Anakin's Anger Management Courses: A Study in Writing Humor - A New Silly Game 7/7!!!

FANFICCER?S WEEKLY: ?To Spam or Not to Spam: What is the Question??
Article by LaughingSock

The disaster of which you are about to read about occurred in an ordinary home to not-so-ordinary people. 1Yodimus_Prime, after weeks of procrastination, had produced the Board?s Silliest Story and had felt necessary to spam the Boards with it.

His mother, after extensive interviews, confessed that she?d had no idea what her son had been up to but had watched him sitting there biting his nails as he wrote for hours on end?

Dear readers, this story proved to be deadly.

At 1:00 a.m. eastern time, he was reported to have finished the Story. At 1:02 a.m., he was found laughing hysterically on the floor by a suspect known as correllian_ale. Before the man could be questioned by the other Mods, he was infected with the laughter.

This was just the beginning of the disaster. In a move that got them sent to a quarantined thread (which was, of course, locked for their- and everyone else?s- safety), they spammed the Social Thread with laughing icons and nonsensical jokes.

And that was how the World?s Silliest Story began. Through many a PM, The Story was finally given to the Mods. Everyone wanted a copy of it, but even us reporters at Fanficcer?s Weekly received a rejection PM.

After several stints in the quarantine thread, the Mods swiftly realized that anyone who read the story would need to be banned. They then went to Mod Squad to figure out what to do next.

Everyone, it seemed wanted to read The Story. Even oqidaun complained that ?My entire kriffing box was flooded with stupid PM?S from people wanting to read the Story. I ended up having to log off to get away from it all.?

We are still investigating who it was that leaked The Story to the public.

Finally, when it seemed that fanfiction was to be done away with forever, a solution was presented. The Story, in a confidential PM, was sent to the head of the College Student Writer?s Union to be studied by the experts.

First, they decided to conduct some hastily planned experiments- completely forgetting about the scientific method and the procedures they were supposed to be following- and decided to test its lethality by distance.

In the middle of a special thread generally privy to only Mods and us reporters, they tested the experiment on RK_Striker_JK_5, a willing subject.

The group had connected a laptop up to a projector, making careful sure that the projector was turned off. Dianethx and The_Face, who had gladly donated their spare time, hid behind a desk, occasionally peeking out.

Eagerly watching, we saw Jedi-Ant send a go-ahead PM saying that she was ready.

Once Blindman confirmed that he was also prepared, he sent a PM back to SithGirl132, who pressed the button to turn on the projector.

Though SithGirl132 still denies the rumors, she shrieked and ran for cover the moment the projector was working.

For a minute, nothing happened. RK_Striker_JK_5, standing a good fifty feet away, merely squinted and scrunched up his face as he tried to read the writing.

Dianethx is reported as having said, ?What?s going on??!? due to the fact that she had her eyes covered.

Apparently, nothing was happening. Finally, RK_Striker_JK_5 took his glasses off, cleaned them on his black shirt, and put them back on. Once more, he read? and snorted. He started laughing uncontrollably? and fell down onto the floor.

That was when all craziness broke loose. Not caring what harm it caused his health, 1YODIMUS_PRIME burst out of his hiding position screaming ?Quickly! Turn of the projector before we all die!?

Indeed, The Story was fatal.

Then, disaster struck the Resource Thread in the form of a scantily-clad Anakin Skywalker banner, an issue that had only led to scrapping in the past but now caused a full-out conflict. To future generations, this became known as either the Great War of 2007 or the Silly War (that depended on if you were American or European). For a while, it seemed that the entire Boards was to be rent

 

Onto a more serious note...

It has come to our attention that the fanficiton Boards seem to have lost its sense of humor. Angst seems to be the new trend but, since there has yet to discover a way to give e-doses of Prozac, something needs to be done to lighten the mood.

Because of this, we are suggesting that we make things more funny- and it beginning in this unfunny thread.

This humor thread shall be used to:
1) Hold guided discussions
2) Hold workshops to tickle everyone?s funny bones
3) Have challenges
4) Index humor stories
5) And, of course, provide a place for talking about humor!

To keep it as easy as possible, we will do a rotation of activities- week one will have discussion questions posted, week two will have a new workshop, and week three will hold a challenge. In the week after that, we will start over with a new discussion. This will allow everyone to participate without feeling pressured. Even though each week will have a new activity, you are more than welcome to go back and catch up on older activities!

So, who can join this thread?

