You, Too, Can Be a Terrible Writer
Do you ever say to yourself, “I can’t write my way out of a paper bag?” Good! That’s a cliché. If you know and use a lot of those, you are well on your way […]
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HumorOutcasts Radio – Interview with Billy Dees
Tonight, I was honored to have one of HumorOutcasts’s own, Billy Dees. Billy is such an interesting person and one of the real deep thinkers. His writing has a way of bringing people of different […]
Driving Humor
Carpools are hard work, but they’re also hilarious when Sherry Coben writes the script. Meet the award-winning television writer and HumorOutcast guest again on this episode of Whine At 9, when Sherry shares the latest […]
A Social Media Slap Down
Everywhere I turn, social media experts tell me that as an author I must “build my platform.” I’m trying, I really am. But some attempts make me stop and scratch my head. The other day, […]
Written After Reading Too Much Stephen King
Donnie was sitting in the kitchen eating Tofutti and talking softly with Teenie, a little boy who lived in Donnie’s liver. Donnie never knew how Teenie got into his liver. It must have been all […]
Overcoming Writer’s Block the Lazy Way
If you ask a hundred writers about writer’s block, you’ll get a hundred conflicting viewpoints. It’s like the common cold. Everybody has a remedy, some of which work a little better than others. Some writers […]
Wicked Wednesdays – Interview with Bruce Ferber
Bruce Ferber is known for his work as head writer and executive producer of the popular sitcom Home Improvement. Now, Bruce has added novelist and author to his resume with Elevating Overman, a story of […]
Congrats to HOC.com, But, Donna Cavanagh, Stop Annoying Me
Happy First Year Birthday/Anniversary to Humoroutcasts.com, the germ of an idea springing forth from the slightly warped, excuse me, creative mind of Donna Cavanagh. Donna’s enthusiasm is so contagious it’s aggravating sometimes. I think it’s […]
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY HUMOROUTCASTS.COM
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY, HUMOROUTCASTS.COM. Yes, even though it took us until May to truly get going, April 6th was my very first post on the site. I never dreamed that only one year later, we would […]
Things No Budding Writer Should Ever Have to Hear from Anybody
All artists are vulnerable to “helpful” clichés and criticism from anyone with a mouth and an opinion. Singers get it (“You should try out for American Idol.”). So do musicians (“How do you get to […]