Writing 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.
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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

"I keep my core beliefs written on my palm for easy reference."

Artist:
Cotham, Frank
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CC39528
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politics, political, politician, politicians, hand, hands, writing, written, palm, reference, refer, washington, washington dc, washington d.c, washington dc, capitol hill, capitol, executive, executives, ethic, ethical, ethics, moral, morals, morality, belief, beliefs, value, values, memory, remember, forget, forgetful, forgetfulness, absent, absent minded, absentminded, absent mindedness, core belief, campaign platform, campaign platforms, core beliefs

How To Deal With The Upcoming Recession, Inflation, Depression, Ice Age, Greenhouse Effect, Energy Crunch, Population Explosion, and Complete End of the World in the Year 2000.

Artist:
Chast, Roz
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CC30543
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writing, books, economy, environment, recession, inflation, depression, ice age, greenhouse effect, energy crunch, population explosion, end of the world, book, books, self-help book, self-help books, self help book, self help books, social problem, social problems

Hamlet: An Early Draft

Artist:
Ziegler, Jack
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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

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

Artist:
Gregory, Alex
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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
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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

"He looks very promising—but let's see how he does on the written test."

Artist:
Harris, Sidney
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CC44237
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box, boxing, boxer, boxers, fight, fighting, fights, ring, boxing ring, promising, test, testing, fitness, writing, intellectual, intellectuals, tests, sport, sports, education, educational, school, schools, schooling, writing, written, difficult, difficulty, combination, combine, chess-boxing, chessboxing, chess boxing

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

Artist:
Barsotti, Charles
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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

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

Artist:
Bliss, Harry
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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

Suggested Delivery Methods During U.P.S. Strike.

Artist:
Chast, Roz
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CC35644
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business, unemployment, animals, entertainment, celebrities, writing, characters, maps, easter bunny, strikes, pickets, picket lines, unions, christmas, santa claus, tooth fairy, united parcel service, stork, post office, courier, couriers, parcel, parcels, package, packages, delivery, deliveries, delivery men, delivery man, strike, strikes, industrial action, industrial dispute, industrial disputes

"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
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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

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

Artist:
Miller, Warren
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CC39692
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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.
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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

"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."

Artist:
Handelsman, J. B.
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CC43676
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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, heartless

Beyond Dante

Artist:
Chast, Roz
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CC35706
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dante, virgil, literature, literary, classics, classical literature, classical, classic literature, dante's inferno, inferno, religious, religion, religions, religious books, book, books, bookish, book lover, book lovers, book worm, book worms, read, reading, reader, readers, hell, hells, seven hells, circle, circles, circles of hell, rings of hell, pun, puns, play on words, word play, word-play, writer, writers, writing, family circle, sewing circle, family circles, sewing circles, literary circles

Two More Poems from Ted Hughes

Artist:
Chast, Roz
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CC39010
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limerick, limericks, poetry, poet, poets, poem, poems, snob, snobbiness, snobs, snobby, writing, writer, writers, you should be writing, author, authors, pretentious, pretension, lyric, lyrics, rhyming, rhyme, rhymes, basic, basics, simple, simplicity, ted hughes, hughes, t hughes, t.hughes, modern poetry, literature, literary, sylvia plath, plath, s plath, s.plath, critic, critics, light, light relief, play on words, word-play, word play, unexpected

"Walden Pond is fine as long as Thoreau isn't there."

Artist:
Kaplan, Bruce
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CC131100
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frog, frogs, toad, toads, walden pond, walden, pond, ponds, massachusetts, concord, thoreau, henry thoreau, henry david thoreau, walden, naturalism, walden, civil disobedience, writer, writing, essayist, poet, literature, book, books, philosopher, abolitionist, annoying, discussion

"Can you put more nudity in this?"

Artist:
Vey, P. C.
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CC124039
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writing, proof, proofs, proofreading, proofread, proofreader, clients, clueless clients, client, memo, memos, memorandum, memorandums, minutes, notes, notation, note, office, water cooler, water coolers, watercooler, author, authors, editor, editing, editorial, edit, edits, entertainment, entertaining, bored, boredom, workplace, work place, work, working, business, dull, boring, liven up, bored, not safe for work, nsfw, meetings, meeting, inappropriate, inappropriate for work, harassed, harassment

Welcome to ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? Theatre

Artist:
Chast, Roz
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CC25251
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theatre, theater, theatres, theaters, theatrics, theatrical, script, scripts, scripting, screenwriting, screen writer, scriptwriting, scriptwriter, script writer, script writers, writing, writer, you should be writing, play, plays, show, shows, ennui, innui, dread, existential dread, anxiety, anxious, panic, panicked, panicking, emotion, emotions, worry, worried, old age, middle age, middle aged, middle-age, middle-aged, ageing, age, aged, marriage, married, married life, couple, couples, companionship

"I like it - it's wonderfully editable."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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CC34447
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language, books, writing, editor, editors, publisher, publishers, publishing, publishing house, publishing houses, edit, edits, editing, writer, writers, author, authors, novel, novels, manuscript, manuscripts, promising, potential, show potential, shows potential, showing potential, rough draft, rough drafts, draft, drafts, first draft, first drafts, professional writer, professional writers, mankoff

"Well - and I'm not just saying this because you're my husband - it stinks."

Artist:
Mankoff, Bob
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CC28439
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relationships, marriage, couples at home, writing, critics, manuscript, manuscripts, rough draft, rough drafts, critique, critiques, critiquing, harshest critic, harshest critics, critic, constructive criticism, wife, wives, husband, husbands, bias, biased, writer, writers, author, authors, bad marriage, bad marriages, mankoff

Miss Underhill's School Of Writing Sample Lesson

Artist:
Chast, Roz
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CC29464
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writer, writers, writing, metaphor, metaphors, simile, similes, analogy, analogies, lesson, lessons, writing lesson, writing lessons, writing class, writing classes, teacher, teachers, writing teacher, writing teachers, english teacher, english teachers, english, literal, poet, poets, poetry, author, authors, writing tip, writing tips

"Joyce Carol Oates seems to have no trouble coming out with book after book."

Artist:
Ziegler, Jack
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CC124393
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joyce carol oates, authors, writers, books, marriage, couples, writing, relationships, comparison, comparisons, unfair comparison, unfair comparisons, writer's block, writers block, blocked, writer, author, authors, insult, insults, insulting, prolific, fecundity, fecund, husband, husbands, spouse, spouses, annoying