Peanuts by Charles Schulz for October 28, 2021

But, you aren’t anything like a good writer.

Writer’s block.

Yep, that’s what I tell my writing students ;)

Or in the case here, it was “it.”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2g3_a8MJumM

I thought “It” was always his first word.

It’s okay, Spongebob kind of had the same problem.

“end.”

The Beagles

Says the beagle who always begins with “It was a dark and stormy night.”

Dark and Rainey Night It Was.

Must be writing an article…

The what?

Mark Twain – The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter— ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning -

alright SpongeBob!

Just like chess players, who will stare at the board for an hour and then move a pawn one square forward.

Break time! Only 799 words to go.

That tortured expression in panel two makes me think Charles Schultz may have been there once or twice.

I see you’ve been speaking to spongebob huh snoopy?

It was a dark and stormy night…….

Snoopy, why don’t you consult with Miss Helen Sweetstory?

“It was a dark and stormy night”———

What’s that got to do with you?

Maybe Snoop should be starting with different article, or even a pronoun to get into the story.

I thought the first word would be ‘It’….

I feel you, pal :D

Story had it that Truman Capote spent all day in front of a typewriter before typing a single word. When asked about it, he said, “Yes, but it was the right word.”

“Eat Sleep Love” (I don’t know if Snoopy prays or not)

Bueno.

I found mine early in life when it came to writing and have stuck to it ever since - QUIT!

Seems like a dog would always want to start a story with a sentence involving going for a walk.

" The man and dog went for a walk on a dark and stormy night…"

I have no idea why he would be agonizing over that. After all, ALL great novels begin with “It”

Perhaps he’s revising his magnum opus to The Night was Dark and Stormy …

The Beagle Has Landed… The Great Beagle… The Beagle in the Rye… The Beagle… The Beagles of Wrath… The Beagle Comedy… The Beagles Karamazov… The Beagle and the Sea… The Beagle Tales.

Word, dude.

Well this time, “The night was dark and stormy”. I think you nailed it this time Snoopy.

Glad his writers block was only temporary

Save time, use a Thesaurus.

Isn’t it about time for Linus and the Great Pumpkin?

Writers block hits Snoopy.

I put in a temporary word & color it blue or something. I’ve also seen the tip to throw in a stand-out word like “elephant;” unless your setting is the savannah, you can search for that word & replace it later.