Monday, August 01, 2005

Have decided to become a world famous author this week

Have a brilliant plan: will become a highly successful, world acclaimed, prize winning, obscenely wealthy author beloved the world over in manner of J K Rowling and similar. I know it will be great, as I have a great openning sentence, although no idea as to actual content/characters/subject/plot etc.

Here's my first sentence:

"There are no yaks in the Serengeti."

Which is just excellent, I think. Am thinking of having the second sentence being

"Rose wished the same could be said of her kitchen."

Not sure where it's going from there, or why there's a yak there, but I think that there's definite potential there. Will try to work the phrase "eyed her balefully" into the next sentence.

Also, am modern poet of great quality already, check out my new poem, I call it "culture":

Ahem...

"Toasters.
Toasters in the
Darkness."

Deep isn't it?

I tell you, I don't know why I'm not famous already.

Also: a clip of Harry Potter being spoiled for Tom Hanks. Poor guy, just like all those SMH readers. (Stupid SMH)
(watch out, obviously there're SPOILERS)
http://hankspotter.ytmnd.com/

10 comments:

Catie said...

to be sure, a book is all about a good opening sentence. things like characters and plots only get in the way, pesky little things.

Dan said...

Write something contrived and pretentious about magic that is highly anti-christian and based entirely on fact that you invent in your head.

Then blame it all on the Liberal media.

Stage one: Write Novel
Stage Two: ...
Stage Three: PROFIT!
Stage Four: Live in hiding, A lá Salman Rushdie.
Stage Five: Write book about these experiences
Stage Six: PROFIT
Stage Seven: Realise that you've profited twice.
Stage Eight: Realise you profit every three stages
Stage Nine: PROFIT!
&c.

Dan said...

Furthermore - Genmay.net ruined harry potter for the western world.

http://m-spoiler1.ytmnd.com/

Best. YTMND evar.

Dan said...

^

f9 f10 f11

- Expose http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/expose/

Ta da.

Alicia said...

Yes! the lions and tigers song! Forget Norway...! :P

Dan said...

More like snoreway.

Catie said...

... that would fit nicely. "Rose wished the same could be said of her kitchen. Yak hair completely ruins a souffle"

Ang said...

Yay! lions in Kenya and a possible third line!
Dad and Cat = ace writing-aid team!

Catie said...

at this rate it will take you a while to write a whole book

Ang said...

But by the end, I'll know the whole thing off by heart!