How to write funnier
How to write funnier
Ten subtle tips that will have your readers howling in laughter and dying for more.
Mastery Den, Thursday Paid Members’ Edition, Sunny September afternoon in Sofia, 5-min read.
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Do you enjoy funny writers?
Many of you have praised me for my more serious pieces of content.
But I find people are far more responsive in general to the stuff I write that's funny.
A lot of this has to do with being entertained as a writer when you write.
Catch me in a cafe writing funny stuff and you'll see me giggling to myself like a goober.
This doesn't mean you can't be entertained writing more serious, empowering stuff. Of course you can. That's when I get watery eyes.
But humour has a way of cutting through your potential readers' resistance and scepticism. In other words, being funny can be highly effective.
Here are some ways to weave in a bit of cheeky humour into your articles.
Embrace the awkward.
Channel your inner Stephen Merchant and highlight, rather than hide, cringe-worthy moments you or others have had.
Little connects us like shared - and very human - embarrassment.
One of the quickest ways to have your readers fall in love with you is by showing them you can be as awkward as F.
Use quirky and endearing words.
People love it when I use the word 'cheeky' for example.
It's playful, relatively rare, stands out on the page and highlights the thread of British DNA running through my veins. Quirky and even childish often go a long way.
Here are some others:
Swanky
Bamboozle
Peepee
Spiffy
Goober
Snug
Hullabaloo
Dipshit