"Og discovered fire, and Thorak invented the wheel. There's nothing left for us."
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daydream, daydreams, daydreaming, day dream, day dreams, day dreaming, thermal window, thermal windows, window, windows, negative, negativity, anxiety, anxieties, anxious, anxiousness, out of control, lose control, loses control, losing control, thought bubble, thought bubbles, fresh air, rebuff, rebuffs, rebuffing, rebuffed, productive, productivity, idea, ideas, inspiration, inspirations, inspire, inspires, muse, muses"You see, darling, he plays a Steinway, just like you."
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steinway piano, piano, famous, famous piano, pianist, pianists, music, musician, musicians, concert, concerts, audience, audiences, mother, mothers, mothering, mothered, kid, kids, child, childhood, instrument, instruments, learn, learning, practice, practising, encourage, encouraging, encouraged, inspire, inspired, inspiration, inspirations, inspirational, encouragement, just like you"Young people today need heroes - that's why I hired a P.R. firm."
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pr firm, p.r., public relations, public relations firm, public relations firms, hero, heroes, lie, lies, lying, heroic, inspiration, inspirations, inspired, representative, representatives, representation, pretend, pretends, pretending, misrepresent, misrepresentation, misrepresentations, positive spin, spin, spins, spinning, spin doctor, spin doctors, muse, muses"I get my best ideas in airports, peeking at other people's laptops."
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airport, airports, spy, spies, spying, surreptitious, glance, glances, look, looks, looking, snoop, snoops, snooping, nosy, idea, ideas, good idea, good ideas, new idea, new ideas, muse, muses, inspiration, inspirations, inspire, inspires, inspiring, laptop, laptops, privacy, private, peek, peeks, peeking, personal information, personal info, dprk, right to privacy, violation, violations of privacy"Sue the bastards."
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sue, sues, suing, lawsuit, lawsuits, ambulance chaser, ambulance chasers, ambulance chasing, voice of wisdom, voice of reason, conscience, consciences, lawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys, class action, lawsuit, lawsuits, muse, muses, inspire, inspires, inspiration, inspirations, divine wisdom, moral, morals, morality, lack of morals, amoral, immoral"Dear Mom and Dad: Thanks for the happy childhood. You've destroyed any chance I had of becoming a writer."
Wishful Thinking
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crossover, crossovers, mashup, mashups, pitch, pitches, pitch meeting, pitch meetings, tv show, tv shows, television show, television shows, sales pitch, sales pitches, studio executive, studio executives, movie studio, movie studios, screenwriter, screenwriters, idea, ideas, inspiration, inspirations, hollywood, hollywood executive, hollywood executives, combination, combinations, weird combination, weird combinations, movie, movies, movie studio, movie studios, pitch idea, pitch ideas, pitching ideas, pitch meeting, pitch meetings, writer, writers, author, authors"Very few new ideas come into Arthur's head anymore. He's living on his fat."
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novelist, novelists, novel, novels, writer, writers, author, authors, living off the fat, royalty, royalties, new idea, new ideas, inspiration, inspirations, new bright idea, bright ideas, muse, muses, inspired, literary figure, literary figures, book, books, new book, new books, literary endeavour, literary endeavours"You know what I wish? I wish there was a foundation that gave grants just to lie fallow for a year or so."
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diary, diaries, diarist, diarists, journal, journals, bore, bores, boredom, boring, bored, boring life, boring lifestyle, hobby, interest, interests, interesting, inspiration, inspirations, muse, muses, husband, husbands, wife, wives, married life"No, I don't think I have a book in me. I think I have a chicken in me."
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egg, eggs, chicken, chickens, chick, chick, hatching egg, hatching eggs, author, authors, writer, writers, novelist, novelist, aspiring author, aspiring authors, defeatist, pessimism, pessimist, pessimists, publishing, realistic, realist, realists, writer, writers, author, authors, egg, eggs, humpty dumpty, inspiration, inspirations, muse, muses, hatch a plan, hatching a plan"The inspiring story of one family's incredible journey from a two-bedroom condo on West Sixty-sixth Street to a three-bedroom co-op on East Eighty-third."
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book, books, bookstore, bookstores, bookshop, bookshops, bookseller, booksellers, non-fiction, non-fiction books, biography, biographies, true stories, true story, real estate, real estate agents, real estate agent, apartment, apartments, flat, flats, apartment living, flat living, real estate market, real estate markets, new york, nyc, new york city real estate, nyc real estate, condo, condos, condominium, condominiums, co-op, co-ops, buying real estate, life goals, goals, dreams, dream, inspiration, inspirations, inspired, book review, book jacket, book blurb, book blurbs, author, authors, publisher, publishers"So much for listening to one's muse."
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muse, muses, crimes, criminal, criminals, inspiration, inspirations, inspired, inspiring, prison, prisons, prisoner, prisoners, jail, jails, cell, cells, cellmate, cellmates, cell-mate, cell-mates, prison sentence, prison sentences, bad advice, regret, regrets, regretful, regretting, bad decision, bad decisionsThe artist wakes refreshed, creative juices flowing.
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wake, wakes, waking, wake up, wakes up, waking up, cubist, cubists, cubism, inspiration, inspirations, idea, ideas, relax, relaxes, relaxing, relaxation, work from home, works from home, working from home, startle, startles, startling, nap, naps, napping, nap time, artist, artists, artistry, creative, creativity, creative process, creative processes, procrastinate, procrastinates, procrastinating, procrastinationA Martha Stewart Moment in Apartment 8-J
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martha stewart, homemaker, homemakers, craft, crafts, crafting, arts and crafts, candle, candles, homemade, beeswax candle, beeswax candles, decoration, decorations, decorate, decorates, decorating, decorative, inspiration, inspirations, moment of inspiration, moments of inspiration, inspire, inspired, home economics, do it yourself, doing it yourself"If you kids want to grow up to be writers, it's time we give you something to write about."
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writer, writers, literary aspiration, literary aspirations, childhood trauma, childhood traumas, psychosis, psychoses, writing, novelist, novelists, inner pain, mental health, mental state, inspiration, inspirations, parent, parents, abusive home, abusive homes, suitcase, suitcases, luggage, baggage, career path, career paths"This is a selection from my novel about a writers' group that has one real writer and five wanna-be b*****s."
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