Writer Cartoons

"It's plotted out. I just have to write it."

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
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CC32967
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plot, plots, plotted out, plotting, writer, writers, writing, note, notes, notecard, notecards, note card, note cards, card, cards, author, authors, writing process, writing processes, write, writes, writer's block, writers block, confused, confusion, confusing, circuitous

"I wish you would make up your mind, Mr. Dickens. Was it the best of times or was it the worst of times? It could scarcely have been both."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
Search ID:
CC35845
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dickens, charles dickens, tale of two cities, a tale of two cities, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the best of times it was the worst of times, literature, novel, book, books, writer, writing, story, stories, newspaper, newspapers, editor, editors, writers, contradiction, contradictions, oxymoron, oxymorons, victorian, victorians, victorian era

"Sometimes it's important to stop whatever break you're taking and just do the work."

Artist:
Kaplan, Bruce
Search ID:
CC40819
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procrastinate, procrastinating, procrastination, break, breaks, writing break, writing breaks, writer, writers, author, authors, journalist, journalists, journalism, take breaks, taking breaks, office drone, office drones, office worker, office workers, worker, workers, manager, managers, management, tip, tips, worklife, corporate culture, corporate mentality, corporate ladder, corporate ladders, break room, break rooms, slacker, slackers, slack off, slacking off, put off, putting off, work, works

"Chapter One: Call me Scooter..."

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
Search ID:
CC35065
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dog, dogs, canine, canines, pet, pets, pet dog, pet dogs, dog owner, dog owners, writer, writers, author, authors, novelist, novelists, autobiography, autobiographies, book, books, chapter one, opening line, opening lines, literary ambitions

"If you were to boil your book down to a few words, what would be its message?"

Artist:
Koren, Edward
Search ID:
CC38308
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boil down, boils down, boiling down, condense, condenses, condensing, idea, ideas, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, instant gratification, culture, attention span, attention spans, short attention span, short attention spans, writer, writers, author, authors, book tour, book tours, thought, thoughts, complexity, complex, mainstream media, dumb down, dumbs down, dumbing down

"I can't help thinking there's a book in this."

Artist:
Stevens, Mick
Search ID:
CC41858
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2000x1504 pixels (unwatermarked)
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adam and eve, adam & eve, book, books, publisher, publishers, publishing, writer, writers, author, authors, autobiography, autobiographical, bible, bible story, bible stories, the bible, old testament, genesis, garden of eden, inspiration, inspirations, muse, muses, inspire, inspires, inspiring

"I'm afraid, Inspector, this means that everybody and everything in the country has been copyrighted."

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
Search ID:
CC29314
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2964x1943 pixels (unwatermarked)
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copyright, copyrights, copyright law, copyright laws, lawyer, lawyers, copyright lawyer, copyright lawyers, attorney, attorneys, trademark, trademarks, trademark law, trademark laws, intellectual property, intellectual property law, dump, dumps, dumping, dumping ground, dumping ground, poison, poisons, poisoning, water supply, water supplies, overprotected, overprotection, author, authors, writer, writers, cartoonist, cartoonists

Hamlet: An Early Draft

Artist:
Ziegler, Jack
Search ID:
CC125444
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hamlet, shakespeare, shakespearean, shakespearian, early draft, early drafts, first draft, first drafts, rough draft, rough drafts, writer, writers, writing, writing process, writing processes, author, authors, playwright, playwrights, play, plays

"'Yes,' she mumbled?... Sighed?... Muttered?... Snarled?... Hissed?... Growled?..."

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
Search ID:
CC37432
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author, authors, romantic fiction, romantic fictions, writer, writers, sex-scene, sex-scenes, vocab, vocabs, vocabulary, vocabularies, fictional character, fictional characters, romance story, romance stories

"Maybe nobody goes to your Web site because it's about you."

Artist:
Vey, P. C.
Search ID:
CC121720
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3500x2604 pixels (unwatermarked)
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website, websites, personal website, personal websites, blog, blogs, blogging, blogger, unpopular, internet, webpage, webpages, insult, insults, insulting, husband, husbands, wife, wives, writer, writers, author, authors, autobiographical, autobiography, autobiographies, uninteresting, bore, bores, boring, loser, losers, supply and demand, bicker, bickers, bickering, spat, spats, marital spat, marital spats

"I just don't think a giant flaming blob of alien ectoplasm would say that."

Artist:
Gregory, Alex
Search ID:
CC43851
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writing, writer, writers, pretentious, realism, realistic, realistic expectations, screenplay, screenplays, scriptwriting, script-writing, script writing, film, films, movie, movies, cinema, hollywood, los angeles, la, scene, scenes, directors, director, producer, producers, science fiction, sci fi, scifi, sci-fi, alien, aliens

"Wait a minute. Where am I going? I'm a writer."

Artist:
Cullum, Leo
Search ID:
CC28434
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writer, writers, writing, author, authors, career, careers, profession, professions, writing career, writing careers, leave the house, leaving the house, authorship, professional writer, professional writers, journalist, journalists, columnist, columnists, write, writes, writing, homebound, home bound, home office, home offices

"Yes, but what I really want to do is write children's books."

