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Humor writing requires a rhythm and timing, as well as some kind of connection to the reader, and I think that's how I tap into it.

Humor writing is something that comes naturally to me.

I'm a novelist first, and I wrote a bunch of books, and everything I write, I just find people are more interesting when there's an element of humor to it.

Humor's an excellent way to make a point more palatable and/or relatable.

I've always been very upfront about the way I write, and I've always used the tools humorists use, such as exaggeration.

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of weakening the reader's defenses so that I can more easily take him to something more.

When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard.

Writing humor is not something every single person can do.

While I would agree that I write about serious subjects, and that they're not necessarily the most pleasant subjects or even the most pleasant people, as a writer I just think about the humorous aspects of these things - that's what keeps me going when I'm writing a story.