Unconventional Answers and Humour

There are lots of ways to add humour to a story, but one of my personal favourites is through the use of unconventional answers to common situations.

Let’s take fantasy fiction.

One of the most common scenarios is the old ‘dragon kidnaps a princess’ schtick. What usually happens is that the hero goes off, finds some magical sword, kills the dragon, saves the princess, and then marries her. How can we add humour to this situation? Well, we can change the situation, so the hero needs to use a more...