How to Write a Humorous Book

"I got to have a punchline every day as long as I'm doing that," he says. "Any amount of seriousness I can put in the rest of the strip cannot possibly unbalance the humor" Howard likes 3-act structure because it's an easy place to hang his hat, Rick says. He uses a 7-point system much more so than 3-act and stole it from a role-playing guidebook.