Road Rambler Scribbler Pillows

Rider's Block: Well I'll be. I've completely forgotten how to start this thing.

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

"It seemed like miles to me!"

'He's the best sheepdog I ever had.'

'Anorak anoraks'.

Information booth attendant solves equation

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

'I guess you might call it a sort of penicillin reaction.'

"I can see our house from here."

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?"

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

Professor Isaac goes off on another tangent.

The Pooperrazzi

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

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

'Well Alice. Now do you know what cull means?'

"This is nice. Just you, me, Buster and a landscape by Andrew Wyeth."

"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."

'I don't mean to discourage you, but go home and play on your own range.'

'You're not supposed to kiss everyone, Mr Jenkins.'

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

Writer’s Corner

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

'I'll be finished with the surgery by 1 o'clock!'

"It's the wrong type of tracks on the snow."

"It's the worst case of writer's block Sidney has ever had. He hasn't put a word on the page since fifth grade!"

"I can write my name in the snow. I bet you can't do that."

Recycling Station: Manuscripts.

Hillbilly.

A Better Life

Kate Atkinson