Comments on: Go with the flow

By: David

David — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:53:44 +0000

Here is what I see.

First: Take the cart and place it above a wall calendar. Great product, and sure to have a small but passionate market of buyers, and maybe even collectors.

Second: Game board. The chart, with some modification, can become an entertaining game. I bet a highly limited collectors edition with a very small run, but still precious. Reading just the cards that go with the game should be hysterical.

Third: The Book. Epic hero’s journey comical story of various cliché archetypes working as agents, authors and publishers trying to publish something which keeps changing through the story. ( an indie self published now gone traditional zombie vampire paranormal romantic action adventure literary historical fiction thriller) In between the chapters of the story, you can have a receipt book of popular and not so well know publishing world cocktail drinks. You will need at least five to six variations of the Long Island Ice Tea.

End of the book should contain a list of various recovery organizations. Large Red Warning Label for those who choose to read the book as they play the game.

Bundle the package, book, game board, and wall calendar into one easy to buy $39.99 product. Make the purchase a requirement of submission. Have a custom informercial made to run late at night.

Oh, and you need to obtain an endorsement from SlushPile Hell.

By: EDWARD

EDWARD — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:39:26 +0000

I liked the part where the copyeditor quits in horror saying “worst book ever”. I am glad to see this happens from time to time, if only occasionally. The publishing industry must be teeming with people who can put a happily clever spin on the jacket of a sadly unclever book. I could wallpaper Windsor castle with the pages of books I have read which truly didn’t deserve to get beyond the editor’s wastepaper basket. It is heartening to hear that somebody on the flowchart agrees with me. It seemed, according to the flowchart, the book had a longer life than than the copyeditor. Little wonder I spend pitiable amounts of time imagining there’s something new in publishing: I really ought to take up goat farming.

By: D. C. DaCosta

D. C. DaCosta — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:42:03 +0000

My favorite part was “book is a success, start planning a sequel”.

I would hope (and I so plan, though perhaps I merely dream) that when my first novel is (finally) published and we reach this point, no one will be surprised that the first, second, and third sequels are ALREADY prepared and awaiting their turn at the process.

Unlike Harry Potter fans, my readers will not have to wait years for the next installment.