Anyone who wants to! You can be a seasoned humor writer ready to lend expertise? or perhaps someone wanting to improve their talents. If you have a hard time writing humor or have never written it before, this is the place for you!

What is considered humor?

Humor is anything you find finny? or any piece that might tickle someone?s funny bone. There is only one stipulation- all humor pieces must follow TOS? and be in good taste. If you have any questions on that, PM one of the three users named below.

What kind of discussions will there be?

Firstly, we want to get an idea of who all has written humor, etc. We?ll also be looking for ways to help you but still make this a fun experience. In short, we want to help each and every one of you reach your potential when it comes to humor. Old discussion questions along with a handy link to each of them will be listed in the second post.

Workshops? What will we be doing?

These will be small but enjoyable activities that can be done in one sitting. They will help develop and expand your skills.

I have some humor stories I wish to have indexed here. How do I go about doing that?

We shall be compiling an index of humor stories for all the eras. We shall do our best to put all of the new humor stories into the index, but if you have an old one or a story that was overlooked, feel free to PM it to one of these three users: AnakinsFavorite, The Musical Jedi, or Laughing Sock. Do not post the information here in this thread- it will get cluttered!

The PM has to have all of this information in this format:
TitleLink and title of story)
Author:
Board: (Tell which Board- Saga, Before, Beyond- it is located in)
Characters:
Summary:
Status: (Either a WIP- Work In Progress- Completed, or On Hiatus)

How do I win a challenge, and what do I win?

On the third week of the cycle, we will hold a challenge. During that time, you can write up a reply and post it in a reply in this thread. After the set deadline- which will be announced periodically- there will be a period of time in which everyone can vote via PM on which is their favorite. The winner will then be announced and given the privilege of helping chose the next challenge!


We hope this thread will be a lot of fun for you all, and we hope to see you around. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to PM!

Let the silliness begin!

LaughingSock

 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (LISTED & LINKED BY DATE)

November 30, 2007

December 10, 2007

 

CHALLENGES (LISTED BY DATE)

December 18, 2007

 

WORKSHOPS (LISTED BY DATE)

December 3, 2007
January 1, 2008

 

INDEX FOR HUMOR STORIES: A- F

Authors Beginning with ?A?

Title: A Skywalker Family Vacation
Author: Aiel
Board: Saga
Characters: Anakin, Padme, Luke, Leia, Yoda, Obi-Wan, Han, Mara.
Summary: In the tradition of Nation Lampoon's Vacation movies, this is a humorous AU story about Anakin Skywalker planning a perfect vacation for his birthday gift, with Padme and their seventeen year old twins, Luke and Leia. As predicted, nothing goes according to plan.
Status: On Hiatus

Title: Ollie Ollie Oxen Free!
Author: Alexis_Wingstar
Board: Saga
Characters: Han, Leia, and Lando several years before ANH
Summary: An AU answer to a holiday fanfic gift exchange challenge, in which I was supposed to write Han and Lando on the run and Leia chasing them, and there was to be a standoff. I was asked to make it a saga AU. Well, it?s very AU: Han and Lando are in their late teens and partners freighter business. Leia is about eight or nine. As they are waiting for Mr. Skywalker to show up so they can deliver a mysterious item to him, they get into a game of hide-and-seek with Leia.
Status: WIP

Title: A Twin Suns Romance, Part 1: Dropping In
Author: Alexis_Wingstar
Board: Saga
Characters: Owen, Beru and Beru?s family
Summary: A speculative story on how Owen and Beru met and fell in love.
Status: Completed

Title: Anger leads to Hate: Anger Management with Darth Vader
Authors: AnakinGirl05 & PadwanKayla
Board: The Saga
Characters: Vader, Shmi, Qui-Gon, Padme, Obi-Wan, Luke...and the list goes on
Summary: Vader, as part of on-going therapy sessions, writes letters to those in his past and present who he feels have contributed to his ongoing Anger Management issues.
Status: On Hiatus

Title: Food for Thought
Author: ardavenport
Board: Before the Saga
Characters: Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi
Summary: Our Jedi on a mission in a wilderness.
Status: Complete

Title: Odd Assembly
Author: ardavenport
Board: Before the Saga
Characters: Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi
Summary: Qui-Gon invites Master Narimoyak to his room with her ?friends? for some friendly discussion. Food is involved. Second story in thread.
Status: Complete

