Features
Lisa Lampanelli: Fearlessly Funny
By Patti HartiganStand-up comic Lisa Lampanelli has made a career out of crafting insults. Now her humor writing is taking a turn.
Gene Perret, comedy veteran
By Alicia AnsteadThis comedy writer for the stars says jokes aren’t magic. They’re hard work.
Big league
By Alicia AnsteadMiddle grade author Gitty Daneshvari taps into humor to explore the anxieties, fear, fun and pressures of growing up.
If you build it
By Jack SmithFive writers share processes for developing frameworks that allow stories to stand on their own.
Youth sayer
By Nicki PorterChildren's author Louis Sachar says his books are for real people with real problems.
Departments
A form of fiction
By Candy SchulmanWhere do truth and imagination meet in your work?
Good grief
By Constance HaleSeven stages of manuscript drafts can lead to success
Funny business
By Jennifer PurdieAn introvert becomes a stand-up comedian.
Jest medicine
By Nicki PorterStudying humor is no laughing matter.
Recurring theme
By Don MeyerCan a local paper be home to your column?
Toast with the most
By Melissa HartAn online literary journal seeks art and culture quirks.
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From the Editor
Take Note
Jamie Joyce, Eric Weiner, Sarah Blakley-Cartright, travel blogger Oneika Raymond and more.
Markets
Literary journals
How I Write
Robin Thede: Capture whatever makes you laugh and run with it."