I can’t force funny. Like trying to trim the nails of an alley cat, every time I try and make funny do exactly as I say, I get clawed.

When I write my core goal is not to be funny, my goal is to tell the truth in an entertaining way. If that happens by way of funny, then hot damn! Call me a blend of Owen Wilson and Conan O’ Brien in blog form. I won’t stop you.

Even though I try not to force funny, when analyzing my writing process I definitely employ some strategies, daresay commandments, to allow funny the space to breathe — if it in fact wishes to come to life.

To read my four “commandments” to writing funny head on over to The Write Practice where I have the privilege of guest posting today. The Write Practice is a must-resource for anyone that is a writer/blogger, aspiring or professional.