Did you notice I've added my favorite writer to the header? Yep, Snoopy's up there typing away. He's long past the opening words of his novel, penned for the July 12, 1965 strip (click to enlarge this cartoon):
You've gotta love a wordsmith who can write in difficult places, like while balancing a typewriter on top of his doghouse. Ah, yes, Snoopy's my hero. And such imagination!
He's a World War I flying ace.
He's Joe Cool, a musician.
And he dances joyfully!
He's a scoutmaster
... and a reader.
Oh, look! Snoopy has been reading my story ... and he's smiling! So you like it, Snoopy?
Schulz summed up Snoopy's character in a 1997 interview: "He has to retreat into his fanciful world in order to survive. Otherwise, he leads kind of a dull, miserable life. I don't envy dogs the lives they have to live."
P.S. Snoopy understands what it's like to be a freelance writer. If you want to read the full text of his novel, click here.
P.P.S Want to read some Peanuts strips? Click here.
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