Name: WRITING HUMOUR AND OTHER TERRIFYING THINGS
Start: 2024-08-16T15:00:00-0600
End: 2024-08-16T15:50:00-0600

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Friday August 16, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm MDT

Acadia

"One person's giggle is another person's groan" - A literary agent shared this insight with me nearly two decades ago when I submitted my first novel (a work of satirical fiction). Although he loved the book, he confessed his apprehension about representing humour. This interactive presentation explores humour in its various forms, addresses the boundaries of political correctness, provides guidance on fearlessly writing humour, and emphasizes the importance of laughter in our daily lives.

Speakers

Andrew Buckley

Author/Presenter

Andrew Buckley is a film school-educated writer, which means he's spent most of his life with no money and a high opinion about bad movies. Today, he's a traditionally and self-published novelist of rather silly, yet enjoyable fiction for all ages, a comic book writer, screenwriter... Read More →

Friday August 16, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm MDT
Acadia

Interactive Seminar, Craft

When Words Collide 2024

Andrew Buckley

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