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Yeah, I always knew he was hot. Just confirms it.

Julie, I was just going to say that! Were we separated at birth, do you think? How many tendrils do you have on YOUR snout?

Tal, you really do frighten me. I'm quite sure we are not related. I only have six tendrils.

I love this one.

This is great.

Perfect, EE.

Looks like EE's blown the next candlelit dinner with Miss Snark...

Ha, ha, ha! That one made me laugh.

I liked it as well.

Unchosen caption:


Note to self...no more drunken orgies at Rowling's house.

--Roger Eschbacher

There's a joke about seamen in this cartoon, but you would have edited it.

They are red and blue - like hot and cold, like Starsky and Hutch, like Butch and Sundance...

Does one run hot and the other cold?

and STAB from the past - Maybe it's Muldar and Scully doing publicity for their new movie.

Unchosen Captions:


I used to dream of being a famous author too — then I discovered Wall Street. --wo

Would you like to know what ELSE I have in my pocket? --anon.

EE is so intuitive. So, mind giving me a little EE advice about how to go with mine?

EE, this is the second writer's/editor's conference cartoon, and maybe there were more.

So, people have met you and never knew your blog persona, huh?

Damn.

Actually, it just means I liked two of the captions that were submitted.

Actually, it just means I liked two of the captions that were submitted.

Good save.

How was dessert last night?

OK. Just checking.

"So, people have met you and never knew your blog persona, huh?"

I would venture a guess EE is extremely careful about his appearances now, lest he be swarmed by adoring minions. The price of fame.

*Sadness*

Even EE's adoringest minions would probably walk straight past and not recognise him...unless of course he's accompanied by Jr.

"Even EE's adoringest minions would probably walk straight past and not recognise him...unless of course he's accompanied by Jr."

True. I wonder if Jr. enjoys writers' conferences. I wonder if EE ever wears that lovely brown shirt to conferences. I wonder if EE will be going to any conferences this year.

Ah, so much to wonder about.

If you ever do one of these, can you tell us? And can you wear that purple get-up? It makes me all happy inside.

Yes, I have a question. Where did EE get that awful coat?

I'm quite certain I have lost all desire for him now.

Sadness.

*Glances at Robin

Robin, anything EE touches makes you all happy inside. Don't encourage him to wear that again!

Some unchosen captions:


"Although I'm not from here, I am honored to receive this award as a Prize Runner in the City of Kansas. My reputation is now secure." --Laurapellerin

. . . and that's why I think pitch sessions with young, female, topless writers are more effective. --freddie

I'd like to welcome everyone to this break out meeting of Colour Blind Editors of America. -McKoala

The main reason why you don't get published: You suck. Thank you, and good night.--R Lyle Wolfe

No. Graffiti does not count as a publishing credit.--R Lyle Wolfe

My advice? Next year, spend your $1100 on a good hooker..--R Lyle Wolfe

That suit is from Church Lady's closet.

(sorry Robin, but it's true. Go check.)

;-)

EE, are you ever gonna talk to us again and make your signature snide remarks?

I miss them.

Anon at work.

Sorry, I'm trying to produce a book trailer and clear time to edit a novel to fulfill my auction obligations, plus I have to get Bet Me read. That plus posting to my blog three times a day has left me with little time to snide. Yes snide is now a verb. Interestingly, it has no past tense. You may snide, but you may not have snided.

By the way, you couldn't have two easier titles to write fake plots for, yet the two titles waiting for Face-Lifts have been there a week and have generated two fakes each. Perhaps it's time to do away with Guess the Plot.

I did see Suckers - and god, did that ever bring back memories,
but what I'd really like to see is writing, but different stuff- like scenes from our WsIP or something - so we can discuss them on a regular basis throughout the week.

Or - ya know - eviscerate the authors or something.

Yes. You're right, YRH. I had wine at lunch.

Anon at work.

P.S I like snide as a verb.

So many possibilities, so little time - but I'll do my best...

Anon at work that misses talking.

Dammit. He's off readin yet again.

OK.

Bye.

Sorry, EE, I've been seriously slacking. Or actually, I've been getting my own stuff done.

I'll submit like a madwoman as soon as the kids are down for naptime.

I have too much time to snide, and it gets me in trouble.

Since "snyder" is an old word for "tailor," obviously the verb "snide" means "tailor to fit," or, more briefly, "edit."

Ten, and maybe I'll write one.

