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Book Shop: The great American Novel and The great American tweet.

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"I remember when the death of the hero meant the end of the sequels. Now it marks the beginning of the prequels."

Characters jumping out of a book.

"More rescue efforts, less screenplay."

Library - Political Science section - 'What to do until the spin doctor comes'

'I'm not being punished! I'm reading because I happen to enjoy reading!'

"Maybe you should go make sure we're in the right line."

"Here at Global Com we're looking for people can 'think outside of the box'..."

"We've done a rigorous examination of your business plan using the latest algorithms to model future profits. . . which way up would you like it?"

"What your memoir really needs is an addiction."

The writers group met every Tuesday for support and fellowship.

"That was too many fresh original voices for one night."

"Regarding the plot of your novel ... what on earth were you thinking?"

"This is an excellent story, Doris, so far."

"I feel that I have at least one more unpublished novel in me."

'Is this your first book launch?'

Writer Services: We fix plot holes.

"I'm not spinning - I'm contextualizing."

A book reviewer reads between the margins.

"...And I like how you switched from the first person narrative to third person—impressive." "Thanks."

"It all happened so fast. 'Notable Book of the Year' to the remainder shelves to HERE in just six months!"

"But you didn't say they had to make sense - you just told us to write a thousand words a day."

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

"It was only when I started to write the story of my life that I realised I'd forgotten to have one."

The central metaphor of her novel was a fly.

"I wrote, self-published and remaindered it myself."

'Your new book is full of mistakes: the critics will have a field day.'

'My bed time story sounds a lot like your blog.'

Charles Dickens.

Biography - Authorized/Unauthorized.

One book... One book... One book...

Writer breaks in new electric typewriter.

"See, that's the problem with you new breed. You take rejection too personally."

"Right here is where you lost the narrative flow."