Post History
I think the most important thing is to figure out what kind of humor are YOU good at. Lauren Ipsum's and Cody Hess's suggestions are how THEY get people to laugh. Gmoore's suggestion is a good one...
Answer
#3: Attribution notice added
by
System
·
2019-12-08T01:11:59Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/1567 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
by
Jack B Nimble
·
2019-12-08T01:11:59Z (over 4 years ago)
**I think the most important thing is to figure out what kind of humor are YOU good at.** Lauren Ipsum's and Cody Hess's suggestions are how THEY get people to laugh. Gmoore's suggestion is a good one, figure out what makes you laugh, what you think is funny, and then try to duplicate that with your own ideas. Look at the way you create humor when interacting with other people, and try to deliver that into your writing. If your audience is known (friends, family, colleagues) you might find humor in inside jokes or shared experiences. If you are going for a broader (ie anonymous) audience you should figure out how your humor plays to strangers (people who don't know your brand of humor).
#1: Imported from external source
by
System
·
2011-02-11T19:17:42Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 4