Life Magnified – Humor Writing
Now, Buck this is probably something you don’t know, but cute is one of nature’s devices for preserving its young. It doesn’t apply to just animals either. Many a dumb and useless human being has survived and prospered for no other reason than the good luck of being cute. My wife comes to mind… – Patrick McManus
Writing humor is one of the more difficult types of writing simply because most writers misunderstand the intent of humor writing.
One of the predominate misconceptions about humor writing is that it needs to be a ‘joke book’. This believe fills the pages with one-liners, puns and groaners and has the effect of a clown at a circus – amusing to a degree, but you’ll be glad when they just go away.
Many stand-up comedians make poor humor writers because the set-up and punch line routines in stand-up do not translate well to an individual reader. It would be sort of like trying to do stand-up in front of one person – the humor just seems to go away.
So what makes good humor writing?
Gentle Self-depreciation
Most people feel uncomfortable when authors cut themselves down, however in humor writing you can gently point out your own failings and humorous moments for the amusement of the reader. Humor writing will always find a strong root in the foibles of real life.
Ever laugh so hard your stomach hurt? That’s because we get a really good workout when we laugh. It will workout your diaphragm, abdominal muscles, respiratory, leg and back muscles. Laughing hard will tone your intestinal functioning and will make the muscles that hold the abdominal organs in place stronger. You can burn about the same amount of calories laughing than on an exercise bike.
I always call the Mississippi, “Mighty.” I wonder if I leaned that from Mark Twain who hung out on the river. Do you remember Indian Joe of Tom Sawyer fame? I think that Tom Sawyer was one of the first movies I ever saw. Indian Joe scared the daylights out of me. When I was birding with my Number 2 son on the bank of the river, I kept an eye out for that sneaky Indian Joe in the woods.
Well, my granddaughter and her man were married in the Nauvoo Temple as were her brother and older sister. It is the custom of we Mormons to get married forever so that is what they did
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