Books, Family and Miscellaneous: Paperback Writer

Paperback Writer

By AmatureLitCritic - 14/05/2012 07:37 - United States - Portland

Today, I found out that a family member found a publisher for his book; his badly written, terribly sourced, historically inaccurate book that insults and misrepresents most world cultures and religions. If this actually makes it to print, I'll never be able to use my maiden name again. FML

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By WhatADickens - 20/01/2018 19:00

Today, after working on my novel for two years, I found out that another book has recently been published with an almost identical plot. I was going to submit it to a publisher in two days. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/11/2013 20:30 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, I found out that my roommate secretly edited a paper I wrote and recently turned in, so that it repeatedly refers to the famed author "Kneel Gayman." I'm positive that's not how it's spelled. FML

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By Notfamous - 02/12/2015 22:18 - United States - West Point

Today, my mother found out I published a book. She demanded that I pay her all my royalties as repayment for her raising me. FML

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By defrauded - 08/03/2013 18:44 - United Kingdom - Oban

Today, I bought a textbook for my college class. Not only is the £150 book only sold by our teacher, it turned out to be a piece of shit that he obviously wrote, printed, and stapled together at home. When I went to the faculty about it, I was told it's all perfectly legal, and to drop it. FML

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Almost made it

By strugglingartist - 26/01/2013 06:14 - Australia - Brisbane

Today, I came home to find two letters from a publishing house that I'd submitted my manuscript to. The first was congratulatory, stating that my book had been accepted for publishing. The second was apologetic, stating that the first letter had been intended for someone else. FML

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By sobasics - 06/05/2013 23:43 - United States

Today, I finally got a phone call from a publisher saying they would publish the book I'd written. I'd gotten loads of rejection letters, so I was so excited. Until I realized it was my dad, feeling sorry for me. FML

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You ass!

By Jack - 02/08/2022 00:00

Today, I just spent the last 3 years working on a research project and published about it, read by a multitude co-authors and proofreaders. My mum just spotted it has the word "asses" in it, instead of "assess". FML

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By Anonymous - 01/07/2014 21:41 - Canada - Toronto

Today, my 6-year-old brother showed me the "books" he's been writing for the past week. My parents, who are first-generation immigrants, want him to take the books to school to show everyone. My only problem with this? The main character's name is "Wanker". FML

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By nograd4mee - 08/12/2010 10:30 - Germany

Today, I held a presentation about my masters thesis. Turns out, my professor never ever actually read the drafts I'd given him, but decided to rip me to pieces in front of everyone, saying that the topic isn't worth researching. I've been working on it for six months. FML

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Busted

By well SHIT - 27/02/2014 21:46 - United States - Little Elm

Today, while having a sneak through my brother's browser, I found a bookmark for a Google Docs file. It was a short story involving him horrifically killing our entire family. It ended with the words: "And that is what happens when people don't respect the author's privacy." FML

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robbydoherty 0

Monday 14 May 2012 15:23

Twilight?

SqueakyChipmunk 21

Monday 14 May 2012 15:37

Faster than the speed of love by Brian Griffin

Comments

THE_A_TEEN 27

Monday 14 May 2012 15:30

If it gets published, then I call for a classic book burning.

SkyBirdy 5

Monday 14 May 2012 15:30

Use a fake name.

THE_A_TEEN 27

Monday 14 May 2012 15:34

Or just change it to a very ridiculous name, that won't trace OP back to that book. I suggest Trash Boat

addysonnn 8

Monday 14 May 2012 15:48

18 - Baha. The Regular Show.

French_Toast_fml 3

Monday 14 May 2012 15:32

If it's that horribly inaccurate, wouldn't it be fiction?

urjustaniceone 0

Monday 14 May 2012 15:36

Idk why the name O'brien popped into my head with this one......

littlemsweirdo 12

Monday 14 May 2012 15:40

Anyone else extremely interested in knowing the title of the book? :)

nofearjenshere 12

Monday 14 May 2012 21:40

I'd say number 1 is.

RedPillSucks 31

Monday 14 May 2012 15:52

Don't sweat it too much, OP. Getting published and getting purchased are two different things. Also, unless you have a really unique last name, just tell people you're not related to that jerk.

mandadarling 10

Monday 14 May 2012 15:52

I hope that future literary students never have to read some of the trash that came out of this last decade..

mandadarling 10

Monday 14 May 2012 16:43

So true.

Blaqkeyeliner 6

Monday 14 May 2012 17:11

Stupider? Lol

death_prevails 6

Monday 14 May 2012 17:56

No kidding here, we already are. Part of the reason why I'm transferring to a different university with a better course actually... They made us suffer through "One Day". Before that it was "The Da Vinci Code". *shudder*