Friday afternoon with my dad at his house in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Dad: So this book, when’s this happening?
Me: It’s coming out next fall, Dad. Next year.
Dad: You gotta write it?
Me: Yes dad. That’s usually how it works when you get a book deal.
Dad: You gotta write a whole freaking book? You know how to do that?
Me: Why do you think I got a deal in the first place?
Dad: I don’t know how this works! So you wrote it already?
Me: No, I wrote the proposal. Remember all that stuff I was talking about nonstop for the past six months?
Dad: Eh, I don’t pay attention to everything you’re talking about.
Me: Ok. So I wrote pretty much a really long book report on the book.
Dad: But the book doesn’t exist.
Me: It doesn’t exist YET. I’m writing it.
Dad: Heh heh heh- so you conned these people into giving you a check for a book that doesn’t exist.
Me: No, dad. You tell them what the books going to be about, why you think it will sell, how you promote and market it etc etc, then they decide whether to take the risk on it. That’s how it works. I didn’t con anyone.
Dad: So now you gotta write it.
Me: Yup! I’ve got the rest of the year to write the book. I’ve got the outline all done and a few small chapters, and I just need to fill the whole thing in.
Dad: Uh-huh. So now what happens if you don’t finish? They sue you or what?
Me: Ummm….I’m writing the book.
Dad: Yeah, I know, I know. But what if you f*** it up and don’t finish, then what?
Me: I’m not going to f*** it up.
Dad: But what if you do? You’e never written a book before.
Me: Dad, I got this.
Dad: Yeah, well, you f***ing better. You don’t want to piss these people off. You don’t want them suing you or some crap.
Me: (facepalm) Dad. I know. I have worked really hard on this. Now can you just be happy for me.
Dad: I’m happy for you! I really am! Just you better have a plan in case you f*** up and can’t write a book. And watch your ass with these people.
~FIN~
Happy Monday everyone! Hope your weekend was just as awesome!
Clockwise from front: Bea Arthur, Duckwalk, Milk & Cookies, Butterbeer
Bea Arthur: Black coffee chocolate cake, cheesecake buttercream, espresso ganache
Duckwalk: Blueberry port soaked cake, blueberry port mascarpone buttercream, port simmered blueberries
Milk & Cookies: Brown sugar chocolate chip cake, mascarpone buttercream, crushed chocolate chip cookies
Butterbeer: Butterscotch soaked cake, butterscotch buttercream, edible gold dust
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