Starting A New Novel Mugs

"January 11. Still struggling with the novel. Chopped more firewood."

I should be a writer when I grow up...

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

For his next book, he would write an epic novel of the sea.

"When I grow up, I'm writing the Great American App."

"You're going to hate yourself."

"Bah, I could've written a better dénouement in my sleep."

Producer, Director and Novelizer.

Sherlock Holmes selling Sherlock Holmes.

"I was going to chuck it all and go to Paris but I didn't have enough frequent-flier miles."

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

First Novels.

Something Wilted This Way Comes.

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

King Henry and his Cheshire bride

Television Readers.

Kid in time-out writes 'it was the best of time out...'

"My novel is not a doorstop!"

'The C minus was sufficient. I didn't need the advice against hiring a literary agent.'

Gen-Next Library

John Bunyan

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

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

Characters jumping out of a book.

"I know its hard to believe right now, Lawrence, but some day you'll thank me for asking you to punctuate your sentences correctly."

"I try to write a little bit every day."

'I have a best selling novel on the tip of my tongue...'

Iris Murdoch

Illustration from an Unpublished Novel

Sign in book shop window: 'Critics agree the book is much better than the movie.'

Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.

'Uh, Dad - My wife thinks she and I should have a mountain of our own.'

"Harry Potter and the People Who Care Way Too Much About Harry Potter"

A woman with a novel and poetry handbag.