Thursday, August 21

I love the smell of career limiting moves in the morning

Say you're wanting to write a book about your experiences in the military.

You come across an award whose prize includes $10,000 cash, guaranteed publication, royalties on book sales and editorial support to develop the proposal into a finished manuscript.

All you need to do is submit a proposal comprising a one-page description of the work, a table of contents, an author bio, a comment on target readership and two sample chapters. An indication of proposed word length should be given (40K min and 90K max) - final word length is subject to negotiation with the publisher.

In the event that you win, do you:
a) conjure an untraceable pen name and cackle with glee each night after work whilst tapping away at a no-holds-barred account of aforementioned military experiences
b) write conservatively under your real name and hope that no one in the military that reads you will find you
c) write what you want under your real name, and if the military finds out, include the aftermath in an added chapter to the book
d) take the $10K, change your name, go AWOL overseas, and write whatever you damn well please

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