Novel Thinking Gifts

"My thoughts aren't any better outside the box!"

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

'So you want an advance on your writer's block?'

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What can I do? He says it's his thinking cap.

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

"I finally found a use for that old home repair book..."

'I couldn't think of a science fair project so I just re-invented the wheel.'

Empty box of ideas

Eureka!

It would be a painful forty five minutes before Arthur finally admitted he left his presentation at home.

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

"It turns out everyone here is self-published."

Problem Solving: Man rows desert island to land.

'We earn extra money by renting out your office at night.'

"That's five votes for In The Midst of Winter....three votes for The Hollow Ground....and, again, one vote for Moby-Dick."

Ideas Ahead of their Time

"Hey, I'm just playing devil's avocado!"

"All this spinning...shouldn't this be charging our phones or something?"

Innovative

Dawing your Cellphone

Clever visual metaphor used to personify the abstract concept of thought and memory.

'I've found a way to improve on light beer!'

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

BOOKSHOP, 'We're pushing our do-it-yourself kit today, sir -- a ream of paper and a dozen pencils.'

Writers without borders.

"Still suffering from writer's block?"

"Are you sure you want to present your ideas in the form of an airplane?"

'I got this one for thinking outside the box.'

'I'm a bit pressed for time. Give me your one-minute elevator pitch.'

"May I offer a very different scenario?"

Brainstorm in progress.

Elevator Pitch

Had enough of the box.

Innovation & Calculation