Author In Training Gifts

"You know, if I wrote all day, and you brought me meals on a tray, I could pretend I was at one of those writers' colonies all summer."

I should be a writer when I grow up...

"When I grow up, I'm writing the Great American App."

"I was going to chuck it all and go to Paris but I didn't have enough frequent-flier miles."

The Bookworm

Kid in time-out writes 'it was the best of time out...'

'The C minus was sufficient. I didn't need the advice against hiring a literary agent.'

Edison: The Early Years,

'I have a best selling novel on the tip of my tongue...'

"I know its hard to believe right now, Lawrence, but some day you'll thank me for asking you to punctuate your sentences correctly."

"I try to write a little bit every day."

Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.

Do you have to write the 5 paragraph essays to be a rich investment banker? Or rock star? Or famous actress? No. No. And no. Then why learn to write one? So when those jobs don't work out

It was my story. A murder mystery. A who-done-it-and-got-away-with-it-until-he-wrote-about-it.

"This is a test. This is only a test. IF this had been the real world it'd be your job you'd be fighting for, not a letter of the alphabet."

'You're doing a play in kindergarten?'

"If you saw a book with the title 'An American Speaks Out,' would you buy it?"

"Those are the failed attempts at my first novel."

I'm writing the Great American novel, one bill at a time.

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

'This scholarship application is great. You must have received an A in creative writing.'

"We don't have to worry about being quiet until we're old enough to read that sign."

'A 'D' in physics and biology, an 'A' in reading aloud. What will ever become of this kid?'

"What made you start blogging about success?"

'Publshing Books for Dummies.'

"Before you grade my test, keep in mind, my dream is to become a wealthy doctor, just like my available father"

"I can't tell you how it ended. That would ruin the sequel."

No animals were harmed during the writing of this book report....

'I can't promise you a best seller but I can give you fifteen minutes of fame.'

'I've had a few short stories published, but I'd really like to write 'the Great American How to Write a Novel.''

"A major crime publisher is interested in publishing your homework!"

On the cusp of winning the Nobel, Bernie gets exposed by his third grade handwriting teacher.

'What a bunch of control freaks!'

"Simon, I'm not really interested in your juvenilia."

'Be gentle with me, it's my first novel.'