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MISCHIEF-MAKING
Why You Should Add Something Odd to Everything You Write
Spot the mischief
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13⅓, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.
You Noticed Something Wrong
All it took was a quick glance and you focussed on the one number. The odd one. The one that didn’t fit. Everything was nice and neat and orderly until a mischievous monkey added ‘⅓’.
I’ve been doing it with my articles.
Adding the odd little phrase or a paragraph of outright stupidity.
Take my Chicken Testicle Soup for example. You can read about it here:
It is nice that some readers noticed and mentioned it. Although, it never ceases to amaze me how many don’t mention it — are they skimming, do they not notice, or do they just ignore it?
Too much off-the-wall nonsense can put people off, but a little mischief — now and again — doesn’t go amiss. It’s fun for you and it can be fun for your reader.
And when you make a mistake, put it down to your mischief-making.
