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Truth center & spin control.

'Surely you wouldn't want me to laugh at your joke if I didn't think it was funny!'

Books: Novels, Short-Stories, Tall Tales.

Bookworm Sleepover

"I remember when the death of the hero meant the end of the sequels. Now it marks the beginning of the prequels."

Characters jumping out of a book.

Library - Political Science section - 'What to do until the spin doctor comes'

"More rescue efforts, less screenplay."

"Yes, Jane Lyons, sitting next to Katy Jones, class of 2018, it is important for a writer to know her audience."

'I'm not being punished! I'm reading because I happen to enjoy reading!'

"For just one monkey in front of one typewriter you've come up with some amazing stuff."

"We've done a rigorous examination of your business plan using the latest algorithms to model future profits. . . which way up would you like it?"

"What your memoir really needs is an addiction."

Fear of news.

The writers group met every Tuesday for support and fellowship.

'This one is for keeping 'On Message' in the spin wars.'

Newspaper suicide.

"That was too many fresh original voices for one night."

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

"I feel that I have at least one more unpublished novel in me."

'Is this your first book launch?'

'I'm in the den, mom, reading the newspaper for my social studies class.'

"It's publish or perish, and he hasn't published."

"...And I like how you switched from the first person narrative to third person—impressive." "Thanks."

Writer Services: We fix plot holes.

A book reviewer reads between the margins.

"It all happened so fast. 'Notable Book of the Year' to the remainder shelves to HERE in just six months!"

"Who should we have at eye level this month?"

"I'm not spinning - I'm contextualizing."

"According to my phone, society is on the brink of collapse, but, according to our living room, things seem pretty O.K."

'I'm a writer.' - 'What a coincidence, I'm a reader.'

"But you didn't say they had to make sense - you just told us to write a thousand words a day."

Meet the Shameless Self-Promoter 2 PM

"Think about it. Maybe it's a good thing the boss doesn't know your name."