Manuscript Devotee Gifts

"I just want to say thanks for getting me into this writing group."

Mike (The Situation) is rumored to have written the original manuscript for his best-selling memoir entirely out of bronzer.

"You're going to hate yourself."

"Meet the scribe"

"Too 'Book of Genesis'?"

Television Readers.

"Oh great, the printer is down."

"Where are you guys going?" "We’re out of here!" "It’s October 28th!" "The new team are running late. We need you to stay until February 2025!" "But I’m tired!!" "How do we know they won’t bail on us again?"

It's an autobiography of a guy who spent his whole life trying to get his first @#^& book published. Editor.

"Moby Richard by Herman Melville" "Wonderful! Not sure about the title—let's discuss editor."

Editor.

I'll be honest, Jerry - When you invited me to join your book club, this is not what I expected.

'Thank god for the spellchecker!'

'Your proposal sounds interesting. Can you send me a written proposal? I cannot reread a phone call.'

"Your book stinks—we want to publish it."

Harvesting the folder crop in Manila

A monk illustrates a manuscript with emojis

Welcome to ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? Theatre

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

"We'll publish your book, doctor, but we'll have to get a second opinion."

'Look on it as... constructive criticism.'

"Hypochondriac's handbook. A little passion project I'm working on;, or, rather, I would be working on."

"Are you sure you need to make a large print version available?"

The Archbishops says to stop adding emoticons.

Rubbish, Poppycock, Balderdash

"Right here is where you lost the narrative flow."

'Thank you for your submission. If we're interested, we'll be in touch.'

'You will write a book, but it won't be on Oprah's recommended list.'

"They have a wonderful author-editor relationship."

"Sure, if this was New York, I'd be your editor and you'd be the author - but this is L.A., so I'm your agent and you're the whatever."

Monk Mistake

"It doesn't work as a novel. But we're willing to publish it as a desk calendar."

"For goodness sake brother. Haven't you finished that note to the milkman yet?"

"I can't believe the platypuses gave us $100 for our spot on the ark."

Snowman outside library.