Impostor Assassin

Blood Moon

Copies of the Million Dollar Book Deal program are being sold in the publishing marketplace.

I am pleased with the outstanding results of the Million dollar book deal program. There are so many new authors, who had previously had no chance of getting a book deal, who are now authors, thanks to the program. One such author is Lucy Maine, who I will be meeting today after she completes her press conference, interviews, and book releases.

Lucy came over to our office, which is now much better than the basement, we had originally used for the production of the book deal program. This office is on the first floor, it is one of those who hire an office for three days a week for a small fee. I plan to get a larger office once we are more established.

Lucy was in her sixties but looked years younger. Lucy wrote some amazing fiction and it was a miracle that she was not snapped up by some book publisher.

"Hi Richard, how are you?", said Lucy, wearing a pink blouse and white trousers looking very summery.

"I'm well, Lucy. We are now following the success of your book, "The Silver Silhouette". It is definitely gaining a large readership worldwide."

"Richard would it be possible for you to give a talk about your Book Deal program, at my seminar which I am organizing in the month of August?", said Lucy.

"Yes, that would be great. I am honored to know that you would like me to give a lecture on the program, " I said, "and will you be having a large number of speakers? I may know a few of them."

"Yes, you would definitely know a number of them, R M Sparks, William Goldmine, E. F. Sutton, and of course, the tycoon publisher Luke Fleming will be present for the seminar," said Lucy.

"Thanks, Lucy, I look forward to attending the event. It will be good to finally meet Luke Fleming, my most powerful rival in the publishing business."

"Your book deal program is selling really well. It's something every writer dreams about," said Lucy.

"Yes, it was my dream as a writer to eventually get a book deal, which did not materialize, till Shelly and I created the book deal program."

"How would you explain the Million Dollar Book Deal Program?" asked Lucy.

"The process is not as complicated as it sounds. I have a database of publishers who are willing to give authors book deals, as long as the books are of a particular standard, and genre and have just the right features, whether it is fiction or non-fiction. Our program reviews each submitted book and makes a checklist of the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript submitted. The program then automatically evaluates all those features of the book while amendments and improvisations are added that are lacking. The result is that the book is more than suitable for submission to the right publisher on our exclusive database," I explained.

"Wow, that sounds like a miracle and it did work for me, to bring me all the present success I am enjoying," said Lucy amazed.

The day of the Fiction Authors Seminar arrived and I was attending on my own. The event was taking place at the De Lorrane Conference Centre. There were over a thousand people attending the day. There were authors and publishers from all across the globe. It was a lavish event, with more than a hundred sponsors.

Lucy came on stage and spoke about her organization of Indie Authors. It was the opening speech and everyone was very receptive.

"Writing and Writers are now more involved in the writing and publishing process than they were ever before since the invention of writing and publishing. We have come a long way since Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...." Lucy's speech continued.

The Book Trailer of Silver Silhouette was next shown on the large screen. The Silver Silhouette was the book title of Lucy Maine's latest book. It was a thriller about a man who was framed for the murder of his twin brother. He escapes prison to try to find the person who had framed him within twenty-four hours. The book is an exciting read and there are so many plot twists that it keeps you on the edge of your seat.

There is suddenly the sound of a crash in the auditorium as men in black outfits, with masks on, scale down into the Center of the large hall, each carrying a black sack on their backs. The audience gasped in disbelief and wondered who would want to break into a Fiction Authors' Seminar. As the men slide down to the floor from the skylight in the roof, they have large black-filled sacks on their backs. The men start distributing special editions of "Silver Silhouette", all author-signed copies to the guests attending while wearing their masks. This was a great book promotion and we all enjoyed it.

Suddenly one of the men in the dark suit with a mask on shoots Lucy Maine in the chest, she falls to the floor, with blood gushing out of her chest.

We all stand shocked, as the other ten men in masks, take the person nearest to them as a hostage.

There is a stunned silence in the room.

No one moves a muscle for fear of being shot and lying in a pool of blood while staining the polished marble floor hall.

Suddenly, the band on stage starts playing a catchy instrumental tune, it sounded like "We're all in it together", and then to everyone's disbelief, Lucy gets off the floor laughing. It was all a hilarious PR prank.

We all loved it. The food, the music, and the entertainment were just awesome.

I give my talk on my Million Dollar Book program, to thunderous applause. The program was making writers much happier, as they were now getting the million-dollar book deals so many of them just dreamed about. However, it was also necessary to mention to the group attending, that all books, were not going to get an Instant million-dollar book deal. The content of the book and the style of writing, as well as the genre, were still of utmost importance in making a fiction or non-fiction book a Bestseller.

Luke Fleming, the publishing magnate, next makes his appearance on stage. He speaks about his publishing ventures. Luke is a very powerful and popular man in the publishing industry. He owns large corporations all over the world and he literally dominates the publishing world. Luke was a mysterious man and he appeared on the publishing scene a few years ago. The life of Luke Fleming was shrouded in mystery.

The evening ends with a few more authors who had made their debut with Indie publishing. It all made for an enjoyable evening. As I was about to leave the event, I was stopped by Luke Fleming.

"Hello Richard, you are making a lot of waves in the news recently," he smiled wryly.

"I have a few good ideas, which I would like to share with the world, the same way that you do," I said.

"Where is the lovely lady Shelly?" asked Luke.

"Shelly had to visit her parents who are not well and so she couldn't make it today. She would've loved to be here for this event."

"Send the lovely Shelly my compliments. You are a great team, the two of you."

"Thanks, Luke. That was a great speech about your new program which you have planned."

"Keep up the good work, Richard. I like a bit of competition now and again, but don't make it a habit," he says with a grin and walks towards his large silver-grey car, as the Chauffeur opens the door for him.