An extract from an internet article.
The attraction of humor in writing.
Humor is an excellent way to break up content that might otherwise be extremely dry.
What tends to happen to writers who are tackling serious subjects is that they feel that they need to take themselves so seriously that they forget to make their writing interesting.
That concept might be totally fine for the person doing the writing; however, it is not so fine for the person doing the reading.
A good way to lighten up your writing approach is to smile as you are writing. Your writing will stand out if you use humor to captivate.
An effective approach to your writing is not just to write about what you know well but strive to write about what you want to know better.
That will make your writing a pleasure to read for others.
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Effective Writing - an element.
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Neville Briggs
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Re: Effective Writing - an element.
Quite right Jim, in fact our local member circulated a letter to all constituents outlining the governments wonderful achievements and their grand vision for a much better society. I am sure it must have been mainly satirical. And I am convinced that he was smiling as he wrote it, smiling all the way to the indexed pension.
Neville
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
" Prose is description, poetry is presence " Les Murray.
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Rimeriter
Re: Effective Writing - an element.
Possibly written by a scriptwriter with a smile on his/her face !!