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BUILDING HUMOR INTO YOUR ROMANCE

By Anne Marble

You may have heard the anecdote about the aged actor who was on his deathbed. An overeager student asked him what it was like to die. The actor replied, "Dying is easy, comedy is hard."

In many ways, that actor was right. Humorous romances can be hard to write. Also, readers won't take your books as seriously. On top of that, even if you get it right and thousands of fans love your book, there will be others who don't get the joke. Don't despair. If you can make enough people laugh, you have done your job.

Comedy will never be easy to write, but here are a few tips to smooth the path.

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