June | Humor Writers, Get In Here! How To Write And Publish Short Humor
Alex Baia will demystify humor writing.
⏳ This workshop begins on June 3rd and will run for 4 weeks. As always, half of the curriculum will be free to all subscribers, with the option upgrade at any time to access the course in full.
Are you ready to write humor that’s infused with your weird thoughts and your unique comedic sensibilities?
Are you ready to write jokes so tight and witticisms so crackling that your readers’ heads will lightly explode in a very fun way?
Are you ready to include a third funny thing in your list of three funny things?
Humor writing is hard. Not impossible, but hard. However, it can be a little bit easier with the right process and feedback.
This workshop will demystify humor writing. This workshop will help you unlock the door to writing and publishing hilarious short pieces. Specifically, we will learn to write premise-driven, humorous fiction.
Workshop takeaways
The core principles of the humor piece (that you should follow 95% of the time).
How to efficiently vet good humor ideas so that you don’t waste your time.
The common blunders that undermine your written humor and prevent it from being published. And how to avoid these blunders like a boss.
How to edit and sharpen up your pieces to take them from “meh” to actually funny.
How to use peer feedback and iterative writing to your advantage.
How to stop overthinking and overwriting and start trusting your inner comedy genius.
How to get noticed by editors and published in humor sites.
How to go from “I feel like I’m a funny person but I have trouble writing funny” to, “tourists keep stopping me on the street and asking me to autograph their printouts of my short humor pieces. I can’t take it anymore.”
You will leave this workshop with two finished humor drafts—assuming you do the work!
Workshop Disclaimers:
This workshop will now be taught on Substack rather than in person inside a dank crypt.
Due to previous participant feedback, this workshop no longer uses live birds.
The number of complicated Latin phrases in this workshop has been reduced by 90% for reader ease.
This workshop is known by the state of California to cause tighter, more amusing prose.
Why take this class with Alex Baia?
Alex will draw on his experience as a humor writer for many publications, and as long-time humor publication editor of Slackjaw, to teach you how to write funny pieces. That’s two perspectives for the price of one.
Alex Baia is a humor writer and comedian in Austin, TX. He has published humor in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Austin Monthly, Eater, Points In Case, and other fine publications. He is the editor of the humor site Slackjaw where he has read thousands of submissions.
Alex also voices the character Lex, The Zen Philosopher of Life Hacking, on You But Better, the number one self-improvement parody podcast on the face of the planet. Find out more about Alex's writing and comedy projects at alexbaia.com.
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