DiscoverEssential Guide to Writing a NovelEpisode 178 - How to make readers laugh.
Episode 178 - How to make readers laugh.

Episode 178 - How to make readers laugh.

Update: 2025-08-15
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We may be writing a comic novel or we may want to add humor to our thriller or romance or horror or literary novel.  Humor adds a strong element to most any story.  Joe Pesci as Tommy DeVito in Goodfellas: “Funny how?  I mean, funny like I'm a clown?  I amuse you?  I make you laugh?"  Well, yeah.  Let's see how we can make readers laugh.

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Episode 178 - How to make readers laugh.

Episode 178 - How to make readers laugh.

James Thayer