Artist:
Ziegler, Jack
Search ID:
CC120029
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writer, writers, children's author, author, authors, superhero, superheroes, goal, goals, dream, dreams, dream job, dream jobs, hero, heroes, grass is always greener, ideal, ideals, ideal job, ideal jobs, job, jobs, career, careers, novelist, novelists

"'A writer?' she gasped, her perky breasts heaving. 'God I love writers!'"

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
Search ID:
CC28450
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fiction, fictions, fantasy, fantasies, ideal world, ideal worlds, writer, writers, author, authors, novelist, novelists, pretend, pretends, pretending, outlandish, unrealistic, writing, misogynist, misogyny, male writer, male writers, male gaze

"Great news! Your novel is in a medium-size pile in the middle of the floor about four feet from the left side of Oprah's assistant's desk."

Artist:
Sipress, David
Search ID:
CC130838
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writer, writers, author, authors, oprah, oprah winfrey, oprah's book club, bestseller, bestsellers, bestselling, publisher, publishers, publishing, acclaim, critical acclaim, book sales, book seller, book sellers, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, big break, big breaks, break, breaks, literary agent, literary agents, shortlist, shortlists, shortlisted

"Could you read the part where Stephen envisions life outside Dublin again?"

Artist:
Bliss, Harry
Search ID:
CC40631
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ulysses, dublin, dubliners, james joyce, joyce, modernism, modernist, modern, literature, modern literature, lit, modern lit, college, college, irish lit, ireland, irish, lit major, lit minor, books, bookish, book, writer, writers, writing, story, storytime, story time, stories, storybook, story book, unorthodox, genius, geniuses, prodigy, prodigies, prodigal, novel, novels, complicated, complex, difficult, difficulties, stephen, stephen dedalus, dedalus, portrait, portrait of the artist as a young man, kids, kid, child, children, precocious, parent, parenting, dad, dads, father, fathers

Diary Of A Cat: Slept. Ate some food. Yum.

Artist:
Chast, Roz
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CC36406
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cat, cats, feline, felines, pet, pets, pet cat, pet cats, cat owner, cat owners, diary, journal, journals, diary, writer, dairy writers, dairy writing, cat behaviour, cat behavior, feline behaviour, feline behavior, cat lover, cat lovers, nap, naps, eating, sleeping, playing, animals, writing, diaries

"Go ahead. Don't think of it as plagiarism, think of it as an homage."

Artist:
Stevens, Mick
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CC40526
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2000x1409 pixels (unwatermarked)
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plagiarism, plagiarise, plagiarising, plagiarizing, homage, homages, grey area, grey areas, gray area, gray areas, guilt, guilt complex, angel, angels, devil, devils, conscience, consciences, moral guide, moral guides, immoral, writer, writers, author, authors, journalist, journalists, journalism, ethics, ethics, morality, moral, moral dilemma, moral dilemmas, ethical dilemma, ethical dilemmas, justification, justifications, justify, justifies, justifying

"I've never written anything, but I think I have a good ear for dialogue."

Artist:
Cullum, Leo
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CC40168
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dialogue, writer, writers, author, authors, fiction, novelist, novelists, ear for dialogue, parrot, parrots, parroting, repeat, repeats, repeating, repetition, trick, tricks, bird, birds, good ear, good ears, talent, talents, talented, natural talent, natural talents

The Freelance Life.

Artist:
Chast, Roz
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CC133980
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writer, writers, freelance, freelancer, freelancers, contractor, contractors, contracting, independent contractor, independent contractors, independent contract, independent contract, independent contracts, stay-at-home, job, jobs, work, working from home, stir crazy

"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."

Artist:
Lorenz, Lee
Search ID:
CC29537
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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, writing

Meet the Reader

Artist:
Lorenz, Lee
Search ID:
CC120018
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2000x1201 pixels (unwatermarked)
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read, reads, reading, reader, readers, literate, literacy, illiterate, illiteracy, modern life, modern times, rare, rarity, rarities, avid reader, avid readers, writer, writers, author, authors, book signing, book signings, signing, signings, journalist, journalists, journalism

Revised Texts

Artist:
Chast, Roz
Search ID:
CC34341
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text, texts, texting, revision, revisions, revised, madame bovary, flaubert, gustav flaubert, hamlet, shakespeare, william shakespeare, gatsby, fitzgerald, great gatsby, tragedy, tragedies, rewrite, rewrites, rewritten, hollywood ending, hollywood endings, happy ending, happy endings, literature, great literature, english teacher, english teachers, english lit, writer, writers, author, authors

"Holy cow! What kind of crazy people used to live here anyway?"

Artist:
Miller, Warren
Search ID:
CC39692
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2164x1468 pixels (unwatermarked)
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shelf, shelves, shelving, home library, home libraries, personal library, personal libraries, writer, writers, writing, author, authors, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, reader, readers, avid reader, avid readers, illiterate, illiteracy, modern life, modern times, modern world, illiterate society, illiterate societies, mystified, ignorant, ignorance, ignorant society, non-reader, non-readers, bookshelf, bookshelves, house hunting, real estate agent, real estate agents

"Your editor wants to know if you have enough flexibility to just give up."

Artist:
Vey, P. C.
Search ID:
CC42865
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give up, writer, writers, publisher, publishers, editor, editors, harsh, flexibility, veiled, veiled, fire, firing, give-up, giving up, give-up, giving-up, phone call, phone calls, threat, threatening, flexible, fired, fired, minced words, writing, telephone, telephones, book, books, journalist, journalism, novel, novels