1. I didn't know you were into sasparillas (sp?).

2. Put a glass of white wine in your hand, and I'll join ya. (Scary thought, huh?)

3. I wish my last name had been Watson. I really like it.

That looks like a frosty mug of root beer. Is root beer the way to EE's heart?

Ah, the foaming ale! lol

Hmmm, I just noticed EE, Jr. loaned him his blue shirt. Is that a suede jacket?

And the rare smile, there.

Too tame. You should be in a recliner, with a rubber tube wrapped around your arm, and hypodermic needles littering the floor.

Or maybe looking up from a table with five neat lines of coke on the table, and a rolled up dollar bill (with your face on it).

Perhaps a blunt in your hand and a bag of weed on the table.

Wow, I really watch too much HBO.

Looks like root beer to me, too.

In Utah a lot of restaurants have a house root beer, rather than a house beer. Most of them are not good.

It's Old Frothingslosh, the pale stale ale with the foam on the bottom.

http://cordic-and-co.com/ofs/oldefrothingsloshstory01.htm

Six of those and I'm ready for a pee.

Rumor has it that six of those broke the space station's toilet.
;)

I thought it was an ice-cream float.

Speaking of which, I would like to see clipart of a more youthful and innocent EE.
;-)

I think that EE's picture is a cover-up. I'd bet that he looks nothing like Benjamin Franklin.

All of those root beer floats and no wonder EE is so girthful...

Aw, man! As I remember, this one originally had EE talking and gesturing wildly with a coffee cup.

I think we may have touched on this, but are we allowed to ask for changes in the cartoon to go with our captions, EE? If we can, I think my submission rate would be higher.

This one is very good.

Some unchosen captions:


And I swear, by the time I finished it must have been this long. But enough talking shop... --anon


What's the matter, darling? You're looking a little flushed... -anon


I swear that thing is getting closer... --?


Dammit, I said I wanted a corner in my office where I could SIT and think! --ril


You're right, we do have a lot in common--we both deal with paper covered in crap.--khazar-khum


Shared office with convenient facilities, they said... --anon


At last! A shredder I can throw up in when it really gets bad!--wo


Ever since I hired the new editor's assistant, my desk is always nice and clear.-renee collins


Now all I need is some paper... --ril


And then I said, "Sculpt me something that represents our collective humor."--r. lyle wolfe


Hmm, if I slide my desk over there, I'll never have to get up.--EE

You may suggest changes, and you may suggest situations for cartoons. You may suggest the entire idea: drawing and caption.

Nice, EE. Funny AND economical!

And I liked the unchosen ones, too. Renee, you submitted! I liked it!

Another funny one.

OK, that was very funny. I also laughed out loud at "Dammit, I said I wanted a corner in my office where I could SIT and think! --ril".

I loved the caption.

Dammit, I said I wanted a corner in my office where I could SIT and think! --ril

Also liked that.

Not sure why this cartoon reminds me of the time I decorated a toilet seat with a royal flush. My non-artistic husband was not amused.

Some Unchosen Captions:


So much for the jury system -- I'm the only normal person here. --anon.

Like I've EVER needed eleven other people to help me reach a verdict... --ril

Well, jeez. If beating an illiterate hack writer across the head with a shovel and burying him under a parking lot is a crime, then we're ALL guilty, right? Right?? --?

I really need to be in another cartoon.--R. Lyle Wolfe

Wimbledon isn't quite what I thought it would be.--R. Lyle Wolfe

Critique groups aren't quite what they used to be.--R. Lyle Wolfe

Comtempt?! Do you have any idea who I am, little man? --anon.

"If I had known it would get me jury duty, I never would have lobbied to outlaw bad writing."--Kiersten

Isn't it obvious? He married the Laird's daughter so he could get access to the attic where the papers were hidden that proved his grandmother had an affair with the the Duke of Norfolk who... --anon

I am making notes of these assignments for my own future reference!
I once saw a publicist speak at a writer's conference. He talked about targeted press releases. For example, if you grew up in Chicago, you emphasize that fact in releases to the Chicago area so they have an extra hook. If you now live in Orlando, you emphasize that in Orlando releases.
You may know this already, but I mention it for whatever it's worth.

Thanks, LA!

Great tip-- yes, I think you use whatever tie-in you can. I know I'm always interested in reading/seeing/hearing about people that are locals or that I feel some connection to.

Best,
Mary