tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245094159513612980.post8125512788811320232..comments2024-03-24T12:34:53.252-07:00Comments on Melodie Campbell Author (the home of Bad Girl Comedy): SELLING OUT TO HOLLYWOOD (One of Bad Girl's fave columns)Melodie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245094159513612980.post-16567667228206844502017-01-19T03:01:09.848-08:002017-01-19T03:01:09.848-08:00Agreed. I was reading a Dickens parody recently wh...Agreed. I was reading a Dickens parody recently which just didn't work, because the story was sacrificed in favour of funny asides, which ended up being not so funny because they were tripping over each other. It's still really hard to sell droll satire, though. Mainstream publishing doesn't seem to know what to do with it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739882346697283132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245094159513612980.post-34540309560356449632017-01-18T14:21:33.752-08:002017-01-18T14:21:33.752-08:00Just saw this comment now, Tara! I agree. It'...Just saw this comment now, Tara! I agree. It's fine for a novel to have mild humour in it (wit, or droll satire) but for fiction to be flat out funny is rather a rarity. Hard to write, of course. Comedy is best short for maximum impact, which is why half hour sitcoms work well.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245094159513612980.post-64182843296507598602017-01-16T03:02:35.802-08:002017-01-16T03:02:35.802-08:00It's interesting that comedy in novel form doe...It's interesting that comedy in novel form doesn't seem to sell, Melodie. Which is ridiculous when it seems like it's okay for literary fiction to be funny, or romance, or other specific genres, but it's not ok for a novel to be just funny in general, unless it's wearing an even more ridiculous hat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16739882346697283132noreply@blogger.com