I have decided to write a novel. It will not be an amazing novel that moves heaven and earth. It will not be the literary work of my generation. It will not have long obfuscating passages of metaphor despite how much I use metaphors on this blog.
This book will be a book for the masses. It will be comfortable on grocery store shelves and it will be at home on Barnes and Noble bookcases. It will appeal to teens and women. It will have a heroine who is archetypal enough to appeal to the masses, and be easy for most to relate to, but unique enough that her quirks make her charming and endear her to the reader.
It will be much cheaper to buy as an ebook. Why? Because for gods sake no one getting the ebook will be paying for the paper or the ink! I will not rip off my readers because I love them and I want them to love me so they will buy the sequel.
I firmly believe that the grocery store novel is completely underestimated. Think about how many people 'Twilight' has reached. How many do you think have read 'Infinite Jest'? I want to write on par with the greats, but I want to pay off my student loans more. I want to pay off my student loans and live in a small and cozy white house in a rural area. Grocery store literature is my ticket there.
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