How To Sprinkle Your Article With Laughs

Jan 16
00:36

2005

Timothy Ward

Timothy Ward

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Everyone likes to laugh. At least ... ... insane people laugh too, they just don't know they're ... the Pope laughs, just not in public. Laughter unites people. It can diffu

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Everyone likes to laugh. At least everyonesane. Actually,How To Sprinkle Your Article With Laughs Articles insane people laugh too, they just don't know they're laughing.Even the Pope laughs, just not in public. Laughter unites people. It can diffuse tense situations. And most importantly, at least from a writer's standpoint, it can keep people reading your articles.You don't have to be a comedian, or Dave Barry to incorporate laughs into your writing.You don't really have to be that funny of aperson, either. And you're not looking to putthe readers in stitches. Just a slight chuckle can make a world of difference.I often try to incorporate cheap puns intomy articles. For example, I might includethe pun: 'To write with a broken pencil is pointless' in an article about dailyfreewriting. It's a groaner, but it mightjust keep the reader reading, at least foranother paragraph. If you like cheesy punsand want more feel free to visit:http://wardwidewebzine.goduck.net/puns.htmlIncluding a humorous anecdote is another greatway to get your readers to smile. A simplesearch on Yahoo or Google will yielda number of websites that have anecdotearchives. Or you can include a personal anecdote.Seven words that are sure to keep a reader'sattention are: 'That reminds me of a funnystory..'I like to keep my readers on their toes byincorporating a technique I like to callRandom Insertion. (I'll pause here whileyou less mature readers stop snickering.)Random Insertion is actually self-explanatory,I randomly insert information that obviously does not belong. For example,If I was listing possible places to promoteezine articles I might mention:(A) Free Ezine Articles Announcement List (http://ezinearticles.20fr.com)(B) Go Articles.com and(C) www.drew-barrymore-is-a-goddess.netThe third listing is obviously bogus (thouh true)and putting in an otherwise serious article can peak the readers interest and keep themreading.I will not keep droning on any longer. Hopefully,by now everyone has gotten the point. Humor makespeople laugh, and laughing makes people happy. Andhappy readers keep reading and will remember yourname the next time they see it at the top of an article. Maybe you'll even be able to usesome of my suggestions to sprinkle laughs allthrough your next article. If not I'm fully prepared to tell the Pope...

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