I had never written a story that was all humor. A friend challenged me to try. I must admit my sense of humor can be a bit twisted but I decided to take the challenge. Zelda appeared as I was falling asleep and trying to figure a plot. I realized she had loved Michael since she was a child and moved to the house next door. He'd a;ways thought of her as the pest next door. So how did one bring this pair together. With difficulty. The enxt day as I was plotting the story, an inspiration hit. Michael seemed to be dating women through the alphabet and Zelda was at the end. Somehow the scenes formed. One of my favorites was the condo swimming pool scene. I even laughed while writing this. Other scenes popped into view with Zelda always losing things. Zelda is greatly respected inher role as nurse manager of a hospital unit. Only Michael seems to have carried all his ideas about Zelda as a pest into his actions.
Writing humor is hard but I managed to do this once. Though I can put bits of humor in other stories, they're always used to give the reader a break from seriousness. keeping the tone light and amusing in a medical setting almost did me in until I found a character for a bit piece who had a nature similar to Zelda's. When his suture line opens. He declares. "I've come undone." Giving what could be a serious matter a hint of humor but alsy showing the actions of the nurses and doctors in contrast.
I doubt I'll ever try this experiment again but I learned a lot about writing during this challenge.
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