Title: Bed Balls
Author: ardavenport
Board: Before the Saga
Characters: Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, OCs
Summary: Qui-Gon Jinn gets up in a strange bed with a strange roommate.
Status: Complete

Title: First Memory
Author: ardavenport
Board: Before the Saga
Characters: young, Qui-Gon Jinn, Yoda, Jedi initiates
Summary: Qui-Gon goes on his first field trip outside the Jedi Temple.
Status: Complete

Title: Collective Punishment
Author: ardavenport
Board: Before the Saga
Characters: Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi
Summary: Qui-Gon Jinn exercises his Jedi patience.
Status: Complete

Title: A Qui-Gon on Your Couch
Author: ardavenport
Board: Before the Saga
Characters: Qui-Gon Jinn, OC
Summary: Get your very own Jedi. Instructions not included.
Status: Complete

Title: Great
Author: ardavenport
Board: Before the Saga
Characters: Master Dooku, Qui-Gon Jinn
Summary: Qui-Gon has a great solution to a city's problem with sabotage.
Status: Complete

Title: Size Matters Not
Author: ardavenport
Board: Before the Saga
Characters:

 

INDEX CONTINUED: G- K

Authors Beginning with ?G?

Title: Groceries
Author: Golden_Jedi
Board: Beyond
Characters: Leia Organa, OC, Han (cameo)
Summary: How far does a Princess go to spend a perfect night with her scoundrel?
Status: Completed

Title: The Other Leia
Author: Golden_Jedi
Board: Beyond
Characters: OCs
Summary: Be careful with the name you choose for your child...
Status: Completed

Title: The Job
Author: Golden_Jedi
Board: Beyond
Characters: OC, Han Solo, Leia Organa (cameo)
Summary: A job well done can change your life...
Status: Completed

Authors Beginning with ?H?

Title :The Diary Series, a FanFic in four parts
Anakin's diary
Obi-Wan's diary
Dooku's diary
Palpyatine's diary
Author: hyperspace_police
Board: The Saga
Characters: Anakin, Obi-Wan, Dooku. Palpatine,OC's
Summary: Dooku and Palpatine are competing for the attention of the same lady when Obi-Wan and Anakin get sent to provide security for Palpatine at Dooku's castle on Serenno. A look at the events from each characters unique perspective...and did I mention that Palpatine turns himself orange???
Status: WIP

Title: The Jedi and the Dessert Tray
Author: hyperspace_police
Board: The Saga
Characters: Obi-Wan, Anakin, Mace, Yoda, Qui-Gon,OC's
Summary: During an interview gone bad, Obi-Wan accidently injures a reporter who turns out to be the daughter of Qui-Gon Jinn. Obi-Wan learns there is more to his former Master's past than meets the eye...
Status: WIP

Title: Temple Pranks Gone Bad
Author: hyperspace_police
Board: Before the Saga
Characters: Mace, Dooku, Qui-Gon, Padawan Obi-Wan, Yoda
Summary: Ever wonder why Mace Windu was bald? Well, this fic answers this question.. Hilarity ensues when Mace pranks Dooku one too many times and the resulting counter-prank goes horribly wrong.
Status: WIP

Title: Good Morning Coruscant, Jedi Style
Author: hyperspace_police
Board: The Saga
Characters: Obi-Wan, Anakin, Ghost of Qui-Gon
Summary: To improve the Public Image of the Jedi, Obi-Wan and Anakin are sent to do the morning news...Find out what Anakin has in common with Indiana Jones.
Status: Completed

Title: Qui-Gon's Hair-Raising Adventure
Author: hyperspace_police
Board: Before the Saga
Characters: Qui-Gon, Wookie Padawan
Summary: Qui-Gon takes on his first apprentice and discovers that he
has more than he bargained for. Their relationship becomes strained
when her shedding causes their quarters to flood...causing Qui-Gon to
need a plumber.
Status: Completed

Title: A Love Song For Leia
Author: hyperspace_police
Borad: The Saga
Characters: Han with reference to Leia
Summary: Written for the Song Parody Challenge...Han's thoughts about Leia while frozen in Carobinte hanging on Jabba's wall.
Status: Completed

Title: A Pondering Princess
Author: hyperspace_police
Board: The Saga
Characters: Leia with reference to Han, Luke and Chewie
Summary: Dear Diary Challenge response.

 

INDEX CONTINUED: L-O

Authors Beginning with ?L?

