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Five! Five days in a row! That’s, like, almost an entire work week or something. Today’s prompt is extremely contemplative and thought-provoking…for everyone else but me. Coherent thoughts elude me right now. Okay, prompt me!
If you could have any author –living or dead – write your biography, who would you choose?
You want me to write your biography? Okay, but I’ll need to fictionalize it to make it interesting. (Photo credit: Mark Coggins)
Any author? Living or dead? So I could theoretically choose Shakespeare? Or Homer? Or even one of the Apostles? Perhaps Snooki (How’d that bitch get published? Seriously.)? Interesting. Let me think. Hahaha. Who am I kidding? This is a no-brainer.
Harlan Coben. All the way.
There are many great authors I enjoy reading, but Harlan Coben puts them all to shame. In my book he does, anyhow (see what I did there?). He captivates me in a way no other author can. Once I start reading any book of his I cannot stop reading until I reach the end. I’ve learned from experience not to start reading a book of his unless it’s Friday night, otherwise I’ll stay up all night reading it and get absolutely zero sleep. Then, I’ll be dragging ass at work the next day. Yes, this has happened to me. Multiple times. Talk about unproductive. Ugh.
I’m not coming back from the dead for this.
Also, if there’s any author who could make my life sound interesting enough to read, it would be Harlan Coben. He would somehow keep you turning the pages through my mundane life. He’s just that good. I’m sure Michael Crichton would do an adequate job, but not much in my life needs to be explained using science fiction. Well, besides my first marriage. I’m still trying to figure that one out and I wouldn’t mind seeing the science behind it. I mean, there has to be some scientific reasoning behind it other than a complete lack of intelligence. I’m pretty smart, so I don’t want to accept that I was just stupid, even though that’s probably the only explanation. Oh, geez. I’m rambling again. I can’t believe you guys are still reading this. Stop. Stop! Ugh… Okay, I’m done now. I need to go get more coffee.
Authors I also considered for this prestigious honor
It’s that very special time now, folks. No, not happy hour. It’s audience participation time! You know you love it. I pose this question to you: 2-ply or 4-ply? Wait, that’s not the right question. What author would YOU choose to write your biography?
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I’ll have to check out Harlan Coben.
How about a collaboration between Dr Seuss, Douglas Adams and Albert Camus?
Or is that just me…
I don’t know any of those except Dr. Suess, so I don’t know.
Douglas Adams wrote the Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy.
Oh, I know that.
Oh I choose Camus. That would be epic!
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Stephen King or Edgar Allen Poe.
Excellent choices.
Sharon K Penman, John Waters or Erma Bombeck would be my choices!
I have not heard of any of them…lol.
I had to look up your guy too
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Suess is awesome. My favorite….
Wouldn’t it be fun to read your life story as written by him?
I never thought about it until you just mentioned it.
Yes…I think that would be incredibly awesome.
I think so, too.
Roger Zelazny, because I miss his writing.
I’ll hafta look him up.
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Oh my gosh! The life of twin-daddy as told by Dr. Seuss would be great! Instead of “Hop on Pop” it could be called “Hop-Hop on Pop.” Plus, I’m fairly certain that Dr. Seuss could explain your first marriage every bit as well as Crichton could.
Oh, yeah! It was the green eggs and ham. Never eat the green eggs and ham.
Not even on a star cruiser? Not even on Tattoine? Not even cut with a light saber? You would not eat them, twindaddy?
Lol, no.
I pick you. Especially with those plans of you moving in…
Things could get steamy, couldn’t they? What? I take long, hot showers! Geez.
Haha, guess they would
Ugh…typo. Comment has been edited. I need to go back to sleep.
Sigh. Ok.
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I’m going to have to check out your author, I’ve never heard of Harlen.
For me it would be David Sedaris or Dave Barry. Because life is so incredibly stupid.
I’ll hafta check out yours, too. Never heard of them.
I pick Rick Bragg. He won the Pulitzer for Feature Writing and has authored several books. Between his investigative skills and storytelling talent, I think he could put together my life story.
You couldn’t just tell it to him?
Since he’s still alive, I would grant him an interview, but I’d like to see what he digs up about the judge who fucked me over and how that really happened. It’s not a part of my life I can answer yet.
Ah.
I would really want it to be Dean Koontz…..I think my life would seem very interesting if that were the case!!
I’ve never read a Dean Koontz book. I probably need to get on that.
If it’s any help….I’ve read every one of his books and I like to think my fiction writing, in the palest of ways, was created from his style of writing.
Not sure. It may be a while before I get around to it, honestly. Because of the events of the last few months I haven’t been reading much at all and I’m way behind on my Star Wars books.
Yeah, you’ve got a bit going on in your life. How’s the settling in going? I hope you are getting some time to take some deep breaths and enjoy some stress free moments that are long overdue and well deserved.
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HP Lovecraft. He would totally get me if you believe people who share the same birthday, have the same personality traits.
Never heard of him. Of course, I’m not really a believer in the birthday thing. I think all that stuff is genetic and you who you are is in your genes.
I didn’t think you would on both accounts.
Either Terry Pratchett, or Adrian Plass. That way it would turn out to be funny amusing, rather than funny weird, at least!
Hey, funny is funny!
That is true. Making people laugh is a good thing.
Absolutely!
The story of your life would be a page turner, that’s for sure!
Hahaha. Not really, but thanks.
Don’t sell yourself short!
But…I AM short!
I stand corrected.
It was bound to happen sooner or later.