tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post4099828733674344222..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Rachel Coker on Adding Humor to Your BooksStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-17461249241337850742012-02-19T20:12:18.426-06:002012-02-19T20:12:18.426-06:00I love what you shared about your grandpa, Morgan....I love what you shared about your grandpa, Morgan. Simulaneously sad and sweet things like that are always powerful in books because they both make you smile and grip your heart at the same time. You should definitely use that. And ever since I saw the movie "Elf", it's Christmas in my mind all the time, too! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-51668660538958143102012-02-19T00:24:06.926-06:002012-02-19T00:24:06.926-06:00Humor is definitly nessecary :) My grandpa has, or...Humor is definitly nessecary :) My grandpa has, or had before he died, Alzehimers and one of the last times I saw him and he didn't remember me he kept on vaguely pointing to my toes sticking out of my sandles and saying that they were hot dogs. :) :'( <br />I think I'll definitly use that one day...<br />I love Chirstmas, in my mind it IS always Chirstmas. Afterall, that is part of the Code of the Elves.Morgan S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08640928838649253676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85076173556170780572012-02-18T09:38:40.345-06:002012-02-18T09:38:40.345-06:00Thanks Rachel for a smile. If I had to get stuck o...Thanks Rachel for a smile. If I had to get stuck on one day, I think I'd pick Christmas too. I'm in the midst of writing a dark manuscript right now where the main character is going through a major trauma. What a great reminder to infuse humor into the story to protect the reader and the character from a black hole.Laura L. Smithhttp://www.laurasmithauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-10900515964338405352012-02-18T02:02:34.511-06:002012-02-18T02:02:34.511-06:00Yes, good old Haymitch just told Katniss that he a...Yes, good old Haymitch just told Katniss that he ate her lunch. And in District 13, that's not much to begin with!emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13494317476335074702012-02-17T20:22:48.394-06:002012-02-17T20:22:48.394-06:00Hilarious! :)
I'm off to check out your book...Hilarious! :) <br /><br />I'm off to check out your book right now! <br /><br />- Elisabeth GreenwoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-45701710249652952802012-02-17T17:42:37.670-06:002012-02-17T17:42:37.670-06:00There are two kinds of books that always grab my h...There are two kinds of books that always grab my heart and don't let go: the ones that make me cry and the ones that make me laugh. Both are hard to find, but Karen Witemeyer and Kelly Eileen Hake do a great job of sending me into giggle fits just when the house gets quiet. :)<br /><br />Great post, Rachel, and I love that everyday life can inspire some of the greatest stories!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-3381088688448367932012-02-17T13:23:15.953-06:002012-02-17T13:23:15.953-06:00Emii, I know what you mean! Haymitch is the one wh...Emii, I know what you mean! Haymitch is the one who always made me laugh. Especially in book three. I thought he had some of the best lines.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-59066385047103650592012-02-17T07:57:24.940-06:002012-02-17T07:57:24.940-06:00Wow, that guy sounds so weird! But in a good way. ...Wow, that guy sounds so weird! But in a good way. :) He would definitely make a great character!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-35318407435068623562012-02-17T07:55:57.063-06:002012-02-17T07:55:57.063-06:00Aw, thanks! Yep, things like that definitely make ...Aw, thanks! Yep, things like that definitely make great stories! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-50705958086123909672012-02-17T00:56:32.274-06:002012-02-17T00:56:32.274-06:00Humour and funny things are pretty important to me...Humour and funny things are pretty important to me when it come to a book. I'm reading The Hunger Games right now, and some of those lines just make me giggle. Not outright hilarious but the voice is so right-on, you know? <br /><br />Something I love to include in my writing, humour is -- I would be bored without it.emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-57664771182236203342012-02-16T17:07:07.062-06:002012-02-16T17:07:07.062-06:00Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for this post. I...Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for this post. I consider humour to be the weakest aspect of my writing, but I'm about to write a story that requires a few laughs in the darkness. Thanks again!Micahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-67832048810260922512012-02-16T16:15:25.105-06:002012-02-16T16:15:25.105-06:00You've really got me thinking about queer char...You've really got me thinking about queer characters now. There's a man in our area who always wears three watches, has his grey hair tied back in a ponytail, and has a long grey beard. I've never seen his without his backpack either. Someday I'm going to write a character based on him.<br /><br />I always manage to forget humour when I'm writing. There might be humour in the story, but I never plan it. I get too wrapped up in the big events. Yet another thing for me to work on!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746017057593508370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2808615216509997142012-02-16T09:49:41.613-06:002012-02-16T09:49:41.613-06:00Loved this post, Rachel! I think that's what m...Loved this post, Rachel! I think that's what makes living life as a writer so much fun, because we can take delight in some of the littlest things that others might miss. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading your book! :)Clarebearhttp://www.unitedinhislove.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-73607562226283473162012-02-16T09:41:20.659-06:002012-02-16T09:41:20.659-06:00Thanks so much for posting! I've actually empl...Thanks so much for posting! I've actually employed a couple of character quirks from real life in my stories - it's so much fun. There are some books where the humor is really fake, but when you use things that happened for real, it can be really funny.<br /><br />Good advice! Thank you again.Kacienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-30824605725946039512012-02-16T08:41:46.812-06:002012-02-16T08:41:46.812-06:00Wow, I love this, Rachel! I think that using real ...Wow, I love this, Rachel! I think that using real life experience in writing is something that gives so much richness to the story, as well as humor. It connects the author with her story even more.Ellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902646780678873511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-42109823143389447702012-02-16T08:19:40.960-06:002012-02-16T08:19:40.960-06:00I love reading your blog. You're so funny; I c...I love reading your blog. You're so funny; I can't wait to read your book. My favorite bit was about the Top 10 Quotes you say all the time. HYSTERICAL! I say the same thing about the Boiled Potatoes. <br /><br />I slip a lot of humor from my life into my stories. Like this one time- We were at an airport, and there was a plane from Alaska with an Eskimo painted on the side. Somebody from the group I was in was convinced it was Jimmy Hendricks xD And they were completely serious. They thought it was cool that Alaska would paint that to the side of a plane. So it's just funny moments like that that I love :) the innocent, genuine humor. <br /><br />I love life and the funny moments it throws at us :) <3<br />Have a wonderful day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-38897436273993760542012-02-16T07:01:55.466-06:002012-02-16T07:01:55.466-06:00Great post Rachel! Thanks!Great post Rachel! Thanks!Sarah Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244256396217402116noreply@blogger.com