Tale Weaver #86, September 22: “I wanna be a paperback writer.”
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A slightly different take on the Tale Weaver’s prompt tonight. A multi-media presentation.
What is your great novel/novella/collection of short/flash fiction/poetry/ pulp paperback/graphic novel? Of course, you don’t have to write it, just write about it.
Weave any sort of tale; in the abstract or concrete; as you or a character of yours; being accepted for publication; editing process; book tours – remember you “just wanna be a paperback writer.”
To get you in the mood: a one minute preview of “Paperback Writer;” and a lovely, freakish animated satire, by Stevie Riks, of the making of “Paperback Writer” by the Beatoons
Plus lyrics from the song:
Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write; will ya take a look?
It’s based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job, so I wanna be a paperback writer
It’s a dirty story, of a dirty man
And his clinging wife, [who] doesn’t understand
His son is working, for the Daily Mail
It’s a steady job, but he wants to be a
Paperback writer
It’s a thousand pages, give or take a few
I’ll be writing more in a week or two
I can make it longer, if you like the style
I can change it round, and I wanna be a
Paperback writer
If you really like it, you can have the rights
It could make a million for you overnight
If you must return it, you can send it here
But I need a break, and I wanna be a
Paperback writer
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Good luck as a paperback writer and tale weaver.
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A fascinating prompt. What book would I write if I were to write a book? Hmmm – I will have to think about that.
I hope something comes to mind!
I’ll give it some serious thought on the weekend.
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I sat down and thought about this comment for quite a while. Here’s what I came up with – https://artalsolife.com/2016/09/23/my-next-big-project/
Thanks for the opportunity to clarify my thoughts on this subject.
It’s an amazing think piece and a project you might seriously consider. The unconventional book idea I’ve had too and it makes me excited to think of trying to write my novelettes/character sketches outside my head.
Thanks so much for participating.
Thanks. I’m rethinking the unconventional book idea already – at least with self publishing on Kindle. I had an idea for a book of poems and images to self publish but then found uploading images to Kindle is quite complicated. Maybe we could get some blogging forum going where we can exchange ideas and information on how to go about creating unconventional books.
That would be awesome.
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The least I could do.