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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You deserved it 2 378

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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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You deserved it 418

Poor Neil…

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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You deserved it 3 348

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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You deserved it 1 537

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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You deserved it 3 064

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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You deserved it 2 372

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 deserved it 3 723

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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You deserved it 272

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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Light 5

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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You deserved it 2 728

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

cessna_172 7

Monday 14 May 2012 15:59

I feel you. My last name is Meyer. Hopefully the book doesn't become popular due to its horribleness.

HerrBawl 4

Monday 14 May 2012 16:10

You shouldn't need to use your maiden name anyways

blueknight1st 26

Monday 14 May 2012 16:31

Sounds like the OP is jealous. OP must have been told "No Thank You" more than a few time when trying to get their own book published.

THE_A_TEEN 27

Monday 14 May 2012 16:35

Yeah, OP is jealous about a book being published that insults every culture and religion. That shame in having the same last name is just his jealously getting the best of him./sarcasm

ImaginaryFoe 0

Monday 14 May 2012 16:37

We are not our relatives. Sorry for saying so but it seems like your over-reaction is fueled in part by jealousy. No one ever asks me if I'm related to the famous author who shares my maiden name. Surnames are fairly common for the most part. Anyway, the book will likely be changed quite a bit in editing before it's published. Even if it's still terrible, it may not be as bad as you think. There's always a market for shit.

SliceOfCake 9

Tuesday 15 May 2012 21:07

Jealousy? Your logic is nearly as preposterous as Stephanie Meyer's parents being proud of her work.

skyeyez9 24

Monday 14 May 2012 16:52

Michelle Obama, is that you?

THE_A_TEEN 27

Monday 14 May 2012 17:37

What do the Obamas have to do with this FML?

perdix 29

Monday 14 May 2012 16:55

Don't worry, no one reads books. It's not 50 Shades of Grey, so no one is going to give a shit about it. If your relative wrote inaccurate fantasy ****, you'd have problems;)

rattusrattus 18

Monday 14 May 2012 18:14

Oh god, 50 Shades. The only book series where "published fanfiction" is an accurate description as well as an insult. It was originally a Human Alternate Universe Twilight fic with some very bad BDSM. And Tyler's Van of Doom (the one that nearly killed Bella) has been replaced by a bicycle. I know that people are killed by being hit by pedalbikes, but... it's like Spielberg read that more people are killed by watering their Christmas trees with the lights plugged in annually than killed or injured by sharks, and made that the main point of Jaws.

SkoomaKi 27

Monday 14 May 2012 17:26

If it contained what you described, only an idiot publisher would publish it. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Change your name perhaps?

baby4mommy 27

Tuesday 15 May 2012 1:10

HL Menkin once said "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." You'd probably be astonished at how many publishers make money printing nonsense marketed to narrow minded, under-informed people who want to read books by people whose opinions closely mirror and reinforce their own personal viewpoints. One of my favorites is the book Do It Yourself Brain Surgery. It's an actual book I just finished reading. There is actually an annual contest sponsored by the publishing industry that rewards the the authors and publishers of serious works of dubious scholarship that somehow make it to past the editing process and onto bookshelves.

suzy90 1

Monday 14 May 2012 17:37

would your last name be Kardashian by chance?

KiddNYC1O 20

Monday 14 May 2012 19:20

We know it's not Kourtney. She's kind of clueless.

cryssycakesx3 22

Sunday 11 May 2014 14:14

out of all of them, you pick kourtney? sure. they play dumb for TV, but not one of those girls are anywhere near stupid.

death_prevails 6

Monday 14 May 2012 17:58

If these dolts are getting published, it kinda gives me some hope... Although, to reference another comment, I'm not quite literate enough in Ancient Stupid.