Humor Writing with Rebecca Saltzman

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Sharpen your comedic voice and shape your own humor piece in this engaging writing class with Rebecca Saltzman (New Yorker, McSweeney's). Learn techniques for political satire, comic monologues, and more through fun exercises and expert guidance. Leave with a polished, publication-ready piece.

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Aspiring to see your humor writing published in McSweeney's? This online humor writing course provides the ideal foundation for developing your comedic voice and craft. Instructor Rebecca Saltzman, whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and McSweeney's, guides you through discovering the writing format that best showcases your strengths, whether political satire, comic monologues, satirical opinion pieces, or humorous lists. Through engaging in-class writing exercises, insightful craft instruction, and detailed analysis of published works, you will refine and complete a polished piece ready for submission.

Throughout the course, Rebecca will cover core comedy writing principles including how to transform a topic into a comedic premise and techniques for revising and strengthening your drafts. By the end of this course, you will have produced an 800-word, publication-ready humor piece along with a practical strategy for approaching similar writing projects in the future. Both experienced and beginning writers are welcome to participate. (Searing wit sold separately.)

This course has generated a track record of success with 157 Writing Pad students having published short pieces after completing fiction classes at the school.

How our online classes work:

Online classes are accessible from anywhere with internet connectivity. You will be able to see and hear both your instructor and fellow students during live sessions. For optimal experience, we recommend joining from a quiet location and using headphones or a headset for better audio quality.

System requirements:

Internet connection with broadband speeds (wired, wireless, 3G, or 4G/LTE)
Speakers and a microphone (built-in, USB, or wireless Bluetooth compatible)
A webcam or HD webcam (built-in or USB attached)
Alternatively, an HD camera or HD camcorder with video capture card

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

All sales are final and there are no refunds.

Credit may be offered based on class availability. If you can’t come to class, call or email us as far in advance as possible. We will do everything we can to fill your spot, but we can’t make any guarantees. Credit eligibility is not based upon your reason for being unable to attend a class; it is based upon the timing of your credit request and our ability to fill your spot. If we find someone to take your place, you will receive class credit minus a $25 processing fee for 1 day classes and $50 processing fee for long classes. In that case, your class credit will be good for a year from the original sign up date and will expire after that. Otherwise, you will forfeit your payment/payments.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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