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Alice H. Lahoda
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What Editors Mean When We Say “Read the Submission Guidelines”

How to dramatically improve your chances of acceptance — As an editor of The Belladonna, a Top 100 publication on Medium, I am driven to madness by one recurring issue. For some inexplicable reason, so many writers blatantly ignore our submission guidelines. Through my conversations with editors at other publications, I’ve discovered this is not a problem exclusive to…

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What Editors Mean When We Say “Read the Submission Guidelines”
What Editors Mean When We Say “Read the Submission Guidelines”
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How to Write ‘Funny Anger’ (Not ‘Angry Anger’)

Why humor editors love the former and reject the latter — As a comedian and editor for The Belladonna, a popular humor publication on Medium, I read and write a lot of angry humor pieces. But for every terrific piece of satire, I read at least 4–5 attempts that fall flat. Why? Because they aren’t funny. One of the best ways…

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How to Write ‘Funny Anger’ (Not ‘Angry Anger’)
How to Write ‘Funny Anger’ (Not ‘Angry Anger’)
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My 2021 Submission Stats

Because getting published is a numbers game. — This was a really good year for me. With a few small exceptions, 2021 is the first time I really wrote, submitted, and published short humor. I wrote almost every day (especially from January — June), and I got pretty good incredibly quickly. …

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My 2021 Submission Stats
My 2021 Submission Stats
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QUIZ: Is This A Quote From My 5-Year-Old Or An Old Timey Expression That Fell Out Of Style?

Tyler is in his Don Rickles phase right now. —

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QUIZ: Is This A Quote From My 5-Year-Old Or An Old Timey Expression That Fell Out Of Style?
QUIZ: Is This A Quote From My 5-Year-Old Or An Old Timey Expression That Fell Out Of Style?
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If This Cartoon Lady Animal Doesn’t Have Human Breasts, How Will Men Know If We Wanna Fuck It?

PETITION: We need a set of honking knockers to hold our attention! — “[Malcolm D. Lee], the director of ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy,’ has ‘reworked’ Lola Bunny’s role for the reboot — claiming he wasn’t comfortable with the ‘very sexualized’ way she came off in the original back in 1996.” — TMZ, 3/4/21 Petition for Malcolm D. Lee to DRAW TITTIES ON…

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If This Cartoon Lady Animal Doesn’t Have Human Breasts, How Will Men Know If We Wanna Fuck It?
If This Cartoon Lady Animal Doesn’t Have Human Breasts, How Will Men Know If We Wanna Fuck It?
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Slackjaw

·Apr 26, 2022

Other Drugs Dewey Cox Tried In Deleted Scenes From ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’

“We’re ratioing the crap out of a terrible New York Times Op-Ed on Twitter. You don’t want no part of this shit!” — DEWEY yawns, opens the bathroom door, and freezes. SAM and several GROUPIES are drinking out of novelty mugs. SAM Get out of here, Dewey! DEWEY Whatcha guys doin’ in there? SAM We’re drinking a steaming cup of coffee first thing in the morning, and you don’t want no part of this…

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Other Drugs Dewey Cox Tried In Deleted Scenes From ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’
Other Drugs Dewey Cox Tried In Deleted Scenes From ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story’
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The Belladonna Comedy

·Apr 12, 2022

Our Most-Read Pieces in March

Oh hey, Belladonnas! Since the last time we talked, our very own Heidi Lux’s movie, Crushed, came out on Tubi!!! (Holy shit!) Give it a watch — it’s wildly hilarious! Now on to the news of the week: TOP 3 MOST-READ PIECES IN MARCH Quick tip: As always, we encourage you to promote your work on…

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Our Most-Read Pieces in March
Our Most-Read Pieces in March
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The Belladonna Comedy

·Apr 3, 2022

Quiz: What Is Your Real Housewives Tagline?

You may think I’m the clap-back queen, but… —

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Quiz: What Is Your Real Housewives Tagline?
Quiz: What Is Your Real Housewives Tagline?
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The Belladonna Comedy

·Mar 31, 2022

April 2022 Content Call

First order of business: Sign-ups are open for the Humor Me open mic on April 3rd, 2022 at 8PM EST/5PM PST! This is a really fun event and a great way to get to know your fellow humor writers. More info here. Now on to the content call: CONTENT CALL

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April 2022 Content Call
April 2022 Content Call
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The Belladonna Comedy

·Mar 20, 2022

The First Belladonna Newsletter of SPRING! 🌸🌷🌼

Raise your hand if: ✅ You’re excited for spring ✅ You can’t wait to catch up on this week’s hilarious pieces in The Belladonna ✅ The birds outside your window won’t! shut! up! LAST WEEK ON THE BELLADONNA

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The First Belladonna Newsletter of SPRING! 🌸🌷🌼
The First Belladonna Newsletter of SPRING! 🌸🌷🌼
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Alice H. Lahoda

Alice H. Lahoda

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writer, comic creator, & humorist. editor of The Belladonna Comedy. read more at: alicelahoda.com. support my writing: angryangryalice.medium.com/membership

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