Writing is no laughing matter…
Just kidding. We don’t want to all end up like Jack Torrance.
A doctor and a patient looking at a television screen displaying a brain scan and a book, with the doctor saying, "Your agent was right—you do have one more novel in you."
Quote on orange background: "A writer is someone who has taught their mind to misbehave." by Oscar Wilde, from 'Seasons of Love and War,' with a silhouette of a person writing at a desk.
A woman and a young girl sitting together. The woman is reading a children's book titled 'The Cat in the Hat' and the girl is looking up at her with a worried expression. The girl asks, 'Is this the one about the home invasion?'
A humorous cartoon showing a girl at a book signing table with a sign that says 'Meet the author of My Miserable Life.' The girl appears to be the author, and there are four other women waiting in line. One woman is speaking to the girl, saying, 'Look, we're SORRY. If we had known you were going to be a writer, we'd have been better parents!'
Quote by Kate Yoder states, 'When facts fail to convince, storytelling may do the trick,' with a minimalist black text on a white background and the website quotecatalog.com at the bottom.
Comic strip showing two characters outside a convention, one holding a 'Comma-Con' sign. They discuss not to run, emphasizing 'comma', with one quoting 'for a good clause'. A music note and a spool of thread with a needle are also depicted.
Quote about writing by Robert Cormier, saying you don't have to get it perfect the first time, unlike a brain surgeon, with colorful, playful text and background.
A cartoon depicts a hospital room with a patient in bed and an animated surgery book, titled "Surgery," and a medicine box labeled "Lowe's Open Wiper" talking to each other. The book says, "It's his appendix. I'm afraid we'll have to edit," implying the book and box are humorous characters involved in the patient's medical care.
A beige background with black typewritten text that reads: 'And one day the girl with the books became the woman writing them.'
Typography quote by Roald Dahl on a beige background stating, 'A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it.'
A cartoon of a girl asking the librarian where to find literary selfies, and the librarian pointing to a second-floor shelf labeled 'Library Information' with a sign saying 'Autobiographies are on the second floor.'
Quote by Voltaire saying, "Writing is the painting of the voice!" in black handwritten text on a white background.
A cartoon scene set in a library with two anthropomorphic books, Thesaurus and Dictionary, engaging in a conversation. Thesaurus looks surprised, while Dictionary appears upset, with Thesaurus saying, "Trust me, Dick, I know what it's like," and Dictionary replying, "Whatever, Theo! You don't even know the meaning of the word."
Cartoon of a party scene with four adults, some holding drinks, gathered around a banner that says "ITS." The caption reads, "The games get pretty crazy at English teachers' parties."
A yellow background with black text that reads, "A day of bad writing is always better than a day of no writing." - Don Roff
Peanuts comic strip featuring Snoopy sitting on a doghouse with Woodstock, who is holding a sign that says 'Good luck with the second sentence.'
Quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald about writers and people.
A cartoon shows a person sitting in a therapist's office, speaking to the therapist behind a desk. The person says, "After several chapters of pushing a boulder up a hill and over a cliff and over again, I think your average reader will want to see something else happen, Mr. Sisyphus!" The therapist, labeled 'Greek Publishing Inc.', listens attentively. The scene humorously references Sisyphus, who was condemned to push a boulder uphill repeatedly.
Three women dressed as maids, with two of them trying to classify a film as a sequel, while the third woman looks on. One maid comments that Hawthorne's attempt is like a sequel.
A humorous cartoon with a sign saying 'Do It Yourself Books', a tree stump, and art supplies including glue and ink on a wooden shelf, with a person standing nearby.
Poster with quote on a typewriter background.
A black-and-white cartoon illustrating a historical scene in Westminster in 1476. Two men in period clothing are standing near a printing press, with a woman printing or operating the press. A sign labeled 'Wm Caxton Press' is visible. One man is reading a large paper, and a humorous caption notes that they can read the first page for free, but if they don't subscribe, the rest appears in Latin.
A man with a mustache and short hair, smiling with his hand near his temple, wearing a gold watch and black jacket, with text overlay that reads 'There is no limit to how rough a rough draft can be.'
Three boys reading books at wooden desks in a classroom, with a teacher standing at the front, speaking to Jerry about a book club meeting.
Quote: 'I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say.' by Flannery O'Connor, with an illustration of a vintage typewriter below the text.
A man stands in a bookstore or library, looking at a table with a sign that says 'Today 5-7 Meet the Author.' There is a tablet on the table showing a video call with an author, and behind the table are bookshelves filled with books.
Quote saying, "I didn't come this far, to only come this far" on a dark background.
A cartoon of a witch talking to a person lying on a bench, saying, 'Don't talk to me about suffering — in my spare time, I'm a writer,' inside a stone building with a small window and a door.