Dorothy Wilhelm is an international speaker, writer, media personality and podcaster. Her books, columns, podcasts, and presentations are woven with creativity and humor. Along with AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast host Dr. Judith Briles, the two share a variety to tips and strategies to find and use yours starting today.

Your insights and takeaways will include:

• Why you should avoid writing jokes (unless you are writing a joke book) … many aren't funny.

• Why you should avoid using jokes in a speech.

• How humor and its acceptance has changed.

• How humor can be dangerous.

• How to expand an exaggerate a situation.

• How to add just a pinch of humor in your writing.

• How to add humor that doesn't hurt the ears or eyes of the receiver.

• How to use humor in telling family stories.

• How to build your humor for your target reader.

• How to use the rule of 3

• When it comes to writing humor, think “smileable.”

If you don’t want you and your book to be ignored, then the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast is for you. Judith Briles has lots to share in this episode of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast.