People will read good writing even if it’s not about a celebrity. I just attended an event where hundreds of people paid good money to see an actor tell the true story of a janitor. As mundane a story as there is, but well-told. The audience went away well satisfied.
Dtroutma about 5 years ago
Maybe write about the cat’s life, more excitement?
Kveldulf about 5 years ago
I know for a fact that I am not the most boring person on Earth.
That would be interesting.
sirbadger about 5 years ago
It is something to leave to your descendants. Their computers will probably rewrite it and shorten it.
RAGs about 5 years ago
When you have nothing to say, use a thesaurus to up the word count.
feverjr Premium Member about 5 years ago
We have all had potholes in life, not all of us have married them….
pschearer Premium Member about 5 years ago
A great writer can keep readers fascinated by the most mundane things.
in.amongst about 5 years ago
Rats! i knew there was a catch.
Concretionist about 5 years ago
Behind every great author is a great editor. As an editor, she should know that it’s spelled “patootie”
cdward about 5 years ago
People will read good writing even if it’s not about a celebrity. I just attended an event where hundreds of people paid good money to see an actor tell the true story of a janitor. As mundane a story as there is, but well-told. The audience went away well satisfied.
Daniel Verburg about 5 years ago
Request from a non-American: what is a RAT’S PATOOT?
Watcher about 5 years ago
Do a Trump, find someone, blame them for everything, make up lies and say No quid pro quo and then tell all.
dot-the-I about 5 years ago
Eddie, sans cap, pipe, and imagination.
Kaputnik about 5 years ago
Actually, if people do give a rat’s patoot, that still doesn’t add up to a lot of sales. You want them to give a larger patoot than that.
Masterskrain about 5 years ago
You COULD pull a trump, have SOMEONE ELSE write it, and CLAIM that you did and that you are an expert at EVERYTHING…
J Quest about 5 years ago
Wed men tell no tales…
sandpiper about 5 years ago
Apparently, Betty is the pragmatist. Bob is the dreamer. Not a bad combination for longevity.
uniquename about 5 years ago
Apparently not. How else to explain the success of the Paris Hilton and the Kardashians.
Zebrastripes about 5 years ago
Finding out what the “rat’s patooty” IS the challenge….
ArtyD2 Premium Member about 5 years ago
Way for rich overlords to launder money to sycophantic toadies through phony book sales
Todd In Newton about 5 years ago
Light dawns on Marblehead. (That’s a MA geography saying)
Bookworm about 5 years ago
Great Writing: something you remember longer than the last tweet, post, text, or instagram you received.
A “′Classic′ – a book which people praise and don’t read.” Mark Twain.
Linguist about 5 years ago
We are all actors in search of an audience.
Snoots about 5 years ago
A personal tell-all book also relies on one having something worth telling. Doesn’t appear Bob has much source material.
jvo about 5 years ago
Just do what your President does and imagine one. :p
the lost wizard about 5 years ago
Step 1. Designate yourself as an internet influencer.
mistercatworks about 5 years ago
It doesn’t matter as long as the writer gives a cat’s (sic) patoot. (Slightly better than a rat’s patoot.)
Bilan about 5 years ago
You could write like Ayn Rand, form a simplistic opinion and repeat it over and over. That should make it true.
KEA about 5 years ago
Judging by the people called “Celebrities” these days, the bar for giving a rat’s patoot must be very low.
Cornelius Noodleman about 5 years ago
I wrote about watching TV all summer…My teacher gave me an F!
bakana about 5 years ago
Claim it’s an Unauthorized “Tell All” Bio of Bill Clinton and it’ll sell a Million Copies before the ink is dry.
Be Sure to title it something like “The Real Story of The Blue Dress”.
Call me Ishmael about 5 years ago
Just make it a “Roman a clef”.
cwg about 5 years ago
Sort of like when a cartoonist starts with making inane political jokes that cater to the one percent because he doesn’t like the person in office.