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    Stop Micromanaging Your Funny Writing Secrets

    Stop Micromanaging Your Funny

    Many writers believe they have an idea problem when they really have a micromanagement problem. When writers sit down to brainstorm, their minds should be…
    Mark Shatz
    Mark ShatzAugust 9, 2026
    Live and Write in the Unexpected Writing Secrets

    Live and Write in the Unexpected

    If you ask people why something is funny, the answers usually aren’t very helpful. “It was just funny.” “That joke cracked me up.” “I laughed…
    Mark Shatz
    Mark ShatzAugust 8, 2026
    Why Brevity Is the Secret to Funny Writing Secrets

    Why Brevity Is the Secret to Funny

    I love being a college professor—except for one thing. Student papers. Reading assignments is the worst part of the job. Like many people, college students…
    Mark Shatz
    Mark ShatzAugust 8, 2026
    When Humor Hurts Learning Online Learning

    When Humor Hurts Learning

    I wrote a bestselling book on humor writing, Comedy Writing Secrets. I know how to target humor, write one-liners, and even perform stand-up comedy. Which…
    Mark Shatz
    Mark ShatzAugust 7, 2026
    The No-BS Rule of Classroom Humor Online Learning

    The No-BS Rule of Classroom Humor

    I love being a college professor. But I hate reading student papers. Hate it. Many students believe size matters. They assume Microsoft Word’s word-count feature…
    Mark Shatz
    Mark ShatzAugust 6, 2026
    Why People Laugh: Every Humor Writer Needs an Answer Writing Secrets

    Why People Laugh: Every Humor Writer Needs an Answer

    Aristotle studied humor. Charles Darwin wrote about it. Sigmund Freud developed theories about jokes and laughter. Psychologists analyze humor and laughter in laboratories. Despite all…
    Mark Shatz
    Mark ShatzAugust 6, 2026
    The Nothing Does Suck Rule Writing Secrets

    The Nothing Does Suck Rule

    Many writers believe they have an idea problem. They don’t. They sit down to write something funny, and nothing happens. The brain freezes. The page…
    Mark Shatz
    Mark ShatzAugust 5, 2026
    Teaching in the TikTok Era Online Learning

    Teaching in the TikTok Era

    I have an AARP card, which means I’m officially banned from Snapchat, TikTok, and most other social media platforms. The one exception is Facebook, which…
    Mark Shatz
    Mark ShatzAugust 4, 2026
    The Final Exam Is No Joke… Except the Last Question Online Learning

    The Final Exam Is No Joke… Except the Last Question

    Exams are serious business—just ask third graders preparing for their first Common Core test. High-stakes testing now occurs at every level of education, adding significant…
    Mark Shatz
    Mark ShatzAugust 3, 2026
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