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Manuscript Cartoons
Manuscript cartoon 1 of 96
"Polly want to abandon speaking of herself in the third person."
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worms, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, linguistic, linguistics, language, speech, speak, speaking, parrot, parrots, third person, 3rd, 3rd person, pov, point of view, polly wants aManuscript cartoon 2 of 96
"I love your novel, and I feel that it would make excellent nesting material."
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book, books, novel, novels, literature, writer, writers, author, authors, writing, publishing, publisher, publishers, editor, editors, publishing house, publishing houses, publishing company, publishing companies, manuscript, manuscripts, animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, rodent, rodents, squirrel, squirrels, nest, nests, nesting, material, materials, backhanded compliment, backhanded compliments, compliment, compliments, complimenting, insultingManuscript cartoon 3 of 96
"We do not usually acknowledge unsolicited manuscripts, but we want you to know that we tore yours into tiny pieces. Yours sincerely, The Op-Ed Page."
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manuscript, manuscripts, unsolicited manuscript, unsolicited manuscripts, publisher, publishers, publishing, rejection, rejections, writer, writers, writing, author, authors, newspaper, newspapers, rejection letter, rejection letters, paranoia, paranoid, greatest fear, greatest fears, self-esteem, op-ed, op-ed page, editorial, editorials, freelancer, freelancers, freelancing, cruel, heartlessManuscript cartoon 4 of 96
"My novel is not a doorstop!"
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"O.K., who else is writing a book?"
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"He's illuminating something called 'The Book of Billable Hours.'"
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monk, monks, monastery, monasteries, cleric, clerics, scribe, scribes, illuminated manuscript, illuminated manuscripts, manuscript, manuscripts, billable hour, billable hours, accountant, accountants, accountant, accountants, illustrated manuscript, illustrated manuscripts, medieval text, book, books, medieval texts, payable hoursManuscript cartoon 7 of 96
"Thank you for letting us consider the enclosed manuscript. Although it has obvious merit, we are sorry to say that it does not suit our present needs."
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manuscript, manuscripts, submit, submits, submission, rejection, rejections, rejection letter, rejection letters, writer, writers, author, authors, submissions, pitch, pitches, pitch meeting, pitch meetings, dinosaurs, dinosaurs, extinct, extinction, extinctions, die out, dies out, dying out, writingManuscript cartoon 8 of 96
"Who could have imagined that such a wonderful recipe for brownies would be hidden away in the Dead Sea Scrolls?"
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theologian, theologians, dead sea scroll, brownie, brownies, cake, cakes, sweet tooth, sweet tooths, sweet-tooth, sweet-tooths, recipe, recipes, baking, baker, bakers, religious text, religious texts, religious scroll, religious scrolls, qumran caves scrolls, manuscript, manuscripts, cake, cakesManuscript cartoon 9 of 96
"Did you read my review on Amazon? Four out of four people found it helpful."
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, critic, everyone's a critic, brag, bragging, internet, internet culture, review, reviews, hip, hipster, hipsters, online, ego, pretentious, over inflated, inflatedManuscript cartoon 10 of 96
"Never mind, Harry. Just remember, the 'Saturday Review' loved it."
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worms, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, unpublished, unsuccessful, discount, discounted, cheap, critic, criticsManuscript cartoon 11 of 96
"Beyond the fine starting salary, the job of a poet laureate at this corporation also carries with it an excellent medical and dental plan."
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, benefit, benefits, medical, dental, insurance, insured, severance, free, freebies, bonus, bonuses, dental, medical, new job, new career, wait a second, personnel, human resources, hr, laureate, poet laureate, corporate, corporations, businessmenManuscript cartoon 12 of 96
Audio Books
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worms, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, audio book, audio books, bookstore, book store, bookshop, book shop, literal, play on words, word play, word-playManuscript cartoon 13 of 96
"In the first place, it isn't "maddening crowd.' It's 'madding crowd.' "
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worms, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, mistake, mistakes, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, reference, cliche, cliches, madding crowd, husbands, husband, married life, misquote, quote, quoting, correction, correcting, correctedManuscript cartoon 14 of 96
"I think I deserve more than a stub on Wikipedia."
