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Washington Crossing the Delaware

"I remember when the death of the hero meant the end of the sequels. Now it marks the beginning of the prequels."

Unfinished painting of a monster in a lake sits beside the lake with no painter in sight

Characters jumping out of a book.

'So much for your new Satnav!'

Library - Political Science section - 'What to do until the spin doctor comes'

"More rescue efforts, less screenplay."

'I'm not being punished! I'm reading because I happen to enjoy reading!'

"What your memoir really needs is an addiction."

"We've done a rigorous examination of your business plan using the latest algorithms to model future profits. . . which way up would you like it?"

Kid doing cave paintings

Hitch-hiking Penguin.

The writers group met every Tuesday for support and fellowship.

"That was too many fresh original voices for one night."

"This is an excellent story, Doris, so far."

"I feel that I have at least one more unpublished novel in me."

'Is this your first book launch?'

'I told you not to rely on the sat-nav.'

""Stop fidgeting. This is supposed to be a still-life."

Writer Services: We fix plot holes.

"...And I like how you switched from the first person narrative to third person—impressive." "Thanks."

A book reviewer reads between the margins.

"It all happened so fast. 'Notable Book of the Year' to the remainder shelves to HERE in just six months!"

Tiny air ship flying over globe.

"I'm not spinning - I'm contextualizing."

'I'm a writer.' - 'What a coincidence, I'm a reader.'

"Are my breasts AI? No! My cartoonist would never use AI!"

Maria Sibylla Merian

Mammoth Posing

"It was only when I started to write the story of my life that I realised I'd forgotten to have one."

"I wrote, self-published and remaindered it myself."

The central metaphor of her novel was a fly.

"I can write, but I can't draw."

One book... One book... One book...

'Your new book is full of mistakes: the critics will have a field day.'