What I Like to Write, What I Don't Like

April 1st, 2017

Comedy

I would like to talk to you about one of my favorite genres. Even though I have used it too often in my writing. That genre is Comedy. The reason I have chosen this genre to talk about is because of what today is. I’m not sure about the rest of the world. But here in the United States today is April Fool’s Day.

Part of April Fool’s Day is pranking. And most pranks can be funny. At least it is with everyone except for the one who is the victim of that prank. I have never been a prankster. But I have thought about it a lot, though. I’ve even imagined it a few million times. I also don’t think I have ever been a victim of a prank. But I probably was, especially while I was going up.

Comedy to me isn’t pranking. It’s making people laugh by what you say or do. Sometimes that can be done via a prank. But a lot of the time, if not the most of it, those pranks aren’t funny. They are just cruel.

What do I think comedy is? I just said what makes people laugh. Now I’m going to tell you what I think is comedy. I’m a spontaneous comic. I am a put-down comedian too. Don Rickles is considered the best when it comes to putdowns. But I’m one too. As for what makes me laugh, jokes and one-liners will do it. So, does slapstick. In fact, I love slapstick.

I haven’t done a lot of comedy in my stories so far. At least I haven’t done any intentionally. But apparently, I have per some of the reviews I have received. The only time is have tried to do it intentionally was during the Queen of Comedy Challenge I participated in a couple of months ago, for the tenth anniversary Power Reviewer celebration.

Was I funny when I did those challenges? That question I can’t answer. I think I was. But you must ask my fellow Power Reviewers that question. Will I write comedy in the future? That question I might be able to answer. The answer is, I don’t know. But I probably will. If I do, it will probably be indirect. It most likely won’t be the first or second genre category. But it will probably be the third one. If it’s in any one of the three most likely it will be the third one.