Basic Instruction, Part 7

In my ongoing reality series, I continue advising Scott Meyer on how to become a syndicated cartoonist. If you haven’t been following the story, start here: http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/08/basic-instruc-1.html Allow me to set the stage for today. Have you noticed that bad movies seem like good movies when you watch them on…

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Those Crocodiles

Those Crocodiles A few months ago I got an e-mail from Stephan Pastis, the creator of a comic called Pearls Before Swine. He asked my opinion about the crocodile characters he had introduced to the strip. They were a big hit with fans, but he worried about using them too much….

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