"20 Surefire Tips to Get Your Book Published"

Ken · Feb 26, 2010

From a blog I happened upon:

1) Call every editor in the publishing industry and tell them to publish your book. If they refuse, call again five minutes later. If they still refuse, send a dead animal to their office. You’ll have a deal before the janitorial staff disposes of the carcass.

2) Pay for your very own blimp to fly during the Macy’s Day Parade, and have your full manuscript transcribed on the balloon.

3) ... http://killeryear.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/

:-D

Maxinquaye · Feb 26, 2010

The sad thing is that I clicked on that link thinking "Oh god, not again", thinking I'd find someone that earnestly and seriously gave surefire publishing tips.

I've been on the scene for too long, and I'm not even on the scene...

maxmordon · Feb 26, 2010

The J.D. Salinger bit is even more impressive considering that they will think you came out of the grave, or alternatively, Salinger was so detached of the rest of the world that they confused a hobo with him.

djf881 · Feb 26, 2010

Ha! I get it! It's funny because those are not good ideas at all!

Midnight Star · Feb 26, 2010

This made my day.

Adam · Feb 26, 2010

Love number 12.

lucidzfl · Feb 26, 2010

10) Offer free back rubs for anyone in the publicity department, shiatsu massages for anyone in editorial, and happy endings for anyone in sales.

bigb · Feb 26, 2010

It's hard to pick a favorite, but maybe 17

sarahcypher · Feb 26, 2010

Send a Starbucks cup full of white powder to a literary agent, along with your query.

This happened last week. Really.

Lyra Jean · Feb 26, 2010

19 is my favorite.

third person · Feb 26, 2010

sarahcypher said:
Send a Starbucks cup full of white powder to a literary agent, along with your query.

This happened last week. Really.

Hey, some people can't get enough of Starbucks' vanilla powder. Me included. I get all HULK SMASH and throw tables and buildings when they run out of it.

Kaiser-Kun · Feb 26, 2010

Some of the posts in this thread kind of give me the impression that the tips of this list don't work.

Matera the Mad · Feb 26, 2010

5 & 18

"20 Surefire Tips to Get Your Book Published"

Ken

Maxinquaye

That cheeky buggerer

maxmordon

Penúltimo

djf881

AW Addict

Midnight Star

We are once in a lifetime.

Adam

Not dead.

lucidzfl

Back from the dead

bigb

Gun in Mouth Blues

sarahcypher

Editor, writer, moving target

Lyra Jean

Two years old now.

third person

She blinded me--with magic!

Kaiser-Kun

!

Matera the Mad

Bartender, gimme a Linux Mint