"Writing is easy. You just open up a vein and bleed on the page.""I hate writing. I love having written." These are just two quotes that most writers know. There are a bunch of them. They seem to grow up around us like mushrooms. Every writer has a witty comment about writing. It must be a requirement for writing. You must write a book and you have to put out clever bon mots. If you can't be funny about writing, can you even be considered a writer. This collection is the writer David Macpherson, brining up a score or more of quotes about writing and talking about it. He is one writer with his own opinion. This is his thoughts about writing that were sparked by these quotes.  Through the quotes, he goes through the joy you have writing. Listening to rules instead of advice. How to write and share you work. There are many issues for a writer that these quotes cover.  You can agree or hate what he says about writing. That's your choice. But really think it through. Be careful with what you agree or disagree with. This will help you define the kind of writer you are and want to be. This is just part of the conversation to get you to be the writer you know you are.

I Have More to Say About That: Talking Back to Famous Quotes About Writing

How do we climb to the top of a comic?  It's an absurd question, but there are a few comics where this makes sense. In 1967, Wham-O put out a comic book that was 52 pages and two feet high. It was called, naturally, Wham-O Giant Comics. It was not a success. Only one issue came out. Most of the copies never made it to stores; they languished in warehouses.  Now, E. H. Riot, Royal Comic Explorer for the Queen, has taken the task of climbing all 1, 500 panels of this comic. In letters written to his wife, he details each feature in the comic. He tells of the artists and the stories. He ponders who the correct audience for this comic was and why it didn't succeed.  Join us for an adventure as Riot climbs up through a giant comic and lives to tell the tale. A different approach to comic history, An Elevation of 1, 500 panels is a fun, humorous tour of a forgotten part of comic book history.  The series, The Comic Book Hinterland, allows the reader many odd paths to travel in the world of esoteric comic books. Get your passport and go on the adventure!

To An Elevation of 1500 Panels - Comic Book Hinterlands, #9

What will happen now that the chapter to the movie serial is over? Will our hero survive? Will we be able to make it to the movie theater next week to see what happens next? The movie serials were a large part of the movie going experience in the first half of the Twentieth Century. They featured great heroes saving the day. It also featured great heroes almost getting killed at the end of every twenty minute chapter. We have taken five movie serials that were adapted from the comic books and featured just the cliffhanging moment. We don't include how they got out, just the jam they wound up in. We feature movie serials starring: Captain America, Batman, Captain Marvel, Blackhawk and the Spysmasher. The cliffhangers are presented in unique ways. Sometimes its fun not knowing how they get out of it. Maybe your ideas are better than what the filmmakers came up with. Join us for a strange stop in the forgotten parts of comic book history, here in the Comic Book Hinterlands.

How Will Our Hero Escape This Time? - Comic Book Hinterlands, #4

How do I become a prolific writer?  Simple. You write.   But writing is hard. It is intimidating. I need more details.  Okay. Here it is. We are about to give away the entire book.  Write 200 words a day. That's it. Just write 200 words. It will take you under ten minutes to do that. You do that every day. You will be prolific. You will be writing and you will have a blast.  So do I need to buy this book now?  Not if you don't want to. But it goes into greater detail and it is kind of a fun read. So you should pick up the book. Give it a try. Read the book. Write 200 words a day. Have fun.

200 Words: How to Be a Prolific Writer in 5 Minutes a Day - The Unfocused Writer's Guide, #1

Argle-bargle means copious but meaningless talk or writing. And that's what this zine is going to give every issue. For our first issue, we tackle the question, "Regular or double stuffed?" This is a fine and important question. We spend a lot of time trying to figure out which of the two sandwich cookies is the best. We look at the cookie through taste, medicinal ability and artistic worth. We really go whole hog. We run off at the mouth thinking which cookie is best in the mouth. Spoiler Alert: We actually come up with an answer. It's not a really good answer, but at least we came up with something. And that's why you should buy this book, because it's something.

The Sandwich Cookie Question - Argle-Bargle, #1

What's the secret of writing the killer book title? We know, but we can't tell you. Sorry. Sworn to secrecy. But we can give you one thing that can work for a while. There is a trend that is selling books. But like all book trends, it will not last for long. So you better buy this book, like now, and learn all the secrets to this trend. We probably shouldn't tell you, but hey, we're friends and I can trust you. Putting the word "fuck" in the title is a great way to boost sales. This book will help you tame this wild trend. Soon it will be in your control and your next book will annoy parents and please your bottom line. We here at the Institute of Bad Writing are dedicated to making you the best bad writer you can be. One of the ways to be a great bad writer is to follow trends. It will not create a lasting career, but it will make sales. We feel being short sighted is a powerful attribute for a bad writer. We want you to be that short sighted winner! Buy this book! Put fuck in the title! Be a success!

Fuck Up Your Title: The Bad Writer's Guide to Using Fuck in the Title of Your Book

What is the ultimate goal of giving money to artists? Is it more than just making sure the artist doesn't go hungry?  Is this the only way that art can be made, by throwing coins in a guitar case or pledging money into a Kickstarter campaign? Is this how art is made? This book is a mostly bullshit rumination about the things the writer backed on Kickstarter. He also looks at the times he would pass a bucket around for performing poets. This is a personal examination of what things we get for supporting art. Is there a direct line from throwing money in a hat to crowdfunding art events? What do we get from it? Is this the way we will be funding art and the artists in the future?

Throwing Money in the BUcket

Diver Doug is a zinester. He makes home-made magazines. He plays his mandolin. He creates clay figurines. He works in pet shops and sleeps on the couches of friends or acquaintances. He is a free spirit and he wants you to buy stuff. It is the mid-nineties and DIY is a way of life. More Sopping Products is his adzine where he talks about his books, music cassettes, clay figures and other things. He is a chatty cat and has a lot to say about how he wrote his zines and the people who support him and the others who try to keep him down. This isn't just a catalog, this is a history of making things and trying to be a successful artist. More Sopping Products is a satirical novel about the way artists see themselves and the world around them.

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