Behaving Badly As A Career Strategy, Part 1

Steven Gould writes about "Behaving Badly As A Career Strategy, Part 1" (I'm already interested to see what part 2 is like). It's a post that dishes advice to new writers. Some samples:

1. Manuscript format is for people without genius. Allow yourself to express your creativity with interesting paper, inks, and unusual fonts. Strange packaging—say, the uncured hide of a unicorn—will also bring your manuscript the attention it deserves. Don’t worry about return addresses. If they really like it, they’ll find you.
2. Feel free to submit to several different markets at the same time. Your genius doesn’t have time to wait like those other jerks.
3. Or, since you’re so important, feel free to submit your original manuscript. The only copy. Backups are for the timid.

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Thanks to The Bibliophile Stalker, from whose site I picked up this funny link.