Title: Jedi Apprentice: Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Author: LilyHobbitJedi
Board: Before
Characters: Obi-Wan, Siri, Qui-Gon, Bruck, Garen
Summary: Based off the hit ABC Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Qui-Gon is the host and Obi-Wan, Siri, Garen and Bruck are the panelists.
Status: Complete

Title: I Never
Author: LilyHobbitJedi
Board: Before
Characters: Obi-Wan, Siri
Summary: One day at the Jedi Temple, Obi-Wan and Siri play a drinking game with some interesting results.
Status: Complete

Title: Let It Snow
Author: LilyHobbitJedi
Board: Saga
Characters: Obi-Wan, Anakin
Summary: Obi-Wan and Anakin get stranded on Hoth.
Status: Complete

Title: A Holo Is Worth A Thousand Words
Author: LilyHobbitJedi
Board: Saga
Characters: Obi-Wan, Anakin, Siri
Summary: When Obi-Wan and Anakin take a vacation to the beach, Obi-Wan has some unforeseen complications.
Status: Complete

Title: Guitar Hero
Author: LilyHobbitJedi
Board: Saga
Characters: Obi-Wan, Anakin, Yoda
Summary: Obi-Wan and Anakin discover the game Guitar Hero.
Status: Complete


Authors Beginning with ?M?

Title: Fangirl's Curse
Author: MsLanna
Board: Saga
Characters: Boba Fett, Mahalia Lanna
Summary: Somebody messed with Boba Fett's mind, and Lanna has to suffer the consequences
Status: Completed

Title: Breaking Fangirl's Curse
Author: MsLanna
Board: Saga
Characters: Boba Fett, Mahalia Lanna, other fandom casts
Summary: In their quest to break the spell on Fett, Lanna and Boba travel through several magical realms. Crossover.
Status: On Hiatus

Title: All Safe Places
Author: MsLanna
Board: Saga
Characters: Vader, Jango Fett, Pooh, Piglet, Tiggr co
Summary: Vader and Fett get stranded in Pooh land and have to play after it's rules to escape again. Silliness and stupidity ensue.
Status: WIP

Title: Human Cyborg Relations
Author: MsLanna
Board: Beyond
Characters: Kyp, Chii, canon cast
Summary: SW/Chobits crossover. Chii in the SW universe and she latches on to Kyp of all people.
Status: WIP

Title: Advent Calendar for Darth_Gangrenous
Author: MsLanna
Board: Saga
Characters: Users of the boards
Summary: A silly retell of the OT with users instead of the usual cast
Status: Completed

Authors Beginning with ?N?

Authors Beginning with ?O?

 

INDEX CONTINUED: P-S

Authors Beginning with ?P?

Authors Beginning with ?Q?

Title: The Dearly Departed Princess Whatshername
Author: Quigonjecca
Board: Saga
Characters: Princess Leia, A random Storm Trooper (Bob)
Summary: When Darth Vader shoots Leia down in combat, he asks a Storm Trooper to give her eulogy... with a crazy outcome. Written for the first humor workshop challenge.
Status: Completed

Title: Eopie Casserole
Author: Quigonjecca
Board: Saga
Characters: Padme Amidala, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda
Summary: Anakin Skywalker gets to visit his wife on Christmas. He gets her a couple of gifts, sings her a couple songs, and refuses to eat dinner because he's on a diet. This was written as a Christmas gift for KELIA through the Holiday Fic Exchange, 2007
Status: Completed

Title: Prophecy
Author: Quigonjecca
Board: Saga
Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker
Summary: Anakin learns of the *legendary* prophecy of the Chosen One
Status: Completed

Title: Later...
Author: Quigonjecca
Board: Saga
Characters: Padme Amidala, Anakin
Summary: Anakin dreams that Padme is going to die in childbirth, but he can't tell her, but she knows he is having nightmares... What does he end up telling her?
Status: Completed

Title: Chaaaaaarlieeee (AKA, the real reason Anakin turned to the Dark Side)
Author: Quigonjecca
Board: Saga
Characters: Anakin Skywalker, two pesky unicorns
Summary: Anakin Skywalker meets up with two annoying unicorns who drive him insane. This was for the first crossover challenge. It had to be dialogue only, and had to include the words machete, shebang, camoflauge, orientation, and intellectual. I chose to crossover with YouTube's 'Charlie the Unicorn'
Status: Completed

