Manuscript Devotee Pillows

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

"You're going to hate yourself."

"Meet the scribe"

Television Readers.

"Too 'Book of Genesis'?"

"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?"

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

Editor.

'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

Rubbish, Poppycock, Balderdash

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

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

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

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

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

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

"They have a wonderful author-editor relationship."

Monk Mistake

"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."

"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?"

Snowman outside library.

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

Don't forget to make a back up copy!