Competitive Card Slinger Prints

"Oh for heaven's sake, Charlie, just let them have the bid!"

The writer: something who devotes a lifetime of solitude to the same of communication.

'Let's start out with cliches and pithy slogans - and work our way up to wisdom ...OK?'

'As a famous writer, could you do something to help jumpstart my career?'

"Your editor called again to see if the well was still dry."

Meet the author

"It all happened so fast. 'Notable Book of the Year' to the remainder shelves to HERE in just six months!"

"I've read all your books and seen all your plays, and I wear your 'Gimme' cap."

"Abbreviations here, abbreviations there, and one is more incomprehensible than the next!"

The novel was printed and in the stores ... any minute now, the world would beat down his door.

Whatever!

Freedom

"Where do you get your derivative ideas?"

'You may be a jolly happy soul Frosty, but you stink at poker!'

"No wonder you can't write, you're not plugged in!"

'The first thing we will do is select a block captain.'

'After three years of writer's block, I began writing about writer's block.'

"Love the tie, Chad—that is so pimp!"

"I just want to say thanks for getting me into this writing group."

'Shh, Ben's running it right to us. That's his 'I've got everything under control' howl.'

'I think winning that last hand went to Bob's head, because he now has an entourage.'

Vote Grinkley! Now you see him, now you don't.

Pianist-boxer

Skywriter's Block

"We're still pretty far apart. I'm looking for a six-figure advance and they're refusing to read the manuscript."

'Ed' 'Op-ed'

'This week's column is going to be about Writer's Block, and it's...'

Stock Market - Bull vs Bear

"She's always writing in that journal of hers. Maybe she'll be a notary public when she grows up."

'Are you sure this is the only way to get rid of your writers block?'

The Cartoonist's armoury