Do you enjoy inspirational cartoons?Have you ever read the funny pages on Sunday morning? Most everyone has inspirational cartoons or other funny comic strips that make them smile, even if just for a moment, when they see them or hear about them. Inspirational cartoons might even make you reconsider something that you were thinking about, and see it in an entirely different light. Click for Free Writer's Block Help E-Zine and Free E-Book A cute cartoon that captures the essence of J.D. Salinger's great novel, The Catcher in the Rye is this cartoon. You'll be surprised how detailed and precise the wording is in this cartoon. It relies less on getting a laugh and more on outlining the characters and plotline of the novel. It is a unique and interesting tool to use with students when you're reading this novel, as cartoons such as this provide a much needed distraction from everyday novels that have no pictures. Students yearn for visual aides to help them make better sense of what they are learning. Writing what people want to hear is not always the best option. There are inspirational cartoons such as this one that play off of the idea of people's insecurities with how they are writing. You must be confident, poised, and at the ready to pen the best piece of writing possible. Use cartoons not only to inspire you and make you laugh a bit, but to make you realize that you need to write the best that you can, in the way you know how, and make it work for any given audience you may have. People are more often than not more interested in what you think and know. If you come across someone like the teacher in this cartoon who only wants to read your writings in the way that she dictates, you obviously have to write to that audience. However, when doing your own writing, dictate your own style. As a writer, you will function so much better and both you and your writing will be all that much stronger for it.
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