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davefreer

On why my agent doesn't love me (sniff, poor me)

Sep 08, 2009 20:46

o'Mike: "I was thinking about non-fiction. What about you writing about moving to Australia ( Read more... )

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RE:On why my agent doesn't love me (sniff, poor me) texasmarc September 9 2009, 19:25:39 UTC

You have got to put this in one of your stories! Real life mixed with fiction is the best!

Re: On why my agent doesn't love me (sniff, poor me) davefreer September 10 2009, 05:17:02 UTC

(chuckle) You do realise that it'll get the reaction I got from a fellow I know vaguely - who was at least honest. He listened. Backed off slightly. And said "You're batsh!t insane, you know that?"

Re: On why my agent doesn't love me (sniff, poor me) texasmarc September 10 2009, 16:19:04 UTC

I don't know. I'd take batshit insane and perhaps switch it with slightyly off your rocker (mostly because of the rock thing)and creative. When you do use this episode in your life in one of your books, please be sure to include the rock somehow. Years ago I used to lug around a 300+ lb sandstone in the back of my pickup in the winter.Worked great for slick roads. My friends thought I was nuts though I never told them why I hauled that thing around.

Re: On why my agent doesn't love me (sniff, poor me) davefreer September 10 2009, 18:04:25 UTC

(grin) definitely off my rocker. This is a five foot by 20 inch by by 10 hand cut sandstone block that was a lintel to the entry to the foundation on my wife's family's farmhouse before it was expropriated and knocked down (an 1860 ish building in country that really has very little in the way of historical building. 10/10 Natal Parks board.) We both adored the place, and years later, when we got permission to go there (change of admin) drove as close as possible and with 5 of us got it on the truck. Thats 4 strong guys - and a wheelbarrow that buckled. I reckon between 300-350 pounds of... rock. But one day it will the front step of my home.

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reverancepavane September 9 2009, 19:59:16 UTC

...and a large rock...
You do realise that we have those already...

davefreer September 10 2009, 05:13:59 UTC

One is NEVER enough. (although I admit I too will get seriously peeved if anyone craps on my sacred rock.

unixronin September 9 2009, 20:20:17 UTC

I think there'd be significant potential in it for a humorous "pray you never have to do it this way" book after the fashion of Tim Cahill or P.J. O'Rourke.

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davefreer September 10 2009, 05:10:38 UTC

:-)I think his problem is that he has lunatic client

davefreer September 10 2009, 05:12:24 UTC

Hmm. I like P.J. O'Rourke eg. Nearer to me in style than Peter Mayle. It's been some years since I read one. Must do so again to get a shape on this idea.

anthony_lion September 9 2009, 20:52:24 UTC

Please write the book.

I'll buy it.

davefreer September 10 2009, 05:09:27 UTC

I reckon it could work, if done well enough. I'm keeping the blog on it ( http://flindersfreer.blogspot.com/ as both a reminder journal, and also to see if there really is an interest. (if it developes a reasonable following, we have a market)

wyjoe September 9 2009, 20:53:46 UTC

I think a bizarro non-fiction book could work; there probably isn't enough of an audience for a straight-forward guide.

Now selling it would be a problem for O'Mike. I myself wouldn't know hard a problem.

davefreer September 10 2009, 05:05:48 UTC

Truth be told selling it may be much harder than writing it.