Find common threads and representative anecdotes. You’ll only use six, but you want every option possible. The point is to expand how you think about yourself - to fill your mental palette with all the colors you can find inside yourself. Describe what you look like and what stands out in your appearance.You can also try finding ideas by taking these prompts and writing about them, stream-of-consciousness style, for one minute (timed!). If I could change one thing about myself….The GOLD goddesses have curated a great list of questions in GOLD’s new online comedy course, which includes helpful prompts like these: You basically want to barf out everything you think about yourself, and sort it out later. Just take this first step as just an opportunity to get to know yourself a little better and write down who you are. To help get that ball point pen a-rollin’, here is a handy step-by-step guide to finding your funny in just six short words, with a little help from some women you know and love. For most of us, putting pen to paper and coming up with this kind of alchemy is … difficult, challenging, frustrating, rage-inducing, and two other adjectives. Filmmaker Nora Ephron, for example, wrote: “Secret to life: Marry an Italian.”īut Nora Ephron makes clever look so easy. What am I referring to? Well, there’s a little (and I really do mean little) writing challenge called the six-word memoir, and the goal of it is to summarize who you are in just six words. And you can, too! All you need is six words and a pen. Just kidding! I just switched to quicker comedy. Maybe I should cut down on the comedy, I thought to myself. on a Monday with keyboard marks on my face and getting a C on my latest calculus exam, I’ve learned that I miiight have an issue with time management. It’s community + comedy at its very best. Check us out in GOLD Club, where we host classes, celeb Q&As, writers’ workshops, and so much more. GOLD Comedy is the online comedy destination for women and nonbinary folks! If you’re here, you’re probably interested in writing.

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