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If You Want Laughs, Zoom In

Part 11—"how to write a funny prose piece"

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Scott Dikkers
Sep 13, 2025
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Is It Live?

People are far more likely to laugh at something they see in real life as opposed to something they read.

It’s just the way we’re made.

Which makes the craft of writing humor even harder. How can your dead symbols lined up in rows possibly compete with a video of a cat falling down a banister?

The Power of Specifics

Your writing might be amazing,…

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