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Maria Bamford is a creative genius. But the process of creating is not something that “comes easily” or “is enjoyable” for her. So, over the years, she’s invented a number of helpful techniques for tricking, shaming, coercing herself into doing things. You Are (A Comedy) Special is 15-step comedic send up of a self help guide that examines Maria’s approach to stand-up in a hilarious fashion.

Author Scott Dikkers will tell you how to write jokes. He’s a master joke writer, founder of the world’s most popular humor site TheOnion.com, number one New York Times best-selling humor author, professional public speaker, and successful cartoonist. In this definitive joke-writing handbook, he'll teach you comedy writing and how to write a joke with a simple comedy-writing and joke-writing formula you can use right now to write your own jokes.

When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi’s son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer. If anyone can save their daughter’s reputation, it’s Philadelphia’s strict premier matchmaker. Either that or Marilyn can kiss college goodbye. To Marilyn’s surprise, Ada’s not the humorless septuagenarian her mother described. Not with that platinum-blonde hair, Hermès scarf, and Cadillac convertible. She’s sharp, straight-talking, takes her job very seriously, and abides by her own rules…mostly.

How to Write a Joke is a podcast about jokes and the people who write them! Comedian Cassidy Kulhanek sits down with the most clever and creative writers in comedy to explore their joke writing processes, their influences, and the motivation behind their writing. With the help of her guests, Cassidy aims to unlock the secrets of writing a good joke, and perhaps share a laugh along the way!

With chick lit novels popping up on every best seller list, millions of listeners are all thinking the same thing: I could write this stuff. I could write a best seller and never go back to the office again! And here’s the guide that will show you how. Best-selling novelist Sarah Mlynowski and veteran chick lit editor Farrin Jacobs cover every stage of developing and selling your soon-to-be best-selling novel....

Aristotle "Aris" Thibodeau is 12 and a half years old and destined for greatness. Ever since her father's death, however, she's been stuck in the small town of Kanuga, Georgia, where she has to manage her mother Diane's floundering love life and dubious commitment to her job as an English professor, not to mention coparenting a little brother who hogs all the therapy money. Luckily Aris has a plan. Following the advice laid out in Write a Novel in Thirty Days!, she sets out to pen a best seller using her charmingly dysfunctional family as material.

Steve Saul has written blogs, dialogue, gags and produced mixed media content for BBC Comedy Online, Britain's Got Talent, EastEnders, Love Island, Microsoft, The Great British Bake Off and The X Factor. What better time to explore the world of indie publishing than the death of linear television?Starting Friday 27th June 2025, Steve has 365 days to make enough money pcm to survive and stop referring to himself in the 3rd person.Subscribe for weekly updates and waffle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice and Sam try to create a movie pitch in 90 minutes using prompts generated from a Wheel of Fortune. What could possibly go wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Write Nite, a podcast where we pick a prompt from our discussions and interviews, set a timer, write whatever we’d like, then read it together. We’ll laugh, we’ll cry, we’ll think, but most importantly we’ll have fun and hopefully learn to write along the way. And we’d love for you to write along with us! Pause the podcast on my cue, write in response to the prompt, then come on back whenever you’re ready! And if you’re feeling it, absolutely post your responses on our subreddit /r/writenite, where you can read our responses as well.

I didn’t mean to kidnap the groom. It was an accident. Mostly.... At least I didn't take much time to plan it. It was more of a spur of the moment kidnapping. Does that count? One minute, the town’s bad boy is standing at the altar about to marry the world’s most evil kindergarten teacher. The next, he’s passed out in my Vespa sidecar with his bride hot on our tail. But I couldn't stand by and watch Jace O’Dell be blackmailed into a loveless marriage. And besides, what’s a little kidnapping between friends? Okay, so maybe we’re not just friends....

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Write Who You Know is a podcast dedicated to the ups and downs of professional screenwriting: the pain, the pleasure, the process, and all the different ways you hear "PASS". Each week our host Matt Hausfater interviews various writer friends, colleagues, and coworkers past and present about breaking into the business, their experiences navigating Hollywood, and the tips and tricks to crush the writers' room. It's not about writing what you know... it's about writing WHO you know! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zufrieden sein wäre untertrieben, irgendwo Richtung Sonne und die Liebe dabei im Hinterkopf, das Gefühl, die Sätze an der Wurzel zu packen, um sie dann so wachsen zu lassen, dass sie richtig krachen, könnte man passend sagen: Das ist das neue Hörbuch "Still trying to write love Songs" von Markus Freise: Ob es nun die Alltäglichkeiten des Lebens sind, vermischt mit dem Wunsch, diese doch bitte einer Krawatte erzählen zu können oder gar Discobesuche mit der Einsicht, dass man alle Frauen irgendwie mit Aufstehen oder Sitzen bleiben umschreiben kann, hauptsache man handelt nach dem Motto der Liebe, wenn man denn an sie glaubt. Freise tut das auf jeden Fall. Mit seiner ersten Hörspielveröffentlichung tanzt Markus auf einem Drahtseil, wobei er sich stets mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit nach vorne bewegt...

Joke Talk Yell Write brings you deep into the irreverent and inspiring creative life of award-winning Anishinaabe comedian, writer, and podcaster Ryan McMahon. One of North America's most essential Indigenous voices, Ryan has been on the cutting edge of Indigenous media, storytelling and comedy for over two decades. Known for his risk-taking, innovation, and bold approach to storytelling, Ryan continues to push boundaries and break new ground in this dynamic and thought-provoking series. joketalkyellwrite.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to How To Write A Tune, the only podcast that looks into the hearts, minds and souls of musicians and try to find an answer to the age old question; How do you write a tune? To add this podcast to your Podcast app please paste the following link into your podcast manual feed: http://h2wat.libsyn.com/rss

On the advice of a five-dollar psychic, Tina Martin, a zany, overworked mother of two, quits her high-powered job and moves her family to Shanghai. Tina yearns for this new setting to bring her the zen-like inner peace she’s always heard about on infomercials. Instead, she becomes a totally exasperated fish out of water. Fish Heads and Duck Skin will resonate with anyone who has ever wondered who they are, why they were put here, and how they ever lived before eating pan-fried pork buns.

Go Write Yourself is a podcast from two lowlife writers living the high life. We talk about what we write. We do our best to motivate you. And we have fun along the way. Come listen to us! Because it's better than hanging out with your cat. Who knows, you might be inspired to Go Write Yourself! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Rohan and Paul as they attempt to write a movie using random ideas for a set up, conflict, and resolution.

Scott Dikkers, founder of TheOnion.com and The Onion's editor-in-chief for most of the last 25 years, interviews celebrities, writers, and other people in the comedy industry about their background, philosophy and process.

Nicholas Liebrecht exposes a new guest each episode to one of his MANY MANY unwritten story concepts & gets their feedback... Book ideas, Movie ideas, Graphic Novel ideas, these are all things that he has the time to COME UP WITH- but he'll never actually write any of them out... Are they all winners? Absolutely not! Stick around AFTER each story to hear him pitch one of his get-rich-quick schemes in the MILLION DOLLAR IDEAS segment.