Humor Science
Ysabel YatesA newsletter about humor writing featuring craft essays, interviews, and original humor pieces from time to time.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 38 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 18 days ago |
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Designing a Character Voice That Complements Your Point of View
This piece is an oldie but goodie from the archives.
Designing a character voice is something I really love to do. I actually developed a whole workshop around it because I love it so much, and there’s nothing that delights me more than w...
3 Pieces That Didn’t Work the First Time
I wish I could sit down and totally nail a first draft. But the truth is that almost all of my humor pieces (at least 95% of them) started out as something completely different. It’s not a very efficient way to work, but that’s how it goes...
How to Prepare for Feet Season
This piece was originally published in McSweeney’s.
The temperature is climbing, the flowers are poking their little heads out of the dirt, and soon the sidewalk will be riddled with nothing but exposed feet. Yes, feet season is coming. It...
Don’t Laugh at My Dog
Please don’t laugh at my dog. Yes, it’s true that he’s wearing a bright orange puffer coat and a matching hand-knitted hat, both perfectly tailored to fit his tiny, elegant frame. But his outfit offers him necessary protection from the cool...
"Read This to Look Cool"
A few months ago I hopped on a Zoom with humor writer and author Maeve Dunigan to chat about her hilarious new book, Read This to Look Cool. In addition to Maeve’s book, we also talk about her background as a humor writer, how she comes up...
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I'm a comedy writer, author, and humor scientist based in NYC. You can find my humor writing in McSweeney's, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Reductress, and in this very newsletter.
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