Episode 5: The Generator and The Database of Publishers
The Publish and Die Protocol-Fiction Series
“No publisher should ever express an opinion on the value of what he publishes. That is a matter entirely for the literary critic to decide. I can quite understand how any ordinary critic would be strongly prejudiced against a work that was accompanied by a premature and unnecessary panegyric from the publisher. A publisher is simply a useful middle-man. It is not for him to anticipate the verdict of criticism.” -Oscar Wilde
The Literary Agents and Book Publishers Meeting was held in Japan, with over a thousand members attending. There was a special discussion held regarding the Instant Million Dollar Book Deal Generator, with several participants signing up for the program.
Jim Huckman who attended the day was a prominent Literary Agent and he was not a supporter of this program, as it would make the work of a literary agent redundant. Several literary agents and agencies had joined Jim in his protest against the program.
There was also a short interview Richard had with Jim.
“This Instant Million Dollar Book Deal program” online will be a farce, with a lot of clowns for writers, writing, publishing, and getting petty book deals,” said Jim.
“Well Jim, to begin with, our Instant Book Deal program, will have built-in features, which will make sure that every bit of writing is scrutinized for composition as well as content before a book deal is given. The system will be completely automated. We have tested the program with different types of manuscripts, and all don’t get through the automated system. The best qualitative writing can only get a book deal,” said Richard.
“Have you put your manuscripts to the test, Richard?”, asked Jim belligerently.
“Yes, I have Jim, and to tell you the truth, only one was accepted, while three were rejected. Would you like to submit one of your Author’s manuscripts for the “Instant Million Dollar Book Deal?” asked Richard.
“No, thank you. I prefer to read, correct, and evaluate a manuscript before I ask a publisher to even consider a deal,” said Jim nonchalantly.
As part of his presentation, Richard explained the Automatic Manuscript Diagnostic Features (AMDF), to make it easier to understand. There were a lot of queries on the authenticity of the system and if it would serve a useful purpose in the future. All publishers who were in favor of the whole concept were willing to join, only if they could see the system work for themselves.
To show them the live working of the “Instant Million Dollar Book Deal” program, Richard submitted a manuscript online while on stage, and in a matter of minutes, a contract was issued on the computer screen from one of the many participating book publishers of fiction.
Richard explained that the publisher who accepted the book, would instantly, at the touch of a button on his phone app release, “The Instant Book Contract Offer”.
Every book publisher who took part in the program would have all his book publishing requisites recorded into the system to evaluate the Book Content before issuing the Book Contract.
The Instant Million-dollar Book Deal generator had a ready-made process, which integrated with book production, Marketing, Advertising, and book distribution systems. The system would also have an ironclad guarantee to ensure that only the best-written content was approved and passed on for million-dollar sales to a market-ready and waiting to purchase the books.
The essential criteria of the Instant Million Dollar Book Deal was that every author was on an equal footing when securing a book deal, regardless of knowing or not knowing anyone in the publishing industry. The content of a book was of utmost importance and bestseller authors had as much of a chance at securing a contract as someone who walks in with her manuscript from nowhere but has something worth writing about.
Richard ended the day by stating that “All Writers and all Manuscripts are not made equal, but everyone had an equal opportunity at success.”
After the presentation, Susan the daughter of the publishing Magnate Donald Somerville speaks to Richard.
Susan Somerville was a six-foot brunette. She was in her early thirties and knew a lot about book publishing. A few months ago, Susan made a movie adaptation of a novel, “Transparent Wine”, which won her five awards at movie festivals. Susan was now also actively involved in finding good stories by authors, which could be adapted for the silver screen and television.
I was going to meet Susan in her office later that week.
I walked into “Somerville Publishing” and knew exactly what I needed that day.
I needed my own publishing house with all the bells and whistles to make it a contender in the field of book publishing.
Susan and I had a successful meeting. She offered to provide me with movie producers and literary agents who would be interested in the Million Dollar book generator.
That evening when Shelly got home after work Richard gave her the good news.
“I met Susan Somerville today,” said Richard.
“How did it go?”, said Shelly, as she removed her black coat and threw it on the sofa, where she sat down. She took off her shoes.
Richard walks up to her with a glass of wine and kisses her on her lips. Shelly looks cool in her light blue blouse and dark blue skirt. She had her hair up in a knot. She sips the wine and switches on the television.
“The meeting went well. Susan is interested. She has a great office for her publishing house. She said she would provide me with her contacts and the names of literary agents and publishers who could be interested in our system.”
“Will she be willing to be added to the database to make it possible for movie adaptations to be done for those books that get approved by the million-dollar bestseller system?” says Shelly.
“Yes, she said that she was willing to join and felt that it would be a revolution in publishing and that it would also shake up the entire industry.”
“It will make it possible for more Indie authors to get onto the bestseller list. I will need to tweak the code for the program to add the movie and television adaptation factors for the bestseller program,” said Shelly.
“I want that posh office for our publishing house as soon as we hit the big time,” said Richard with a smile and a distant look in his eyes, as he visualized his publishing empire.
“Yes, it would make the home, less messy and more spacious,” said Shelly, looking at the stacks of papers in the corners of the room. Books and manuscripts were lying everywhere, even on the dining table.
The next morning, I received surprising news.
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Impostor Assassin: A Thriller Novel
Can you ever have a happy ending when evil lurks in every corner?
After years of hard work, Richard Foxxen has successfully created an innovative software publishing program that can make Instant Bestsellers. It's a dream come true for authors everywhere in the world, signifying a renaissance in the field of independent publishing.
But, the SWAMP corporation controls the world of publishing and it sees things differently. With its tentacles of evil spread across the globe and into the lives of billions, SWAMP cannot let this technology threaten its position of power. And they'll do whatever it takes to keep it and prevent Richard from further transforming publishing.
As a brutal warning, Richard's family are murdered one by one, by trained SWAMP Assassins. Distraught, he receives the final blow when his only teenage daughter Mariah disappears without a trace. With no one to turn to, Richard concentrates on his work and relentlessly searches for his missing daughter.
After fifteen years of grief and solitude, Richard receives a message from Mariah: She's alive. Could this really be his daughter returned after all these years? Or is it just another trick played by SWAMP to keep Richard bowed and broken?
Richard must now risk his life to rescue his last surviving family member and destroy SWAMP to save independent publishing. He has a plan, but is there anybody out there he can trust to help him?