Title: Bored Rebels
Author: Quigonjecca
Board: Saga
Characters: Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Ben Kenobi, Wes Janson, Hobbie Kilvian, An unfortunate pickle
Summary: To boost morale, *someone* is sending hilarious song parodies to everyone in the Rebel Base on Hoth. The only thing Leia, Luke and Han want though, is who and why.
Status: Completed

Title: The Phantom of the Opera-- Star Wars Style
Author: Quigonjecca
Board: Saga
Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Siri Tachi, Others...
Summary: Anakin decides to put on a musical!
Status: Completed

Title: Meesa Did it This Time
Author: Quigonjecca
Board: Saga
Characters: Jarjar Binks
Summary: Jarjar recounts how he was banished from Otah Gunga
Status: Completed

Title: Is the Grass Really Greener on the Other Side?
Author: Quigonjecca
Board: Beyond
Characters: Mara Jade Skywalker (in the spirit world)
Summary: Mara explains what it's like to be dead, and if the grass is really greener on the 'other side.'
Status: Completed

Authors Beginning with ?R?

Authors Beginning with ?S?

 

INDEX CONTINUED: T-Z

Authors Beginning with ?T?

Title: Braken Starblaster, Space Attorney: The Dark Darkness
Author: The_Face
Board: The Saga
Characters: Braken Starblaster, Luke Skywalker, OC lawyers, and various canon guest spots
Summary: An incompetent Imperial lawyer is assigned the case of the century ? defending Luke Skywalker, the man accused of destroying the Death Star. Hijinks ensue accordingly.
Status: Completed

The Astoundingly Amazing, One and Only Boushh
Author: The_Face
Board: Beyond the Saga
Characters: The true Boushh, the bounty hunter Jebediah Fett, the washed-up holodrama actress Svilaya T. Nebula, the ice cream maker guy Ice Cream Maker Guy, and various canon characters
Summary: After ROTJ, Boushh attempts to get revenge on Leia?
Status: Completed

Authors Beginning with ?U?

Authors Beginning with ?V?

Title: Dear Master, Dear Padawan
Author: VaderLVR64
Board: Saga
Characters: Anakin/Vader and Obi-Wan
Summary: Anakin and Obi-Wan try to communicate with each other.
Status: Complete unless the muse says otherwise.

Title: I Don?t Think So
Author: VaderLVR64
Board: Saga
Characters: Padmé, Anakin
Summary: What might have happened if Anakin had discussed his decision to become a Sith with his wife.
Status: Complete

Title: I?m Only in this for the Credits
Author: VaderLVR64
Board: Saga
Genre: humor I hope
Era: post ANH
Characters: Han, Leia, Luke, Ben, and Vader
Status: Complete

Title: Slipping on a Fruit Peel
Author: VaderLVR64
Board: Saga
Characters: Obi-Wan, Anakin
Summary: Obi-Wan deals with Anakin
Status: Complete

Title: That?s Just Perfect
Author: VaderLVR64
Board: Saga
Characters: Anakin, Padmé
Summary: An evening turns out to be something different than planned.
Timeframe: Post AoTC
Notes: Might be considered humor, but then again, maybe not.
Status: Complete

Title: You?re My Only Hope
Author: VaderLVR64
Board: Saga
Characters: Obi-Wan, Siri
Summary: Obi-Wan is at Siri?s mercy
Status: Complete

Title: Two Shifts at the Ladies Only Strip Club in Mos Eisely
Author: Valairy_Scot
Board: The Saga
Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn
Summary: Just how did Obi-Wan Kenobi finance his exile?
Status: Completed

Title: The Sith Stops Here
Author: Valairy_Scot
Board: The Saga
Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker,
Summary: Anakin Skywalker reads a trashy holo-novel to his recuperating master. It gets ugly. Character assassination follows.
Status: WIP

Title: A Padawans Misadventures: And Thats When I Got Thrown out of the Jedi Order. Again.
Author: Valairy Scot
Board: The Saga
Characters: a trouble prone, meaning well padawan
Summary: Just how much trouble can a padawan get into? Is there a limit on how many times one can be thrown out of the Order and accepted back?
Status: On Hiatus

Title: At the Root of Our Discontent
Author: Valairy_Scot
Board: The Saga
Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn
Summary: Just a simple little story to get away from the angst in another of my stories. It's fun, it's nothing dramatic, it may surprise you. It's a-start-wr

 

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Disussion Questions: Set #1

-If you are a writer, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

-Have you ever written humorous fanfiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.). If no, please tell us why you are now interested in writing it and why you haven?t done so before.

