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A comedian told a joke in a forest but there was no one there to hear it. So was it funny? Humour is something we all have but when was the last time you stopped and thought about what's funny and why it's funny? Scottish novelist Jim Murdoch takes a step back and looks at his own use of humour in his first novel and takes a moment to analyse the famous light bulb joke.

If you were always wondering how to break the rules of grammar, spelling and common sense, here's your chance. These are the top 34 rules a good writer can break, with full explanations why not to do so.