“The most exciting thing I aspire to do is to write something new that I know is going to work, or perform something that I know is going to make people laugh.” PeopleKnowsWritingLaughingExcitingSomething NewAspireGoing To WorkMaking People LaughExciting Things Author:B. J. Novak
“When I write something that would have made me laugh as a 10-year-old, or would have scared me or would have excited me, I know I'm onto something.” KnowsWritingYearsMadeLaughingScaredExcited Author:Jonathan Stroud
“How on earth could that be done? If you try to laugh and say 'No' at the same time, it sounds like neighing - yet people are perpetually doing it in novels. If they did it in real life they would be locked up.” PeopleIfsWritingTryingRealDoneWould BeEarthSoundNovelLaughingReal LifeLockedLocked Up Author:Hilaire Belloc
“When I'm writing, I look like a fool because the parts are moving through me and I'm crying and laughing and making faces.” WritingLooksFacesMovingLaughingCryFool Author:Zoe Kazan
“These kids will make you cry, laugh... They make you feel all kinds of emotions through their writings and they share a lot with me, as an instructor, that they might not normally share with other people because they are young artists and they need a platform for pulling that stuff out.” PeopleNeedsFeelsWritingKindMightKidsYoungArtistStuffEmotionLaughingShareCryAll KindsPlatformsPullingCreative WritingInstructorsYoung ArtistsMake You Cry Author:Clinton D. Powell
“It is a little out of touch to presume that someone wants to follow your every observation and insight over the course of hundreds of pages without any sort of payoff. That's why writing isn't a one-way street. You have to give something back: an interesting plot, a surprise, a laugh, a moment of tenderness, a mystery for the reader to piece together.” WayWantGivingWritingLittlesMomentsTogetherCoursesInterestingLaughingPiecesMysteryStreetsReaderPagesSurpriseInsightObservationOne WayPlotTendernessPayoff Author:Christopher Bollen
“Write a smart joke and people want to talk about it and keep the dialogue going. Also, if you can make someone laugh, it's a pronouncement that they like you on some level.” PeopleIfsWantWritingLevelsLaughingLike YouSmartJokesDialogueMake Someone Laugh Author:Lizz Winstead
“A good writer should be able to write comedic work that made you laugh, and scary stuff that made you scared, and fantasy or science fiction that imbued you with a sense of wonder, and mainstream journalism that gave you clear and concise information in a way that you wanted it.” WayShouldWritingMadeAbleWantedStuffFictionWonderFantasyLaughingClearInformationScience FictionScaredScaryJournalismMainstreamGood WritersComedicSense Of WonderConciseScary Stuff Author:Neil Gaiman
“When I'm sitting writing, I know that something works if I've made myself cry, or laugh, or have a visceral emotion.” IfsKnowsWritingMadeEmotionLaughingCrySittingVisceral Author:Brit Marling
“I write romance, women's fiction, chicklit. I think it all fits very comfortably under the same umbrella. Basically, I write books for women - books about relationships, books that make you laugh and sometimes make you cry a little.” ThinkingWritingLittlesBookSometimesRomanceFictionLaughingCryFitUmbrellaMake You LaughMake You Cry Author:Susan Elizabeth Phillips
“I'd rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.” MenWritingHumansLaughingCryLaughterCourageous Author:Francois Rabelais