New Classes for Q1

I'll be back soon to talk about input/output tracking for the year!

one of the best moments of 2024 was a journalist asking me to do an interview as a pizza scientist and me having to explain that I am a joke

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I’m on an end-of-month deadline for my book with Elissa Bassist, INSIDE JOKES: A COMEDY AND CREATIVITY GUIDE FOR ALL WRITERS. I’ll be back soon to talk input/output for a new year—in the meantime, here are my Q1 classes. I’ll be opening up again to consults after the deadline as well!

Q1 Classes

Stop Worrying and Write Your Book Proposal! February 8, 1:00-4:00 pm ET, $125. This is the only time I’m teaching this class this year. Not recorded because we start everyone’s proposals and get you going. Students from this exact class have gone on to get lit agents, sell their projects, and get six figure deals. I’ve sold two books off proposal so I do know my stuff! If you want to get going on a proposal of your own but can’t make the class time, respond to this email and we can work something out.

NEW CLASS: Mine Your Life for Funny Ideas, March 2, 2025, 1-3pm ET** (online, $75, class recap comes with slides) Let’s start at the beginning: where do funny ideas come from? We’ll use lists, brainstorming, prompts, and exercises so you leave with a bunch of fleshed out ideas and premises for future funny writing.

**if you can’t attend live, a recording will be sent out following the class

Comedy Writing for Non-Comedians, March 16, 2025, 1-3pm ET** (online, $75, class recap comes with slides) From the rule of three to learning what the heck a callback is, learn how to be funnier on paper…and maybe even in real life! Perfect for fiction and nonfiction writers, as well as those trying to inject more humor into jobs like content writing, copywriting, and more.

**if you can’t attend live, a recording will be sent out following the class

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ABOUT ME: My name is Caitlin Kunkel and I’m a writer, teacher, and creator of The Second City’s Satire Writing Program. I co-founded The Belladonna Comedy and the Satire and Humor Festival, and co-wrote the satirical gift book NEW EROTICA FOR FEMINISTS. My second book, INSIDE JOKES: A COMEDY AND CREATIVITY GUIDE FOR ALL WRITERS is out January 2026.