My First Novel: The Untold Story of a Mildly Successful Author

Appendix 1: The Secret to Writing a Bestseller (It's Not What You Think)

Warning: the contents of this appendix are highly classified and not suitable for all audiences.

After years of research and countless rewrites, I finally cracked the code to writing a bestselling novel.

Step 1: Write a 50-page chapter of pure gibberish.

Step 2: Replace all descriptive words with more pretentious synonyms.

Step 3: Add a 500-page epilogue that's just a collection of unrelated quotes from famous authors.

Step 4: Repeat steps 1-3 until your editor stops answering your calls.

And voilĂ ! You've got yourself a literary masterpiece.

Step 1: Gibberish

Step 2: Pretentious Words

Step 3: The Epilogue of Regret