A Novel IdeaA Novel Idea is a memoir in photo essay form that follows Fiona McGregor's life as she writes her award winning novel Indelible Ink. It is a tongue in cheek rumination on the monotony and loneliness of the novelist's daily life, and the act of endurance the writer must perform. Through an extended sequence of photographs taken on a hand me down camera, accompanied by terse, evocative captions, the book spans several years of labour and