Book Development Gifts

"That's the beauty of it — it's a memoir and a children's book!"

Blue Stockings - Woman revealing herself as author

The Computer Bore

Ed Flanders, Deconstruction Worker

"Do you see yourself becoming a movie in five years?"

"Meet the author"

'I didn't dedicate my book, A Lifetime of Wine Tasting, to my 3 ex-wives and nine kids, because they made it possible. I did it because they made it necessary.'

Captain Ahab searched for a vaccine.

Gone With the Wind: The Beach Blanket

"I just finished your manuscript and I found the ending delicious."

"I bet you're curious about what's going on in the R&D Department."

Back to work...

Friday

"My mom programmed my toothbrush to follow me until I use it. It's cruel but effective."

Sign: 'Welcome to Fernbanks. Beneath our quaint Norman Rockwell-ish exterior beats a big-box chain store heart, ready to sell out at the drop of a hat.'

Isabel Allende

"It's me. I'm calling in sick of it."

"So start throwing together about 10 novels a week and bring them in on Wednesdays."

'Not now, dear, I'm trying to listen to the Muse.'

Suddenly Paul realised that HE had been the odd one out all along.

'It's very fast-paced. The book was over before I could finish reading it.'

Marcel Proust

Publisher to writer: 'It was a great read, except I collided with run-on sentences, tripped over broken English and got knocked about by a dangling participle.'

New from Low-Key Press.

'The boss said to get rid of all the pirated software before he returns, which will be in about five to ten years.'

Book publishing.

Book publisher telling author about some changes needed.

Engineer on the move.

Subway Thrillers

'It's time you knew the truth. You're not my real son. You're a novelization.'

"I called for you creative people because I feel it's time to begin my autobiography."

"Not now. I'm working on my children's book."

Louis L'Amour hones his craft.

"It's my autobiography. I call it, 'I Married Her For Her Money, And Other Gross Miscalculations'."

'Shakespeare's Hamlet word for word - and I who always thought it was a crazy joke.'