Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Education and Communications: [header] How to write a short, funny story [title] Decide on a setting. [step] Some writers may prefer to plan out the plot before deciding on a setting. However, in comedic writing, humor is often based on situations.

Ending1: If you plan on losing a vital element of comedy, planning a fun setting will also help you to succeed. [substeps] If you are not going to work with comedy of a nature place, plot is usually based on your unique nature. Ending2: People whose writing excites them, or at least produces them, tend to recommend looking for a certain place that entertains them. [substeps] If you're writing a short story with a destination destination in mind, once you know what kind of story it is, you'll be able to branch out further, and so will your idea of a theme. Ending3: This can work especially well if you are trying to write a story with a reader in mind. [substeps] Writing with ideas is your chance to be spontaneous. Ending4: Before you start writing out the storyline for your work, it may be helpful to consider where your story might take place and how you can derive humor from that setting. [substeps] Try to be original in choosing your setting.

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