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#EditorProblems

I used this hashtag in a tweet about a perennial editorial irritant and figured I’d make it into a one-framer:

Editor getting infuriated; shakes fists at her computer. Text says, "Look up whether a word should be capitalized. All instances in defining entry begin sentences."

Once I made the blank, I immediately found other uses for it—recurring #EditorProblems that probably don’t merit their own strip: Continue reading “#EditorProblems”

Frame 1: Curly-haired editor hears, from the other room, "STROKE! STROKE! STROKE! STROKE! STROKE!" Frame 2: Perplexed, she pokes her head into the office to investigate. "Olympic rowing?" she asks. "Author's ego," replies bespectacled editor.

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ReferenceBot sits, paralyzed, at the computer, saying "Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid.…" The caption says "ReferenceBot tries to upgrade to Windows 10"

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Four frames in a cycle: 1. Editor sits at desk, working. 2. Editor shakes uncontrollably from hypoglycemia. 3. Editor messily crams food into her mouth with both hands. 4. Editor frantically drinks a caffeinated beverage. Repeat.

My life for the past month.

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