tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post4123137394613395558..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: The Way You Tell Them - Guest post by Alison BaconDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-52905637420362770392010-07-18T20:55:26.383+01:002010-07-18T20:55:26.383+01:00Thanks for the post - sound advice, of which I wil...Thanks for the post - sound advice, of which I will take note.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631254646368974136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-24245266880471123222010-07-06T20:31:56.649+01:002010-07-06T20:31:56.649+01:00Sorry i forgot to add how much i enjoyed your anal...Sorry i forgot to add how much i enjoyed your analogy, and as a author can understand the fustration of sorting out the scenes and characters. the storyboard can be such fun lol.josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-1942397370157090122010-07-06T17:32:38.105+01:002010-07-06T17:32:38.105+01:00What a great analogy, and so true. Great post.What a great analogy, and so true. Great post.Ellie Garratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731071128348213067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-14068729767560708222010-07-06T14:57:38.727+01:002010-07-06T14:57:38.727+01:00I am pants at jokes. I love them, think I'll ...I am pants at jokes. I love them, think I'll remember them for another time and then get halfway through it, panic and stop. Luckily this also makes people laugh but not for the right reasons. Bah. Great analogy - I *heart* analogies!Debs Ricciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837598374947020855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-10233508076268952052010-07-06T09:02:47.684+01:002010-07-06T09:02:47.684+01:00Hello Jennifer - I have pretty much given up too -...Hello Jennifer - I have pretty much given up too - the joke-telling, that is!<br />Derek - thanks for the nugget. I'm sure it will come in useful one of those days.<br />Joseph - I often recognise a joke but sadly never seem to remember the punch-line until the line before (possibly why I am no good at telling them)<br />Glad you all got something out of this - I hope not just bad memories!<br />AliBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-39765048684696874482010-07-05T20:36:19.969+01:002010-07-05T20:36:19.969+01:00I am one of those people who can for one reason or...I am one of those people who can for one reason or another, never remember a good joke. but if somebody comes in with a joke i know. i introvertly think to myself, "oh no its an old one i know, i will just remain quiet and smile" am i the only one lol?josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-7815592516768620292010-07-05T20:34:14.140+01:002010-07-05T20:34:14.140+01:00Re: Ronnie Corbett's monologues. One of the wr...Re: Ronnie Corbett's monologues. One of the writers was Spike Mullins. Just in case anyone's as comedy writer obsessed as I am.DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-89509867980521164662010-07-05T17:18:57.032+01:002010-07-05T17:18:57.032+01:00Oh, yes. That's why I love editing And why I...Oh, yes. That's why I love editing And why I quit trying to tell jokes!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00337171403258134251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-57479536268756597522010-07-05T16:42:54.888+01:002010-07-05T16:42:54.888+01:00I loved this post! So economically written but sa...I loved this post! So economically written but saying a great deal/Geraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575892095296317266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-80282164835583951962010-07-05T12:49:35.489+01:002010-07-05T12:49:35.489+01:00Thank you one and all for your comments. Helen - I...Thank you one and all for your comments. Helen - I am envious! Planning too much just seems to kill it for me. At least in writing we have the luxury of editing unlike the poor stand-up.<br />AliBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-10318319117150908622010-07-05T11:42:21.480+01:002010-07-05T11:42:21.480+01:00Indeed, I am one of those clever clogs who plan it...Indeed, I am one of those clever clogs who plan it all before I embark.<br />Still hard to pull off even then, sometimes.<br />HB xHelen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00266205672947750373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-49689636535734279902010-07-05T11:05:43.893+01:002010-07-05T11:05:43.893+01:00I must admit my buttocks clench with embarrassment...I must admit my buttocks clench with embarrassment whenever someone says "Ooh I've got a joke ..." just in case they get it wrong, and I never dare tell them myself for the same reason!<br /><br />Love the analogy though - perfectly executed :o)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-29536961929725567232010-07-05T09:48:00.826+01:002010-07-05T09:48:00.826+01:00Brill. You're spot on about the timing issue a...Brill. You're spot on about the timing issue and it's really useful to look at it this way. Thanks Alison!Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-44240275082065611552010-07-05T08:30:21.686+01:002010-07-05T08:30:21.686+01:00What a good analogy!What a good analogy!Essie Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04611324005960689918noreply@blogger.com