-Do you enjoy reading humorous fanfiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors? If you do not enjoy reading humor, why is it so?

-What would you like to see from this thread?

 

Discussion Questions: Set #1

So, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

Although I?ve written just about everything, I prefer angst. Humor is hard to write sometimes, but I have a blast doing that too.

Have you ever written humorous fanfiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.). If no, please tell us why you are now interested in writing it and why you haven?t done so before.

Oh, yes! I always try to be working on a humor fic to keep things writing fun in-between all the angst I do. My humor is usually very silly (and sometimes bizarre) but my readers seem to enjoy all the crazy stuff. A reader once told me that it was interesting to have had a peek inside my head- I really didn?t know what to say to that!

I love writing humor- it allows all my crazy ideas to escape. There?s something neat about being able to make people laugh. Still, it?s hard- sometimes, I don?t feel like laughing or being funny? so it?s hard to come up with something silly when you?re not in the mood.

Do you enjoy reading humorous fanfiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors? If you do not enjoy reading humor, why is it so?

Definetly! I love those silly stories that leave you giggling, especially ones you can go back and read over and over again and still laugh just as hard as you did the first time.

My favorite humor authors are Blindman and 1Yodimus_Prime. I have no idea where Blindman comes up with it all, but it is all brilliant! 1Yodimus_Prime has this totally crazy way of writing that is still hysterical even when you?re reading it half asleep early in the morning (and, oddly enough, it still makes sense ).

What would you like to see from this thread?

As a thread-mistress, I?d like to see everyone having a great time all the while enjoying all the benefits reading and writing humor has to offer!

 

First of all, I just want to say that AF did a fantastic job on the thread. *whispers* She says that we did it together, but I was just a sounding board. The thread looks great!

So, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

I usually write in angst, especially as vignettes. I think that I spend far too much time being serious in my writing.

Have you ever written humorous fan fiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.). If no, please tell us why you are now interested in writing it and why you haven?t done so before.

I've dabbled in the genre. I enjoyed writing the piece (it was a short story on drunken Obi-Wan with Anakin playing the straight man for once), and it made me want to write more. Like most of my writing, if I have a solid idea, humor comes relatively easy to me. If the idea is poor, then it's really difficult. Of course, having a good idea is usually the battle, isn't it?

Do you enjoy reading humorous fan fiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors? If you do not enjoy reading humor, why is it so?

I love reading humor! Sometimes you just want to kick back and have a good laugh. I am a huge fan of Blindman, especially his Vader Monologues. I also enjoy Drabba's posts, though that doesn't really qualify as "fan fiction." CYNICAL21 also has had some really hilarious segments in her writing, though you have to wade through the angst to find it.

What would you like to see from this thread?

As co-thread host, I hope to see people having fun and working on better humor writing. We need to address the discrepancy between angst and humor here on the boards. I'd also like to see good discussion on the genre, as well as some new fics put up. Let's raise the funny awareness!

 

Disussion Questions: Set #1

-If you are a writer, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

Pretty much anything: drama, humor, farce, angst, some romance.


-Have you ever written humorous fanfiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.). If no, please tell us why you are now interested in writing it and why you haven?t done so before.

Oh gosh yes. The only problem was laughing so hard I couldn't type straight. It comes naturally, and the readers liked it (with one exception; one thought it was reverse sexism). I even got my first destroyed keyboard response!

-Do you enjoy reading humorous fanfiction? Heck yes! It's probably my favorite.

-What would you like to see from this thread? An explosion of humorous stories! Destroyed keyboards, bad typos from readers shaking so hard they can't hit the right keys.

 

I read the first post and nearly died. I so did not turn that projector on, and all accusations are false. Or at least that's what my lawyer is saying.

-If you are a writer, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

I write mostly angst, drama, and action. I guess I need an outlet for my darker emotions, and anyways, I write so much in LOTF and beyond that there's little but angst there...

-Have you ever written humorous fanfiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.). If no, please tell us why you are now interested in writing it and why you haven?t done so before.

I've yet to write purposeful humor. I'd like to learn about humor to expand my writing skills and maybe get rid of a loose plot bunny or two.

-Do you enjoy reading humorous fanfiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors? If you do not enjoy reading humor, why is it so?

