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An earnest young man was enrolled in a creative writing class in London. The lecture that day was "Topics that will interest book store browsers to buy your novel."
"People who browse in bookstores looking for a novel they want to read," said the instructor, "generally read just the first paragraph, or perhaps just the first sentence, and then put your book down if they don't see a topic that interests them. Here are the topics of wide interest."
The instructor then wrote this list on the board:
1. The Royal Family
2. Sex
3. Money
4. Mystery
5. God or religion
The young man immediate wrote down the first sentence of a sure best-seller:
"God help me," said the fabulously wealthy Royal Princess, "because I'm pregnant and I have no idea who the father is."
"People who browse in bookstores looking for a novel they want to read," said the instructor, "generally read just the first paragraph, or perhaps just the first sentence, and then put your book down if they don't see a topic that interests them. Here are the topics of wide interest."
The instructor then wrote this list on the board:
1. The Royal Family
2. Sex
3. Money
4. Mystery
5. God or religion
The young man immediate wrote down the first sentence of a sure best-seller:
"God help me," said the fabulously wealthy Royal Princess, "because I'm pregnant and I have no idea who the father is."