"Tom's writing has been going really well! He's written over 200,000 words. Now he just needs to work out what order to put them in!"
First Novel Mugs
Celebrate the debut of a first novel with a witty or inspiring mug that captures their literary accomplishment and future stories. An ideal gift for coffee-loving writers and readers alike.
I should be a writer when I grow up...
For his next book, he would write an epic novel of the sea.
"When I grow up, I'm writing the Great American App."
"You're going to hate yourself."
"Bah, I could've written a better dénouement in my sleep."
"Meet The Author"
"Russ had a novel published two hours ago and has a children's book coming out in 20 minutes."
Victor Hugo
The DaVinci Code
First Novels.
'So you want an advance on your writer's block?'
"I was going to chuck it all and go to Paris but I didn't have enough frequent-flier miles."
Reading my Critics
Something Wilted This Way Comes.
Kid in time-out writes 'it was the best of time out...'
Honoré de Balzac
Jean-Paul Sartre
Bank Loan Dept. Personal Business. Uh-oh, some loans have gone bad! A tennis pro defaulted and a novelist is in Chapter 7. The bed linens company folded and the scuba school went under! Are any of our loans still good? Yeah, the music streaming service is totally sound! And ironically, the lighting company is in the black!
"No writers were harmed or mistreated in the preparation of this story."
'The C minus was sufficient. I didn't need the advice against hiring a literary agent.'
The Quack Quack Diaries: Quack Quack Writes A Novel
John Bunyan
"It turns out everyone here is self-published."
"So the white whale was really just a metaphor for your mother's lack of affection?"
"I try to write a little bit every day."
"I know its hard to believe right now, Lawrence, but some day you'll thank me for asking you to punctuate your sentences correctly."
Duke of Clarence (Later William IV) Promenading with Family
'I have a best selling novel on the tip of my tongue...'
Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.
Iris Murdoch
'Dad's bedtime story was decent, but the special effects were non-existent.'
George Orwell
"Author does not do tricks."
Murder in Apartment 6-K
First Novel Mugs Collection
First Novel Pillows
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First Novel Prints
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First Novel T-Shirts
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