio