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SUMMARY:The Writers Bridge | Funny on Purpose: The Craft of Writing Comedy
DESCRIPTION:With Emmy-award winning writer Elliott Kalan\, former Head Writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.\n\n\n\nWhat’s the difference between a book that makes people smile and one that makes them snort-laugh on the subway? \n\n\n\nIntent. And technique. \n\n\n\nMost writers stumble into humor by accident—a clever turn of phrase here\, a self-deprecating moment there. But award-winning comedy writer Elliott Kalan (winner of four Emmys\, a Peabody\, and Head Writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) knows something most authors don’t: being funny on purpose is a learnable skill\, whether you’re writing memoir\, fiction\, or anything in between. \n\n\n\nIn this months’ Writers Bridge\, Elliott will reveal why relying on natural wit isn’t enough—and how his “joke farming” method can help you cultivate intentional humor that enhances your story. He’ll show you how to plant comedic moments that feel organic\, tend to them with the right structure and timing\, and harvest laughs that serve your larger narrative. \n\n\n\nJoin us TUESDAY October 21st at 1PM EASTERN – live and FREE on Zoom\, all welcome! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur special guest \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElliott Kalan is an Emmy\, Peabody\, and Writers Guild Award–winning television writer and producer whose credits include head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and head writer for the reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000\, among other shows. He is currently executive producer and showrunner for the forthcoming Ghostbusters animated series on Netflix.  \n\n\n\nElliott also hosts or cohosts the podcasts SmartLess Presents: ClueLess\, The Flop House\, and The Power Broker\, a limited series from 99% Invisible. Additional writing credits include the history podcast Presidents Are People\, Too!\, the children’s sketch comedy show The Who Was? Show\, three children’s picture books\, and comic book series for Marvel and DC Comics. \n\n\n\nJoin your hosts Allison K Williams (SEVEN DRAFTS)\, Sharla Yates (CRAFT TALKS) and our special guest for this lively\, funny hour of frank talk about writing comedy\, writing for TV\, and the wonderful chaos of the writers’ room. \n\n\n\nFREE\, all welcome! Sign up to receive the Zoom link the day before. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy past recorded sessions here\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllison K Williams has edited and coached authors to publishing deals with Penguin Random House\, Knopf\, Mantle\, St. Martin’s Press\, and numerous small presses. An expert in author marketing and community building\, her platform includes the Brevity Blog (80k+ followers)\, Instagram (10k+)\, a mailing list (12k+)\, and Facebook (5k+)\, with publications in the New York Times and appearances on NPR and CBC. Her book\, Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book\, sold on proposal. She leads the Rebirth Your Book writing retreats and co-hosts The Writers Bridge. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSharla Yates is the author of the poetry chapbook What I Would Say if We Were to Drown Tonight\, published by Stranded Oak Press (2017). She hosts a webinar series\, CRAFT TALKS for writers on writing\, and co-hosts The Writers Bridge with Allison K Williams. Her nonfiction essay\, “Address” was a finalist for the 2015 Columbia Journal writing contest and the 2016 Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award. She is the former Director of Education at the Creative Nonfiction Foundation and teaches creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@craft-talks.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
URL:https://writingcraft.com/event/bridge-funny/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR | Writing the Hermit Crab Essay: Telling Your Story in Borrowed Forms 
DESCRIPTION:Learn to write and revise a Hermit Crab essay from the teacher who coined the term\, and have fun generating new and surprising work!\n\n\n\nFor Creative Nonfiction\, Personal Essay and Memoir \n\n\n\nThe “Hermit Crab” essay\, Brenda Miller writes in Tell It Slant\, borrows a form that already exists in the world to tell a personal story. Like the hermit crab creatures themselves\, these essays need a found shell to contain their vulnerable underbellies.  \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, Brenda Miller will show how you can find your own shells and use them to coax out material that otherwise might not have found its way. She will provide powerful examples and guide you in a fun and inspiring writing practice to generate new and unexpected material. She will also describe revision approaches and submission strategies for these innovative essays. \n\n\n\nCan’t make it live? No worries—a replay will be available to all registrants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you will:\n\n\n\n\nLEARN how to identify and use the Hermit Crab essay form in your own work. \n\n\n\nDISCOVER how to select compelling “shells” for Hermit Crab essays.\n\n\n\nSTUDY the relationship between form and content. \n\n\n\nPRACTICE writing techniques that coax out new material by working within borrowed forms.\n\n\n\nLEARN specific revision strategies for refining Hermit Crab essays. \n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is ideal for writers who…\n\n\n\n\nNeed a little “spark” in their writing practice\n\n\n\nWant to explore and experiment with new forms\n\n\n\nFind themselves challenged in writing difficult material.\n\n\n\n\nClosed captioning is available. ✔All registrants receive the recording. ✔ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT YOUR PRESENTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrenda Miller is the author of six essay collections\, most recently A Braided Heart: Essays on Writing and Form (University of Michigan Press\, 2021). Her book of collaborative essays with Julie Marie Wade\, Telephone: Essays in Two Voices\, won the Cleveland State Poetry Center Award for an essay collection and was published in 2021. She co-authored Tell It Slant: Creating\, Refining\, and Publishing Creative Nonfiction  (Third Edition 2019) and The Pen and The Bell: Mindful Writing in a Busy World. Her poetry chapbook\, The Daughters of Elderly Women\, received the 2020 Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award. Her work has received seven Pushcart Prizes. She is a Professor Emerita at Western Washington University\, where she taught creative writing for 25 years. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Info@writingcraft.com \n\n\n\nFULL REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE before the replay is sent out. For a refund\, EMAIL us at info@WritingCraft.com. Canceling your Zoom invite will not initiate this process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Info\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation
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