Tag: humor
#HumorHandbook – Getting Started – Robb’s Rule #2
Mark Twain, Letters from the Earth (1909) I love writing because it is a chance to wrist-wrestle with my dreams. Often, I’ll wake up at 4 am with a bunch of crazy thoughts, and I have a choice. I can either jot […]
Robb Lightfoot, Author-Humorist
Robb lives and works in Northern California. His humor has appeared in regional and national publications, including ANewsCafe.com and The Funny Times. He’s appeared on stage in Reno, and as part of the #virtualerma 2020 stand-up night. Robb’s screenplay, “One Little Indian” […]
#HumorHandbook – Be Yourself – Robb\’s Rule #1
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892) This is one of my favorite quotes by an amazing, and often-forgotten writer, Oscar Wilde. I believe many people know a Wilde Quote or two, but don\’t know much […]
Humor Handbook Project
Welcome to the Humor Handbook Project. This project has been a long-time in the making, and will be sharing tips, techniques, and a tad bit of history and theory in a series of handbooks on comedy-writing and performing in its various forms. […]
ThinkingFunny23 #humor & #comedy #writing conference
Learn about humor-writing from the pros at ThinkingFunny23. This online conference offers sessions that range from standup comedy to songwriting and tips on how to create and sustain a humor column and even publish your own series of book for fun and […]
Robb Wins Nickie’s Prize For Humor Writing
Tonight is the kickoff for the Erma Bombeck Writers\’ Workshop, and I\’m going to be one of the 20 people who won and getting a shout-out for my story. Awards Photo As you can see, the theme was \”Sister-Stories,\” and my entry […]
OrSoItSeems.com
Welcome to the landing page of the \”Or So It Seems\” humor and mysteries series. These are funny, family-friendly stories about weird people doing stupid things. Or, maybe stupid people doing weird things. Or, maybe it\’s both. Our motto is clipped from […]
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There will be days when you just don’t feel a bit funny. There will be long hours when you just don’t feel like writing anything at all. Tough. That’s the one thing I claim to have learned as a daily news reporter. […]