Genres/Themes/Styles you Love, but cannot/struggle to Write
Genres/Themes/Styles you Love, but cannot/struggle to Write
Sometimes despite how much you enjoy a subject your brain for some reason cannot math out how to get those concepts out of your head and into the world at large.
I have a lot of these myself which I'll try to comment below, how about you?
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Comedy. It is so hard to write. Most of the time, it's impossible for me. At least, it is very difficult for me to write it deliberately. Which is a problem when one of my ongoing stories is definitely comedy. I haven't updated it in a while, because it's been even harder as of late to make intentional comedy. I'm always happy when my story veers me into something humourous despite me not planning for it. Why is comedy so hard?
While considered one of the "lesser" genres in a lot of cultures, comedy is considered one of the hardest to write. So you are in good company in suffering!
Your comedic works are always a joy to read.
My subconscious must be funnier than my conscious! Do you struggle with it? It often seems like it's second nature to you. (Or I'm just biased toward your particular brand of comedy that it looks like this to me.)
I have never had to think hard about it. (and if you never said anything, I wouldn't of thought you had to either!) But I also just accept that what will make me laugh is not what many others will laugh at. But those "most others" wouldn't be interested in my works anyways- so win!
Oooh! Comedy is tough. It's like you have to resign yourself to some measure of chaos while also trying to manage the pacing of it. Figuring out the phrasing of humor is also tricky, as well as having to convey the right tone, without being to descriptive/on the nose.
Very this. Which is probably why I often surprise myself when I do write something funny. I often just go for upbeat/lighthearted and accidentally stumble into humour.