tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post3722270963063858562..comments2023-10-29T12:28:26.775+00:00Comments on Charley Robson's Leaning Tower of Plot: Let There Be LaughterCharley Robsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-49106912209235071512012-12-13T19:50:48.794+00:002012-12-13T19:50:48.794+00:00YAY GOOD OMENS.YAY GOOD OMENS.Miriam Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516402325473855925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-77365616297642120422012-12-12T20:54:34.990+00:002012-12-12T20:54:34.990+00:00Oh, and who are you on NaNo? I'd like to check...Oh, and who are you on NaNo? I'd like to check out your novel info! :D I'm Writer-Girl4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-6129299617383090562012-12-12T20:12:55.406+00:002012-12-12T20:12:55.406+00:00Your writing blog is so much better than mine. :P ...Your writing blog is so much better than mine. :P xD I definitely love sarcasm and irony. I like most humor, come to think of it. Not all, though. Anyways, my characters are usually sarcastic and cracking jokes. I love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-40198610434301752392012-12-11T08:19:05.758+00:002012-12-11T08:19:05.758+00:00Ahehe, I'm glad you like my opening line! I ha...Ahehe, I'm glad you like my opening line! I had far too much fun writing out that opening sequence xD<br /><br />"Works well for whistling in the dark" - excellent phrase there! Couldn't have said it better myself :PCharley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-85533663987821269932012-12-10T19:46:58.435+00:002012-12-10T19:46:58.435+00:00Well yo uknow me and that opening line is part of ...Well yo uknow me and that opening line is part of why I like your stuff. Even in the darkest moments there is a bit of wit (he he he ahem) and I think my character Sarah manages to do that well, especially when she gets to comparining the two worlds... or commenting to herself jokes that only she and the reader might get *giggles* Also a nice frustration point for her. he he he.<br /><br />Anyway, yup, humor has it's place and works well for whistling in the dark, you might say.Cathryn Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14816869021658935999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-41430659155130511522012-12-09T21:34:57.100+00:002012-12-09T21:34:57.100+00:00One can never go wrong with Hitchiker's Guide ...One can never go wrong with Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy!Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-90110519677385252612012-12-09T17:03:47.817+00:002012-12-09T17:03:47.817+00:00I love humour - mainly dry wit and satire in the n...I love humour - mainly dry wit and satire in the narrative, but a bit of slapstick can never go amiss - ~cough~ Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ~cough cough~Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-84591562946832966722012-12-09T14:17:53.839+00:002012-12-09T14:17:53.839+00:00Huzzah for wit and sarcasm! Surprisingly they'...Huzzah for wit and sarcasm! Surprisingly they're not as hard to pull off as I thought they were - once you're in the character's head, that is. And it makes everything so much more amusing when everything has a sarcastic edge to it.<br /><br />Yes it is. Except fish and prawns and scampi. I like those. Shellfish, though. Never trust 'em.Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-48030362320365415842012-12-09T14:16:54.922+00:002012-12-09T14:16:54.922+00:00Hehe, making characters likeable is a very differe...Hehe, making characters likeable is a very different thing. Humour in and of itself can work with or against that, depending on how you deploy it.<br /><br />As for the "obviously". Well, as long as we're all willing to admit it's all just our opinion, then that's fine!Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-43038896548072216242012-12-09T09:07:08.224+00:002012-12-09T09:07:08.224+00:00If there's one thing I love more then icecream...If there's one thing I love more then icecream (and come on, that's really saying something) it's a book with good humour. I do like dry wit, sarcasm, and irony. I'm not a fan of slap-stick or crude. My writing always seems to carry the essance of sarcasm. Or something. Well, at least I think it's funny. ;) <br /><br />PS Seafood is definitely evil!! I agree with you 100% there.CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-6534344090536761882012-12-09T02:08:59.640+00:002012-12-09T02:08:59.640+00:00I have a doctor in a role-play I'm currently i...I have a doctor in a role-play I'm currently in who I want to be disliked extremely, and he constantly makes jokes about amputation while someone else's brother is in the hospital. Humor is a wonderful tool. I love it.<br /><br />I'd say obviously, but that's a little conceited.Liam, Head Philhttp://insideliamsbrain.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-18157368697815440722012-12-08T18:31:34.653+00:002012-12-08T18:31:34.653+00:00Likewise - vulgar humour has never appealed to me....Likewise - vulgar humour has never appealed to me. I like most sorts of humour, to be fair, but wit is by far my favourite, either dry and sarcastic or otherwise. <br /><br />Haha, glad you like!Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-90041349241290094362012-12-08T18:30:55.374+00:002012-12-08T18:30:55.374+00:00All the applause for you, Pathfinder. Especially o...All the applause for you, Pathfinder. Especially on the Doctor Who front. Come here and receive your Honorary Cookies of Charley approval.Charley Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542608515324640174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-7833669237822589742012-12-08T18:06:38.346+00:002012-12-08T18:06:38.346+00:00 I love humor. Not the vulgar kind, but the fun, w... I love humor. Not the vulgar kind, but the fun, witty, quirky, slap stick kind. I adore books with it in them. And I love your opening line.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395502314886308773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4553951271806645988.post-68587598221060966102012-12-08T17:52:54.400+00:002012-12-08T17:52:54.400+00:00I really enjoy dry wit, sarcasm, and irony,especia...I really enjoy dry wit, sarcasm, and irony,especially in the details. <br />Like the Ninth Doctor, Merlin, and Sherlock. Pathfinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558376068544297287noreply@blogger.com