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Thursday, October 19, 2006

My name is too long...

... for me to ever become a blockbuster author. To do that you need a snappy name like "Dan Brown". Preferably two syllables, with one word smaller than the other so that it can be made big on the cover.

I saw a book on Tesco's bestseller shelf today by an author called "Sam Bourne". I didn't check out the glowing recommendations on the sleeve but I imagine they'd be something like.

"Sam Bourne is possibly the author with the most similar name to Dan Brown alive today -- The Daily Express"

"Using two different fonts, the cover designer has truly managed to capture that suggestion of modernity mixed with ancient rites and stuff that is the mark of a bandwagon expertly jumped apon -- Angling Times"

Joanna  Yeah its amazing how many Crypto-quasireligious-conspiracy-armageddon books that have suddenly filled the shelves. 
Beki  You could always change your name to Bec Enver ;0) 
Alli' Cat'  Never mind 'too long'; more 'too hard to spell' - people would never find you on Amazon! 
Billy  I was in a train station not so long ago and saw lots of thriller novels with the "The _______ Code" formulation. My fave was "The Lucifer Code" 
Selina  I'm afraid I've read it - it's not even as well-written as Dan Brown's book wasn't. 
Siobhan Curran  I never thought I'd see the words "wel-written" and "Dan Brown" in the same sentence.

*egoxc* 
Isobel  "Wel-written," realy? I think I can see a sinister pattern emerging....... or is that just another paranoid conspiracy theory?
;o) 
Clarissa  I consider myself fortunate in that I haven't read the book and haven't seen the film.

And I have no intention of doing either. Does that make me the only person in the country? 
Selina  Can I please refer people to my exact words. I stated that it isn't as well-written as Dan Brown's WASN'T

Honestly, sarcasm is wasted on some people. 

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