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    The Last Remaining Ways to Get a Book Deal

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    Image of Nick Douglas Nick Douglas
    09/04/09

    In reply to The Last Remaining Ways to Get a Book Deal
    "Shit My Dad Says" is a Twitter account. (And the author is a professional writer who's been collecting the stuff for years and definitely deserves a deal.)

    Plus the LA Times said he's being *approached* -- not that he's already signed.

    I'd think publishing was dead too, if I couldn't even be bothered to read an article.
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    Image of belltolls belltolls
    09/03/09

    In reply to The Last Remaining Ways to Get a Book Deal
    Not just book publicists but any job in publishing will get you in. Sales, editorial prole, production. Keep track of the names of everyone you come in contact with. Friends of friends and family members of friends of friends trump a query letter every time.
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    Edited by belltolls at 09/03/09 5:02 PM belltolls was starred belltolls was unstarred
    Image of hollygirl hollygirl
    09/03/09

    In reply to The Last Remaining Ways to Get a Book Deal
    I finally took a look at the famous " cake', it was SO BORING. " I was told there'd be good writing." !
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    Image of WordyNinja WordyNinja
    09/03/09

    In reply to The Last Remaining Ways to Get a Book Deal
    And here I am pursuing "quality" in writing a la Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, with my MFA and submissions to lit journals. I think we all know what I should do...

    Fuck Eliot Spitzer on a bed of puppies while simultaneously debating health care reform, posting press releases on Tumblr for Jill Abramson's book, and shooting a reality TV show.
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    Image of BlinkyMcChuck BlinkyMcChuck
    09/03/09

    In reply to The Last Remaining Ways to Get a Book Deal
    I just threw up all over my platform.
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    Image of EverettCurvus EverettCurvus
    09/03/09

    In reply to The Last Remaining Ways to Get a Book Deal
    Or...you could just pitch a solid, well-researched piece of journalism. Or have a good timely novel. Publishing and book deals are by no means over. I know lots of people who have been signed in the last year-- with real advances, too.

    It's just too bad that some publishers think the way into the future is by reducing the quality of the product (see your five suggestions). People go to the internet for blather, they buy books for content.
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    Image of StonedAndDethroned StonedAndDethroned
    09/03/09

    @EverettCurvus: I totally agree. People are too busy crafting the perfect Facebook status to sit down and write something meaningful. I can't believe more people are taking advantage of the current literary snoozefest and churning out something worthwhile.
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    Image of StonedAndDethroned StonedAndDethroned
    09/03/09

    @StonedAndDethroned: aren't, not are.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    09/03/09

    @EverettCurvus: Lots of "solid, well-researched" books of journalism end up, within two weeks, on the discount rack. People would much rather read sloppy, poorly researched books of fiction, like The Da Vinci Code.
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    Image of Monte Wooley Monte Wooley
    09/03/09

    In reply to The Last Remaining Ways to Get a Book Deal
    Have you never heard the shortest route to bestsellerdom? I Had Sex with Obama's Dog and Posted it on the Internets
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    Image of Vancougar Vancougar
    08/26/09

    In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
    Why does everyone rip on Gavin McInnes so much? Really, I want to know! I always thought he was pretty funny...
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    shostakobitch promoted this comment Vancougar was starred Vancougar was unstarred
    Image of shostakobitch shostakobitch
    08/26/09

    @Vancougar: yeah i like him too, seems like he'd be fun and in his absense "vice" has gotten really serious. kind of funny that he is hawking tevas though because he is always such an advocate of no sandals on anybody.
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    Image of Magister Magister
    08/26/09

    In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
    Well, Tevas are from Arizona.
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    Image of TeFrey TeFrey
    08/26/09

    In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
    Damn it! Tevas have pretty much been my uniform for years ... because my feet sweat in shoes and Birkenstocks seemed so douchy. But all those CGI bees have proven that Tevas are actually the worst. I guess I'm gonna have to switch to (shudder) Crocks.
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    nirreskeya promoted this comment TeFrey was starred TeFrey was unstarred
    Image of nirreskeya nirreskeya
    08/26/09

    @TeFrey: Chaco sandals are superior to both in every way I can think of. They're great for hiking: I've done long weekend treks in good weather with just them (no boots).
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    Image of Cheap Shot Cheap Shot
    08/26/09

    In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
    Those bees look pretty fake to me.
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    Image of cmd cmd
    08/26/09

    @Cheap Shot: I think his putty-based bee stings are worse.
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    Image of City_Dater City_Dater
    08/26/09

    In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
    "Sports sandal" is an oxymoron, and Tevas are hideous, a JanSport backpack for the feet.
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    Image of Hamilton Nolan Hamilton Nolan
    08/26/09

    @City_Dater: In fact there is no way to make Tevas hardcore.
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    Image of Larry Fine Larry Fine
    08/26/09

    In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
    Remember when Ed McMahon did those Cash for Gold ads right before he shit the bed?

    We can all hope.
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    Image of TheologicalSong TheologicalSong
    08/26/09

    @Larry Fine: that wishing death on other people thing, always such a charming, insightful way to weigh in. shut up, Gawker commenters!
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    Image of Larry Fine Larry Fine
    08/26/09

    @TheologicalSong: And telling people to shut up on the internet is also so insightful.

    Stop finishing your sentences with prepositions and start using the shift key, if you want some respect.
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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    08/26/09

    In reply to Viral Ads, Tevas Instantly Become Hardcore
    I thought "naturist" meant "nudist."
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    Claire Buoyant was starred Claire Buoyant was unstarred
    Image of germane germane
    07/22/09

    In reply to David Simon Still Dead-Wrong, Now Encouraging Newspapers to Commit Federal Crimes
    So, okay, you are comfortable getting your news from multiple "observers" who are not bound by any communal or professional standards of how to report and how to redact or order what they report. Can I just ask: are you also comfortable BEING one of those "observers"? Do you think that the quality of life that a career of web journalism can offer is comparable to that which print journalism offered when free informational digests weren't an option? I'm talking about a living wage, paid vacation, insurance, relative job stability. It seems to me that this concern is also motivating Simon's hostility to the internet as a substitute instead of a supplement.
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