Be Hysterical: Find Your Voice Through Style and Emotion

Question: When is writing bad? Answer: When anyone could have written it.

Question: Has anyone ever called you “too much”? Have you ever been accused of being “dramatic”? Answer: Good. We’ll use that. Because to write, ""too much"" is exactly enough, and our emotion is a writing skill.

In this one-of-a-kind OnDemand Webinar, we’ll cover every element of style to make your voice so distinctive that any reader can pick it out of a police lineup. We’ll also cover every emotion and how to use each one in writing to make readers understand you or fear you. 

Instructor: Elissa Bassist is the editor of the “Funny Women” column on The Rumpus and the author of Hysterical, a semi-finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. As a founding contributor to The Rumpus, Elissa has written cultural and personal criticism since the website launched in 2009. Her next book, a comedy writing craft book, is forthcoming from Grand Central Publishing. Elissa teaches humor writing at The New School, 92NY, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, and elsewhere, and she is probably her therapist’s favorite. Visit www.elissbassist.com for upcoming classes.