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Today we're talking about a common problem that we often see crop up in drafts: A justification that shows up at the wrong time in a piece. After that, we’ve got a couple of recommendations of things we’ve been into lately: a new, quiet film about art and New York City, and an underrated 80s action/crime movie.

Ways Your Short Humor Piece Can Go Wrong: A Misplaced Justification

We covered justifications in the previous entry in our “Ways Your Short Humor Piece Can Go Wrong” series, but we had enough to say about the placement of justifications that we decided the topic deserved a newsletter all to itself. If you’re having a problem with your justification, thinking about where it appears in your piece might just provide you with a relatively easy solution.