The Aspiring Matador Pillows

'Why can't he get into soccer like other children?'

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

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

"Where would you see yourself in five years' time?"

What else is there to wish for?

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

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

Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.

It was my story. A murder mystery. A who-done-it-and-got-away-with-it-until-he-wrote-about-it.

'Roy! For the last time, don't wave that red one in front of your Dad.'

"If you saw a book with the title 'An American Speaks Out,' would you buy it?"

"Those are the failed attempts at my first novel."

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

I'm writing the Great American novel, one bill at a time.

'I have everything a man could want - But I've still managed to hang onto my petty ambitions.'

A father films his family while imagining himself as a director

"Ambitions... to make a career change from tourism to sales."

'I can't promise you a best seller but I can give you fifteen minutes of fame.'

"Yes, I'm sure you do deserve further career advancement. But if I promote you again you'll have my job!"

'Publshing Books for Dummies.'

'I've had a few short stories published, but I'd really like to write 'the Great American How to Write a Novel.''

"What made you start blogging about success?"

"A major crime publisher is interested in publishing your homework!"

"I called for you creative people because I feel it's time to begin my autobiography."

'Mum, I'm in some kind of circular arena with a guy waving a red cloth at me: Any advice?'

'Be gentle with me, it's my first novel.'

"Whoops - I Accidentally Pressed 'Elevator Pitch.'"

One day, he hoped to hit the big time.

"When I grow up I'm going to be a ghost writer."

"We had a huge fight on our first date, too."

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