Playful Scribbler Gifts

Nurse draws on patient's cast

"Too bad about old Ainsworth. Published and published, but perished all the same."

The New Fundamentals of Art: 'We'll begin with the most basic figure, the trademark attorney...'

"I've decided to cut out the middleman and self-publish."

'Anorak anoraks'.

"Your editor called again to see if the well was still dry."

"Those are the failed attempts at my first novel."

Information booth attendant solves equation

Writer: Humour and Tragedy.

'Don't write on that wall with crayons! It'll show up better on that wall over there.'

"The trouble with spelling rules is that they impede creativity."

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

"Where do you get your derivative ideas?"

Bird Watching with Binoculars

"It's been done, but I don't think it's been redone."

Professor Isaac goes off on another tangent.

Colin kept a notebook by his bed to write down any ideas he had during the night... "Genulph hyu donkey slapperthwaite."

'After three years of writer's block, I began writing about writer's block.'

Hans Holbein

Empty landscape containing food and stationery.

Now that I've written the book, could you put in a good word with the sales team's muse?

Will Self deprecation

'I've worked out that all you need for a summer blockbuster is...'

Musical Prodigy

"This was Professor Brunzberg's office. He spent half his life trying to solve this equation and the other half he has spent wondering who actually cares about this crap."

How to create a brilliant cartoon

Woman showing her friend her husbands drawings.

Screenwriters, Inc. Send this revised script to Rupert Murdoch! Right! I'll fax the fix to Fox!

'I have a case of...oh, heck. What's that called?'

"I decided to burn all my previous napkins and start fresh."

Anna Burns

"Is this the wobbly table? I'll put my screenplay under this leg."

Writer’s Corner

A pen spewing letters

Sailor Writing