Publishing Aficionados Mugs

"I was able to get you a 2-book deal."

"After years of cartoon rejections, Bill stooped to trying a little shameless product placement."

Gay Times...

'Stuck on a desert island, in the middle of the ocean, with only a palm tree for company, it's a bloody joke.'

Dickens & Tolstoy Walk into a Bar: " . . . so, to make a short story long . . . "

'He was a great writer'

Tequila Mockingbird

Editor.

'Look mum and dad! They let me keep my appendix!' - A young book excitedly showing off his appendix to his arriving parents.

So You've Cloned Yourself

Thomas Keneally

'Sorry, we can't offer you a job but we would like to publish your CV.'

'Being a brilliant,inspiring teacher is NOT adequate, Hackwell....'

'This is all without rhyme or reason.'

The Month of August

Book editor tells Jesus legal says he can't use title 'Greatest Story Ever Told'.

RETURN BOOKS HERE, 'I'm sorry, sir -- all our books on Houdini have disappeared.'

Reading in the rain.

"I think you left something of your resumé... writer of fiction!"

"We'll have to retract that article. On of our co-authors is the night watchman."

William Wordsworth

"We need a better distribution system."

Publishing Clauses Of The '90s.

Publisher: 'Do we need more books?'

'Oh-oh -- I think I've invented writer's block!'

"Fire, bad. Smoke, good... quite the conundrum."

"Poetry? Philosophy? Just what kind of dinner conversation do you want?"

'Brilliant writing, Mr. Fenswick, but I'm afraid we'll have to pass on your 'How to Commit the Perfect Crime'!'

'I realize that you're upset that Oprah hasn't reviewed your new book on her show. But you are on MY show, so why don't you tell us what inspired you to write 'Overcoming Disappointment and Resentment.''

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