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stub, stubs, internet, internets, ego, egoism, egotistical, deserve, deserves, deserved, intellectual, intellectuals, writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, critic, everyone's a criticManuscript cartoon 15 of 96
"You know what I wish? I wish there was a foundation that gave grants just to lie fallow for a year or so."
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grant, grants, lazy, laziness, writer, writers, writing, author, authors, journalist, journalists, journalism, write, writing, writing process, manuscript, manuscripts, fund, funds, funding, literature, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, wish, wishes, wishing, idea, ideas, inspiration, inspirations, grant money, freelance, freelances, freelancing, freelancer, freelancers, recharge, recharges, recharging, publish, publishes, publishing, publisher, publishers, fund, funds, funding, creative, creative process, creativityManuscript cartoon 16 of 96
"You know how some writers are known as 'writer's writers'? I'm what's known as a 'driving instructor.' "
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, cocktail party, dinner party, dinner parties, cocktail parties, driving instructor, driving, drive, driver, drivers, job, jobs, careers, career, friend, friends, introduce, introductions, business, boast, boasts, boasting, braggart, braggarts, bragging, term, terms, terminology, driving instructor, driving instructorsManuscript cartoon 17 of 96
"I fear there are only so many bamboo metaphors the average reader can tolerate."
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interview, interviews, interviewer, interviewee, interview skills, interview skill, get hired, hired, hiree, hiring, hires, new hire, new hires, panda, pandas, talking animal, talking animals, job, jobs, new job, new jobs, working world, work, world of work, editorial, editor, editors, censor, censorship, metaphor, metaphors, puns, pun, overused, overuse, over used, over use, bamboo, bamboo joke, panda, pandas, cute, cute animals, manuscript, manuscripts, agent, agents, rejection, reject, rejected, book, books, bookish, book worm, book wormsManuscript cartoon 18 of 96
"By the way, HarperCollins decided your book did not warrant publication."
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, critic, everyone's a critic, critical, criticise, criticize, rejection, rejected, reject, rejects, hell, hellish, hells, satan, satanic, devil, the devil, devils, demon, demons, punished, punishments, religious imageryManuscript cartoon 19 of 96
Watch the author miss his deadline 4 to 7
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library, libraries, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, meet the author, book, books, bookstore, bookstores, book shop, book shops, writer, writers, author, authors, read, reader, readers, reading, bookworm, bookworms, deadline, deadlines, literature, manuscript, manuscripts, meet the author, book signing, book signingsManuscript cartoon 20 of 96
Monks sitting at a row of computers typing up old-fashioned looking manuscripts.
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religion, religious, monk, monks, friar, friars, scribe, scribes, history, historical, technology, computer, computers, word processor, word processors, word processing, typing, keyboard, keyboards, illuminated manuscript, illuminated manuscripts, manuscript, manuscripts, handwritten, old-fashioned, parchment, literature, modern lifeManuscript cartoon 21 of 96
"I love it. Unspeakable, but accessible."
Manuscript cartoon 22 of 96
"'Thank you for sending us your manuscript,' she exclaimed. 'You're welcome,' I retorted. 'Unfortunately, it's not what we are looking for,' she opined. 'How disappointing,' I remarked."
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, critic, everyone's a critic, critical, criticise, criticize, rejection, rejected, reject, rejects, purple proseManuscript cartoon 23 of 96
"That's just my agent - pay him no heed."
Manuscript cartoon 24 of 96
"You have no idea what it's like to be a 'just between you and me' person in a 'just between you and I' world."
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, grammar, grammarian, grammar nazi, stickler, drink, drinker, drinking, drinks, alcohol, alcoholic, barfly, bar flyManuscript cartoon 25 of 96
"I translate books from English into better English."
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editor, editors, publisher, publishers, publishing, manuscript, manuscripts, writer, writers, author, authors, novelist, novelists, literary aspiration, literary aspirations, novel, novels, book, books, draft, drafts, translator, translators, punctuation, grammar, grammarian, copy editor, copy writer, copy writers, copy editorsMore cartoons with the keyword 'manuscript'