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Injecting Humor Into Your Fiction, Nonfiction, and Dramatic Writing

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WHEN
Wednesday, July 20, 7-10 p.m.

WHERE
America Film Institute (AFI)
2021 N. Western Ave.
(between Los Feliz Blvd. and Franklin Ave.)
Warner Building, Room 102
Hollywood, CA

PARKING
Right in front of the Warner building

WHO
Ideal for any media professional who needs to brush up on his or her grammar skills

PRICE
$35 ($25 for )
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Course Details

Here is a course for writers who wish to enliven their otherwise serious fiction or nonfiction with light touches of humor. You will learn that anyone can master principles of creating humor?unless you are Russian, in which case, there is no hope. This class is ideally suited to those writing articles, essays, speeches, query letters, book proposals or other generally pretty damn serious materials who wish to pull in the reader with selective bits of humor but without being tonally inconsistent.

You?ll also hear audio cassette excerpts from some of our greatest humorous fiction and nonfiction writers, and participate in enjoyable, low-pressure writing exercises taken from the instructor?s book, What Are You Laughing At?: How to Write Humorous Fiction, Nonfiction and More.

In this 3-hour, fun-filled extravaganza of sheer delight, you will learn:

? Basics of comedic structure
? How to generate humorous story ideas
? How to build funny character "hooks"
? The 11 Modes of Comedic Dialogue
? Rhythm and sound of words for humorous effect
? The use of Irony and Subtext

Instructor Bio

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Brad Schreiber
Brad Schreiber is the author of What Are You Laughing At?: How to Write Funny Screenplays, Stories and More (Michael Wiese) and four other books. He's been an arts and culture journalist for Entertainment Today since 1995 and he has also written for Daily Variety, Huffington Post, and has won awards from the National Press Foundation, the Edward Albee Foundation, the California Writers Club and other organizations. Brad is Vice President of Storytech Literary Consulting, founded by Christopher Vogler, and teaches at writers' conferences in the U.S., Canada and Europe. He created the Court TV series North Mission Road, inspired by his book on the L.A. Coroner, Death in Paradise. In the past, Schreiber has been a writer-producer and executive for KCET-TV (PBS) and head of development for film/TV director Jonathan Kaplan. He has also written for the stage, radio, television, magazines, Web sites, and once had to write for a national phone line called Dial-An-Insult but is not particularly proud of that.

Testimonials


Brad is a masterful storyteller as well as a brilliant editor. His creative approach and guidance opened the door to getting my agent. -- Ginny Lieberman

"Brad's collection of personal anecdotes and helpful advice about crafting query letters really helped us. He gave us great ideas about explaining to our clients how important queries really are." -- Anne Walls and John Singleton, WordHustler.com

"Brad is a great teacher. He really wants to help us understand and get the process. I would highly recommend him to others." -- Bill Saleebey

"My agency is more creative and innovative as a result of Brad's efforts. He is both inspired and inspiring, a complete human warehouse wielding literary tools and insight that may well change your life." -- Roberta Graham, President/CEO, Bernholz and Graham Public Relations

"Brad has the gifted ability to instill confidence in other writers based on his thorough understanding of all of the elements of good story telling, combined with an insightful, analytic talent and an abundance of patience and humor." -- Ron Walashek

"Brad is knowledgeable and interesting to listen to. He knows the material and has actually gotten a television show on the air that lasted six years." -- Adam Baxter

"Brad is a well-organized and engaging instructor, offering valuable insights from real life experience. He manages to inspire and inform at the same time." -- Donal O'Sullivan

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