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How to Write Like a Cartoonist

By Ujala Sehgal posted at 2:43 pm on October 11, 2010 0

“Pop Quiz: Which word is funnier, observe or stalk?” Scott Adams, creator of “Dilbert,” gives some tips on how to write like a cartoonist.

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Ujala Sehgal is an associate editor of The Millions. She lives in Brooklyn and works for the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund. She was formerly a writer for The Atlantic's news website The Atlantic Wire, and a co-editor of the New York media website FishbowlNY. Her writing has appeared in The Millions, The Rumpus, her blog, among various other online publications. e-mail Ujala

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