Scribblers Gifts

"Nah, his staying in all day has nothing to do with that virus. My Dad's a writer, He's been in self-quarantine since 2003."

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

“She’s in her abstract expressionism phase.”

Instructional guide to scribbling

Bob woke up in a pile of notes, some scrawled so quickly that no one could decode them. He remembered nothing of the night before, except... yes, a fleeting glimpse of the writer's moon.

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

'To you it's wine, to me, it's my writer's block vaccine.'

'Is this any way to treat a budding genius?'

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."

On the cusp of winning the Nobel, Bernie gets exposed by his third grade handwriting teacher.

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

Meet the Shameless Self-Promoter 2 PM

"Where do you get your derivative ideas?"

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

Writer's Block Party

'Don't be hard on the boy, dear, I'm sure that Van Gogh's first sunflowers weren't so hot.'

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...'

Empty landscape containing food and stationery.

OOPS!

Modern Nursery Rhymes

Writer’s Corner

Anna Burns

"If you kids want to grow up to be writers, it's time we give you something to write about."

'Pencil for Cartoonists.'

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

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

'I see a VERY important note from your doctor. Unfortunately, I can't read her handwriting.'

'Of course this scribble doesn't make any sense. Why do you think the critics call it an intellectual masterpiece?'

"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!"

"Would you like to squiggle here something that no-one in a MILLION years would be able to read!"

'I can't read a word of this essay of yours. Excellent work.'

Recycling Station: Manuscripts.