Writing humour is the most fun ever but it is really difficult and requires a very special frame of mind.
Try writing humour when you’ve just had a fight with the wife or when you’ve just been made redundant or been rejected by that online magazine for the billionth time. It’s not easy.
On the other hand, I like writing humour because it gets me out of my own skin so much and leads me to some very strange places. It is the ultimate form of escapist writing. The more ridiculous the circumstances and storyline the better, although it is always necessary for the humorous storyline to be just believable.
In Blogging Stroganoff, my main character is Hoppy - obviously no connection with myself - and he has his ridiculous obsessions which crop up each day. He thinks he’s the world’s greatest cook but can’t even make toast without setting the kitchen on fire. He hates his publisher who is having an affair with his wife. He will work very hard to ensure he is able to be lazy and never ever meet a publishing date.
I really enjoyed writing Blogging Stroganoff and the other episodes on that humorous blog but it took a lot of effort. I may return and add some more but, for now, it will have to amuse passing readers as it can.
The other interesting fact is that I never got many readers for that story which demonstrates just how competitive the humour genre is online.
So, writing humour is fun. It gets you out of yourself but it’s also very difficult to write and the online market is very competitive. But, when your sides are splitting as you re-edit your best piece, perhaps it’s all worth while after all.
Do you write humour? What do you think?
Bye for now
Rob
