If I'm making myself laugh, I figure most of my readers will be amused as well.

If we ruled the world, I guarantee you they never would have cancelled Firefly

Ive tried to write deep and serious. I spent years working to write a story that would make my writing group cry.

A zombie amusement park sounds like fun, but the health code violations alone are enough to turn your stomach.

Bullying is not okay. Period.

I've found that there's a pretty wide range of silly. I don't want to do outright parody, because I like keeping my own characters and stories at the core of the books. And to be honest, I'm not smart enough to do the kind of wickedly sharp satire you get from someone like Pratchett.

Your religious beliefs are your business. They are not and should not be the basis for law. If you use them as justification to discriminate against others, don't be upset when others decide you're an asshole.