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Funny Bones: Infusing your Prose with Humorous Techniques

Workshop

How do we make our writing funny? What are the different techniques we can use to weave humour into our prose?

What's covered

The lyrical / humour overlap.
The universe of tone.
Daffynitions.
Comic triples.
Word play, spoonerisms and adnominatio.

What to expect

A mix of visual presentation, audio/video presentation, and writing prompts.
Explanation and exploration of new ideas and different techniques.
Opportunities to plant story seedlings which can be developed at a later date.

Recording length

30 minutes

Price

£8

Workshop tutor

Matt Kendrick is a writer, editor and teacher based in the East Midlands, UK. His short fiction has appeared in various journals, and has been included on the Biffy 50 list for 2019-20, in Best Microfiction 2021, Best Small Fictions 2022 and the Wigleaf Top 50 2022.

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