"Mr. Kellwood is looking for someone to assist him in recasting his journals into a form suitable for wider audience. The tone should be urbane, warm, and scholarly—somewhat in the manner of Lewis Thomas, but, of course, about plywood."
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dog, dogs, canine, canines, pet, pets, pet dog, pet dogs, dog owner, dog owners, writer, writers, author, authors, novelist, novelists, autobiography, autobiographies, book, books, chapter one, opening line, opening lines, literary ambitions"I can't help thinking there's a book in this."
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adam and eve, adam & eve, book, books, publisher, publishers, publishing, writer, writers, author, authors, autobiography, autobiographical, bible, bible story, bible stories, the bible, old testament, genesis, garden of eden, inspiration, inspirations, muse, muses, inspire, inspires, inspiring"Maybe nobody goes to your Web site because it's about you."
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website, websites, personal website, personal websites, blog, blogs, blogging, blogger, unpopular, internet, webpage, webpages, insult, insults, insulting, husband, husbands, wife, wives, writer, writers, author, authors, autobiographical, autobiography, autobiographies, uninteresting, bore, bores, boring, loser, losers, supply and demand, bicker, bickers, bickering, spat, spats, marital spat, marital spats"It's the story of my life, isn't it? Always the subplot - never the plot."
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subplot, subplots, sub-plot, sub-plots, novelist, novelists, author, authors, writer, writers, autobiography, autobiographies, plot, plots, plotline, plotlines, plot-line, plot-lines, story of my life, central character, supporting character, supporting cast, supporting characters, centre stage, center stage, wife, wives, husband, husbands"I'm doing a think piece on me."
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think piece, think pieces, journalist, journalists, journalism, couple, couples, accomplishment, accomplishments, achievement, achievements, modern life, modern lives, modern times, online journalism, clickbait, click bait, listicle, listicles, fame, 15 minutes of fame, fifteen minutes, 15 minutes, self-interest, self-interested, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical"Pecos Bildungsroman"
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pecos bill, tall tale, tall tales, western, westerns, myth, myths, mythology, mythological figure, mythological figures, bildungsroman, come of age, comes of age, coming of age, novel, novels, autobiography, autobiographies, biography, biographies, biographer, biographers, portmanteau, portmanteaus, outlaw, outlaws, cowboy, cowboys, legend, lgends, legendary, lore, publisher, publishers, publishing"Not a single mention of how 'Bedtime for Bonzo' fits into the big picture."
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bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, autobiography, autobiographical, ronald reagan, reagan, president, presidents, presidential, memoir, memoirs, political, political figures, politicians, politician"Perhaps someone who lived life a bit less fully."
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bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, literal, literal joke, shopping, bookshop, bookshops, book shop, book shops, library, libraries, librarian, librarians, shelves, shelf, bookstore, clerk, autobiography, autobiographical"I called for you creative people because I feel it's time to begin my autobiography."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, ceo, ceos, c.e.o., c.e.o.s, chief executive officer, chief executive officers, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, creative, creatives, creative people, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographer, autobiographers, ghost writer, ghost writers, writer, writers, author, authors, book, books, literature, self-important, arrogant, arrogance, self-esteem, self-confidence, confidence, famous, notable, beginning, starting"For me, a confessions is much too autobiographical."
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confession, confessions, confess, confesses, confessed, confessing, cell, cells, prison, prisons, prisoner, prisoners, jail, jails, crime, crimes, criminal, criminals, arrest, arrests, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographer, autobiographers, cellmate, cellmates"Whatever you do in there all day is fine with me, so long as it's not writing a memoir."
"I know why the caged bird sings. Why he does that is anyone's guess."
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maya angelou, poet, poets, autobiography, autobiographies, hula, hulas, hula hoop, hula hoops, dance, dances, dancing, dancer, dancing, bird, birds, caged bird, caged birds, pet, pets, domestic pet, domestic pets, domesticated, behavior, behaviors, behaviour, behaviours, budgie, budgies, parakeet, parakeets, cheerful, cheerfulness"The book wasn't intended to hurt my stepmother - it was to help myself and others like me begin to heal."
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cinderella, stepmother, stepmothers, evil stepmother, evil stepmothers, stepmoms, talk show, talk shows, tv talk show, tv talk shows, heal, heals, healing, abused, abusive, cliche, cliches, autobiography, autobiographies, fairy tale, fairy tales, insult, insults, insulting, biography, biographies, deflect, deflects, deflecting, blame, blames, blaming, scapegoat, scapegoats, scapegoating, talk show, talk shows, book tour, book toursSemi-Autobiographical Plot-Lite Eploration of Aimless Twenty-Something Who Struggle To Express Their Wants & Needs.
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comedy mask, tragedy mask, mask, masks, greek theatre, greek theater, comedy masks, tragedy masks, autobiography, autobiographer, autobiographers, plot, plots, play, plays, drama, dramas, tragedy, tragedies, movie, movies, film, films, genre, genres"'GameBoy: A Memoir of Addiction', by Ronald Markowitz."
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screen time, screentime, screen-time, screen addict, screen addicts, screen addiction, screen addictions, memoir, memoirs, presentation, presentations, report, reports, video game, video games, computer game, computer games, gamer, gamers, gaming, kid, kids, childhood, childhoods, autobiography, autobiographies"I love my unreliable narrator. You?"
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book, books, reading, narrator, narrators, unreliable narrator, unreliable narrators, autobiography, autobiographies, biography, biographies, biographer, biographers, lie, lies, lying, credible, credibility, bias, biased, unreliable, unreliability, mislead, misleading, misled, literary device, literary devices, self interest, self-interest"Ignore him. He's the guy who's writing that unauthorized biography of me."
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witch, witches, sorceress, sorceresses, cauldron, cauldrons, brew, brews, brewing, potion, potions, magic potion, magic potions, halloween, hallowe'en, all hallows eve, cooking, cook, cooks, chef, chefs, recipe, recipes, cookbook, cookbooks, book, books, writing, writer, writers, author, authors, memoir, memoirs, autobiography, autobiographies, publishing, life story, life stories, record, records, instruction, instructions, spellbook, spellbooks, spell book, spell books, food writer, food writers, literature, myth, myths, legend, legends, folkloreThe Rainy Season
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rain, rains, rainy season, rainy seasons, rainy day, rainy days, preference, preferences, prefer, prefers, storm, storms, rainstorm, rainstorms, rain storm, rain storms, laura haynib, autobiography, autobiographies, shower, showers, showering, april shower, april showers, author, authors, writer, writers