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The CBC's on strike. Why look at stock photos of baby pandas when there's the uncannily Betty-Boop-like Maud? She's got three hours of serious internet raking in by the time west-coast layabouts like me even bother to make the coffee. Today, Fondling Your Muse:
Added feature: Blurb-O-Matic. "Stale and meaningless praise guaranteed."
About a year and a half ago, Jane Friedman, Executive Editor of Writer’s Digest books, called out of the blue and asked me to author a book of writing advice.
“But Jane,” I said "I don’t know anything about writing advice."
“Exactly,” she said. “Exactly. Research trends show that Americans are tired of competent and qualified people doing things well.”
“Go on,” I said.
“There appears to be a strong pull toward the non-talented, or the incompetent. Look at William Hung, or Paris Hilton, or the entire United States Congress.”
“That’s true,” I said.
“We at Writer’s Digest have published dozens, even hundreds of books by brilliant and accomplished authors and publishing professionals sharing their hard won knowledge with aspiring writers, and we now think there’s a thirst in the market for someone who’s just pulling it out of his ass.”
Added feature: Blurb-O-Matic. "Stale and meaningless praise guaranteed."
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