Drawn from sources that are working hard to get into the holiday spirit…

• Twyla Tharp on motivation, creativity and the usefulness of failure. Great advice for all creative fields.
• Check out new webcomic rating site IsItFunnyToday.com.
• InkBlot 1.0, the latest webcomic wordpress plugin.
• A Webcomic Gift-Giving Guide.
• The Floating Lightbulb has a post about making your comic archive search friendly.
• Algeya has an article on Webcomics.com about creating backgrounds.
• Fleen talks about the purge of webcomics from ADSDAQ. Take a look at the comments section where people layout who has been dropped and the excuses taht ADSDAQ has given them.
• The Beat has a nice piece about making money in comics.
• Palace In The Sky Webcomic News has an interview with Brian Brock of Reaper 7.
• Congrats to the Webcomic Beacon on reaching one year!
• Bomb Shelter Webcomic Idol winner is Simulated Comic Product. Congratulations!

Reported by Michael Moss.