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100 1  Hely, Steve. 
245 10 How I became a famous novelist /|cSteve Hely. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bBlack Cat,|c[2009] 
264  4 |c©2009 
300    322 pages :|billustrations ;|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    Biting, hilarious and improbably affectionate, comedy 
       writer Hely's debut skewers the literary world with a 
       sendup of the quest to write the Great American Novel. 
       Words are Pete Tarslaw's thing, and after watching a 
       bestselling novelist prattle on about the truth, his 
       calling, and other ridiculous ideas on TV, Pete concludes 
       that the sole way to save face at his ex-girlfriend's 
       upcoming wedding is to become a famous novelist himself. 
       His quest to construct a by-the-numbers bestseller is 
       guided by rules like At dull points include descriptions 
       of delicious meals, and where to live (An easy way to get 
       credibility as an author is to live someplace rugged), 
       though the real adventure starts once he bags $15,000 for 
       The Tornado Ashes Club: his dance card is full of one-
       night stands, dizzying meet-and-greets with Hollywood big 
       shots and appearances at grad schools. Meanwhile, Pete 
       senses his moral barometer plummet as his Amazon ranking 
       rises. Granted, Hely's shooting at some pretty easy 
       targets that have been hit before, but it's hard not to 
       love the way he does it with such merciless zeal. 
650  0 Novelists|zUnited States|vFiction. 
650  0 Fame|vFiction. 
650  0 Success|vFiction. 
655  0 Humorous stories. 
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