I love reading humor! It's often the best way to get me out of the trap of LOTF angst and homework angst. Hmm...Jedi_of_Ennth wrote a great short story called "Heartbreak Hotel" that had me laughing. And there's the eternal "Fanfiction! The Musical" which has gotten me spitting beverages on the monitor. But the best humor of all was from cdmcc, "Hairdressers of the Force" "In the Lair of the Gilded Lily" "For Whom the Bell Pings" "From Here to Over There" "Where Did It All Go Wrong?" Probably the funniest thing I've ever read. I think I hurt something the first time I read those stories!

-What would you like to see from this thread?

Some information about writing humor and also maybe some reccomendations of good humorous stories.

 

-If you are a writer, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

Drama, some angst. I love reading humor, but I'm not that funny.


-Have you ever written humorous fanfiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.). If no, please tell us why you are now interested in writing it and why you haven?t done so before.

Yes, a couple of times. It was hard, because I'm not like Face or Yod; it doesn't come that naturally to me. I think the readers thought it was funny, though (at least, I hope they did).


-Do you enjoy reading humorous fanfiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors? If you do not enjoy reading humor, why is it so?

Oh yes, The_Face in particular comes to mind. Bracken Starblaster was probably the funniest thing I've ever read.


-What would you like to see from this thread?

A funny time

A good place to discuss humor fics and get tips on writing them; maybe a workshop or two.

 

-If you are a writer, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

I enjoy writing action or political thrillers, but I will admit to have dabbled in humor. I'm also mostly an OC guy.

-Have you ever written humorous fanfiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.). If no, please tell us why you are now interested in writing it and why you haven?t done so before.

Again, I dabble. One of my first stories I posted was originally supposed to be a comedy, but it kinda mutated into pseudo-seriousness and the bizarre. The people that were reading said they though tit was funny, but then again, I think they were just being nice. After that, any comedy I've written has been relatively short, often with characters breaking the fourth wall.

-Do you enjoy reading humorous fan fiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors? If you do not enjoy reading humor, why is it so?

Do I really need to answer? Yes, I do, in fact, enjoy reading humor. I'd have to agree with NYCitygurl and say that my favorite was The_Face's "Bracken Starblaster - Space Attorney", although there are far too many great humor stories that to list them all here would be impossible.

-What would you like to see from this thread?

I'd like some cake.

Okay, seriously, I would just like to improve my writing skills and also find an opportunity to laugh like an idiot.

 

*Feverishly flips through list of what will be in this thread* Hmm... I don't see anything on cake We might have to change that

 

If you are a writer, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

Interestingly enough, I started out with humor pieces. I've since moved on to drama and suspense.


Have you ever written humorous fanfiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.).

I've written several humorous stories. I had a great time writing them and the readers seemed to enjoy it. Some went over better than others, mostly because, at the time, I was just writing humor and I got a little weary of it and it showed. It comes easily and naturally to me when I don't put pressure on myself to make it funnier or longer or try to meet a deadline.

For me, to truly enjoy writing humor, it has to be done lesiurely.

Do you enjoy reading humorous fanfiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors? If you do not enjoy reading humor, why is it so?

I love reading humor! Who do I like to read.....hmmmmm....well a couple folks have left the boards, but VA_Parky, VaderLVR64 and dianethx wrote a hysterically funny storry recently called Attraction. I laughed through the whole thing!

What would you like to see from this thread?

More humor stories. Laughter is a great tonic for anything that ails you.

 

Disussion Questions: Set #1

-If you are a writer, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?
uhm... err... death-fic? *shrugs*

-Have you ever written humorous fanfiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.). If no, please tell us why you are now interested in writing it and why you haven?t done so before.
... okay, I'm going to admit something... something which may sound odd in light of the responses that I've been getting to one of my WIP's.

I have never intentionally written a humorous fanfic.

That's right. I hadn't considered that story a humor-fic. One can imagine my surprise, three chapters into it, when among the many "" I had been getting that I received this comment: [qoute=PHGS_Weyr] That was great... i can not stop laughing[/quote]

*shrugs*


-Do you enjoy reading humorous fanfiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors? If you do not enjoy reading humor, why is it so?
i read, and read. Sometimes I enjoy humor, sometime sI don't. That said, I'm eagerly awaiting the next chapter to "Measure of a Man"

-What would you like to see from this thread?
hmm.... floggings?

 

A HUMOR THREAD??????????????? ALL RIGHT!!

-If you are a writer, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

I write just about everything (except those big epic battle fics...I just don't have the computer memory for them) but my very very favorite is.....HUMOR!

-Have you ever written humorous fanfiction?

