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Have you ever been grappling with your creative work, but found
yourself hitting a wall?  Here’s the thing—sometimes you
push through a wall. And sometimes, you need
to reset your mind so that you can attack the problem
with fresh eyes. That’s where Joke in a Box comes in! Designed as
an at-home version of New Yorker cartoonist Emily
Flake’s popular workshop, Joke in a Box will provide
a gateway into the craft of joke writing and construction, with
modular prompts designed to help you see the world in a more
playful and inventive way. Presented with care, empathy, and a
sense of joy, this 70-card deck full of exercises and ideas is
useful not just to gag writing and drawing, but to any form that
speaks to you as a creator. Exercises focus on idea generations
techniques such as making lists to force comic juxtapositions,
drawing exercises (why not mine your junk mail for visual reference
and inspiration!), and encouragement.
It's time to jump out of the handbag and take control of the lead.
From the same kennel as The Dangerous Book for Boys, this hilarious
doggy equivalent barks one simple question: What's happened to us?!
Designer dog beds? Organic gluten free gourmet doggie biscuits? Spa
treatments? Everyone likes to be pampered now and then - but isn't
there more to being a dog than wearing a mini cashmere sweater and
riding around in a Louis Vuitton handbag? What about the simple
pleasures of life - feeling the wind in your fur, digging up the
grass beneath your paws, smelling another dog's bottom? Isn't that
part of the great joy of being a dog? This book is for good dogs,
bad dogs, and the millions of people who love them, either way, but
owners will no doubt recognize their own lovable pets, and maybe
themselves, in these pages. After all, so many people talk to their
dogs, they might as well read to them, and learn a little something
in the process. Chapters include: Foul Smells Every Dog Should Roll
In, What's Edible?, How to Bury a Bone, Building a Bed out of
Laundry, Escaping the Lead, Dogs in Literature, Courageous Dogs in
History, Formal Rules of Fetch, Enhancing Your Walk and Amazing
Bath Time Escapes. The Dangerous Book for Boys tapped into a male
desire to recapture a back-to-basics sense of fun. Now, a boy's
sense of fun is perfectly fine, but a dog's sense of fun is
hilarious. Leg-humping, bottom-sniffing and tail-chasing - these
are not just the bedrock of dog life; they are the bedrock of
comedy.
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