News Weaver Mugs

Wake Me When It's Over

"No writers were harmed or mistreated in the preparation of this story."

The writer: something who devotes a lifetime of solitude to the same of communication.

'I have a best selling novel on the tip of my tongue...'

It was my story. A murder mystery. A who-done-it-and-got-away-with-it-until-he-wrote-about-it.

Writers without borders.

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

"There are those who write books to be read and other who write novels for bookshelves."

Kirsten Johnson

Emily Dickinson Rebooted

'Is this your first book launch?'

"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!"

'Man asleep in double bed with a pencil.'

Temporary and Permanent Writer's Block

"Be or be not. There is no question."

Book publishing.

Book publisher telling author about some changes needed.

"Where do you get your derivative ideas?"

"I love you, I'll follow you to the ends of the earth, but I'm through getting slippers for someone who hasn't published anything since 1997."

'Radiology confirms that, like many other teachers of English, you do have a book in you.'

'Interactive TV news.'

Crossroads - fiction/non fiction.

Charles Dickens.

"I finally got my wife to read my manuscript. She said the main character was a sleazebag devoid of a moral compass. It's an autobiography."

"Someone to collect your works, dear."

John Galsworthy

"Winter must be coming. The people in my novel are starting to wear mittens."

'True, I'm nearing the end, but at least, there's rarely a dull moment.'