Comedy Fan Fiction and Fiction Writing Help

Especially when you're writing boys.

The thing is, your outlook on life ususally reflects in your writing. If you're the sort of person that loves extreme emotions, who loves to laugh and cry, it'll show. If you're like Dru (only example available) and you're just full of pwnage sarcasm and dry humor, it shows.

I don't really do comedy; some of my characters have a comedic element to them whether it be sarcasm or something else. I find comedy especially hard to write, in my opinion, since I sometimes think (whether this be wrong or right) that using too much description kills the humor. This is only for me, though, which is why when I attempt to write humor, it usually get paranoid that it's not coming through correctly and end up abandoning the idea. So, I am more of a dramatic and horror writer, and I find that it is much easier for me to write a good, well thought out, story in those two genres.

But I guess it really depends on the writer. Some writers just find a certain genre that they are comfortable in it and just stick to that. So I guess for some, comedy could be easy, but personally I think it is pretty hard, especially for younger writers (and I mean younger as in talent, not younger as in age cause lord knows there are 15 year olds kicking my ass all over the floor with their writing skills >_<). Some other writers, when they try to do comedy, usually rely on inside jokes, cliches, and immaturity. Like "ZOMG GERRD I LUV SKITTLES!!" and that's supposed to be funny...

Exactly. Comedy doesn't have to be random spoof. And its like when they do fanfic comedies, they try and exxagerate the characters so much you're like "...what?" and then just close the window and move on.

druscilla; insain:

Lately, I do a lot of "underlying comedy".
That's what I call it.
My stories aren't necessarily "comedies" but they do contain humor.
It's very apparent in narration and conversations.
It sort of . . . makes it all more real, I think.

Same.

Am I the only person who immediately thought of Shakespeare? :lmfao

No?

Well. Yeah.

I'm not a huge fan of slapstick.
I like comedy to be intelligent and most fan fiction slapstick isn't.

I've started writing a small comedy recently. Originally I just started out with an idea but then it was pointed out to me by Isabel that it had "comedic potential," so, I decided I'd give it a go.

I'm a little worried though- I've never written anything very comedic before, or if I have, it was never any good. I'm much better at angst as I'm a writer who focus' on emotion or metaphors when I write to express the feelings and personalities of my characters.

This will be interesting.

My comedy is a bit different, I think.
It's not really underlying, nor overpowering...
My song parodies and Frerards based on real life are kind of punchline-ish, because the way I write it is the way I think when I'm in a good, fun mood, so I guess it reflects on my personality. Haha.
Can't really explain it...

druscilla; sain:

I'm not a huge fan of slapstick.
I like comedy to be intelligent and most fan fiction slapstick isn't.

I don't write comedy; it just really isn't "my thing."
But I greatly admire anyone who can write comedy and make it good. :]

Fanfic is usually just random stories like, "AND THEN MIKE DRANK MORE COFFEE AND TRE FUCKED A COW AND THEN BILLIE JOE TALKED TO HIS DEAD CAT NAMED ZERO AND..." etc...

Which I hate. Snarky comedy is the way to go.

Even when its not snarky, outright comedy can be funny as long is its not "MIKE DRANK MORE COFFEE AND THEN THEY ALL RAN AROUND SINGING ABOUT BLUE RAINBOWS AND TRE SAID AAAAHHHH MARTIANS" which is painfully easy to think of, is devoid of any ingenuity, and not really funny.

The hardest thing is to create an OC who is genuinely funny.

Yeah.

I dunno if anything I write is particularly funny.

Mind you, I do like The Two Ronnies who are comedy geniuses.

Like the 'Four Candles/Fork Handles' sketch. Classic.

lyrical_mess:

Even when its not snarky, outright comedy can be funny as long is its not "MIKE DRANK MORE COFFEE AND THEN THEY ALL RAN AROUND SINGING ABOUT BLUE RAINBOWS AND TRE SAID AAAAHHHH MARTIANS" which is painfully easy to think of, is devoid of any ingenuity, and not really funny.

This is true.
Apples and Porcupines was not snarky comedy by any means.
But it wasn't stupid inside jokes and things that are only funny when you're high on crack and Skittles.

I can't believe I'm telling you of all people, Dru: You cannot get high on Skittles. You might get sugar-buzzed depending on how many you eat, but if you eat that many, you'll end up with a horrible stomachache. And even when you are sugar-buzzed, that kind of stuff isn't funny.

The next person to say anything about Skittles, getting high on them, loving them, giving them out, etc will find my digital foot down her digital throat.

^
I knew that.
:P

-_-...why do I get the faint impression you only brought up skittles to be irritating?

-innocent look-
I dunno...

Sarah Bellum, Typical Teenager.

Satire...I hope.

Points for anyone who laughs at the name of the girl and knows why.

Lonely Angel:

Sarah Bellum, Typical Teenager.

Satire...I hope.

Points for anyone who laughs at the name of the girl and knows why.

Yay!
I get points.
:D