The Awards Discourse I'm really interested in is the one where we finally start talking about why sorrow is considered so much more highbrow than joy
Terry Fucking Pratchett was robbed of god knows how many awards by this exact thing even when he was exploring social and societal issues every bit as seriously as anyone else and now he's gone and we're still doing it so when do we actually address it
Ok this has exploded and since so many comments are about how writing humour is hard, if you're interested, you can sign up here for my class on how to make it easier(and maybe even more fun) for yourself! https://www.clarionwest.org/workshops/online-workshops/be-water-writing-humor-the-role-playing-game-way-with-shiv-ramdas/
Be Water: Writing Humor the Role Playing Game Way with Shiv Ramdas

Join Nebula/Hugo/Ignyte Award nominee Shiv Ramdas for a special, one-of-a-kind workshop that uses principles and techniques from role playing games to help you take your humour writing to the next...

https://www.clarionwest.org/workshops/online-workshops/be-water-writing-humor-the-role-playing-game-way-with-shiv-ramdas/
Ok got a few DMs asking about whether I have a Ko-Fi or something, and I do not, but I do have this Patreon where I talk about writing humour, SFF and otherwise, in case you're interested. https://www.patreon.com/ShivRamdas?fan_landing=true
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