Absolutley! As a matter of fact, I have to really try hard NOT to write humor. Even my mush comes out humorous...and my drama...and my angst...and my...well, you get the picture.

-Do you enjoy reading humorous fanfiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors?

My all time favorite humor ff author is cdmcc. If you're never read his hilarious fics, go check them out in saga. I laugh so hard when I read his stuff, that I start to snort in a most unlady like fashion.

-What would you like to see from this thread?

Well, we had a humor thread a while back, but it died, so I'm really excited to see that a brand new shiney one is here. I guess I am thinking discussions and challenges would be very lovely...and gorgeous men feeding us girls grapes would be nice.

 

So, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

Amazingly enough, the majority of my fics are meant to be humorous. I'm actually quite e-shy, so only one of my works posted here is funny. Angst and drama are both close seconds.

Have you ever written humorous fanfiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.). If no, please tell us why you are now interested in writing it and why you haven?t done so before.

Of course I have! I love making people laugh, especially through my writing. Writing humor comes naturally to me. I actually have trouble keeping deep fics serious. Generally, I've had good responses from readers.

Do you enjoy reading humorous fanfiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors? If you do not enjoy reading humor, why is it so?

There's always more room for laughter in life. This includes fanfiction. I honestly don't have any favorite authors.

What would you like to see from this thread?

I'm way too easy going to answer this question. I have no opinion!

 

-If you are a writer, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

I typically write action/mystery fanfiction, but they always ? always ? include humor.


-Have you ever written humorous fanfiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.). If no, please tell us why you are now interested in writing it and why you haven?t done so before.

*buzz* What is ?yes?, Alex?

I?ve written three multi-post completely humor fics. The first was the second story I posted here, and had about one reader I think. It wasn?t very good. The second was one of my favorite plot bunnies I?ve ever had (the real Boushh hunts down Leia for framing him), and had good reception. Same with Braken Starblaster, Space Attorney: The Dark Darkness, apparently. Thanks and shout-out to readers for the mentions above by the way!

I really enjoy making people laugh. Those replies where a reader points out something in my post that struck them as funny, it?s one of my favorite compliments to get. ?Serious? fic or comedy, doesn?t matter. Makes me warm ?n? fuzzy. Matter of fact, writing something without humor is nigh impossible for me. I can only sustain an absolutely pitch black tone for a post or two. Personally, I don?t see any reason I should. Humor is a huge part of life, and can be included without compromising the dramatic weight of a story. In fact, I think the right kind of humor can even enhance a tragic section of prose.


-Do you enjoy reading humorous fanfiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors? If you do not enjoy reading humor, why is it so?

I definitely enjoy a good humor fic. It can be an awesome form of escapism and even turn your whole day around. My favorite humor writer on the boards is probably 1Yodimus_Prime (subliminalmessageupdatePlanetHoppingsubliminalmessage). He has an excellent understanding of comedic timing and how to pace out how you read an update. Plus, a knack for the absurd. I?ve also enjoyed the character-based humor of Luton_Plunder and talkingbanana.

Beyond TFN, I enjoy Douglas Adams, Dave Barry, Jasper Fforde, and a bunch I?m forgetting.

-What would you like to see from this thread?

Discussion of humor types, techniques, etc. etc. A good index of all the awesome humor on the boards. Challenges to increase the quantity of aforementioned humor. Oh and Good Times.*

*J.J. optional.

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Hahahahahaha...hahaha...haha...heh?


-If you are a writer, what genre of fanfiction do you usually write?

Drama, angst, some action. Whatever gets me through the day...*hiccup*


-Have you ever written humorous fanfiction? If yes, please tell us about your experience (whether you enjoy writing it, how your readers responded, whether it came naturally or difficultly, etc.). If no, please tell us why you are now interested in writing it and why you haven?t done so before.

I've never written in the funny genre, but I have always peppered everything I write with some sort of hilarity to take a way from constant tension. A purely humorous fic from me would contain too many TOS violations. Then I run the chance some won't find it funny at all.

-Do you enjoy reading humorous fanfiction? For those of you who read humor, who are your favorite authors? If you do not enjoy reading humor, why is it so?

Oh yeah. Face's Braken Starblaster immediately comes to mind (because the past three people have already said it) And Yodimus has a great ESB redux nicknamed the "retarded squirrel" that's hilarious, along with a couple of other fics that make feel like you're tripping...

-What would you like to see from this thread?

Something that doesn't place me in the vacinity of dead bodies...