The Deer on a Bicycle: Excursions Into the Writing of HumorHumorist Patrick McManus explains several facets of writing humor and provides twelve stories with commentary on each, as well as a list of humor writers he admires. |
Contents
My Life and Weird Times or How I Became a Writer of Humor | 7 |
What do you mean by indirection in a story? | 19 |
Why write for magazines? | 22 |
Copyright | |
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The Deer on a Bicycle: Excursions Into the Writing of Humor Patrick F. McManus No preview available - 2000 |
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