After arriving in New York, we went to a hotel was good. I got my own room the other share 4 rooms that are close to mine. I need to find a way to make money and it's not Like I can keep exchanging gold because that would be bad for the empires economy plus it would be a little suspicious since I don't have a gold mine.
So I been thinking the safest way for me to make money now it's trough entertainment. And I've been thinking writing a book will make a lot of money since we are in the 80s and people don't have the internet. I need to choose a book to publish that's close to the time but that no one would've started to write yet. I think the giver will be great people now like scientific plus it's close enough to the time that it won't seem to far- fetch.
Now that I decided what book to publish I knew what your asking how will you remember a book but I already talked to growth and it told me that buying a book it's only ten points since it's entertainment it's not As expensive as money so I bought the book and retype it and than kept the one an a storage bag in case I will need it. Yeah I forgot to tell you that I bought a type writer.
After typing the whole book I need to decide what publishing house to use and that's when I thought that's what I have John let see if he knows anything where I can publish a book.
"John do you know about any publishing house" I ask John
"Yeah the main one in New York right now it's Simon & Schuster all I know about it's that it was founded in 1924 by Richard L Simon and Lincoln Schuster" said John
" how do you even know that" I ask
" well it's because I was thinking of becoming one of those investor people but I never did have enough movie" he saids
" I'm sorry about that but I want to publish a book how do I take it to them" I ask
"You set up an appointment with a book agent, theirs a lot of them in the paper I can get their number for you from the paper" John saids
" good can you get it and a phone to call with" I ask
"Yeah I'll get it" he said
After a while John come back with a big thing in his hand I knew that their want any smart phone in the 80s but that's just impractical theirs no way you can take that outside if you weren't rich or something.
" thanks John, can you call the number than pass the phone to me" I ask I don't know how to use it
" yeah" he says
After calling the number it rings and than the phone it's pick up right away it seem as it didn't take long I think that person needs work.
"Hi my name it's Abigail smith" saids the girl from the other side of the phone
"Hi I'm Gael and I'll like to publish a book and would like for you to be my book agent" I say
"You know I'll take 15% of your first check" she saids
" I know can you come to my hotel so that we can speak and before you think anything it's just in the restaurant" I ask
"That's fine let meet at you're restaurant at 10 in the morning tomorrow and can you give me the address" ask Abigail
After giving Abigail the address I went to sleep since it was 9 at night and I was tired from the plane ride. I woke up at 8 brush my teeth and take a shower then put my clothes on meditate for a while and then head to the restaurant where I find who I presume to be Abigail Ana, John and Sebastian are with me
" I presume your Abigail I'm Gael a pleasure to meat you" I say
" but your so little". She says
" yes that it's truth but it doesn't take a big body to write a book but a good mind so I think the stature of my body doesn't really matter" I say I'm getting annoyed always been reminded of my size
" that's truth I'm sorry for my comment I should know better since people also judge me base on my body at being a woman and working as a agent a lot of time for man" she says I can see she's really sorry
" it's forgiven can you read the book and tell me what you think" I handed out the copy of the book.
After that conversation we go and sit down in the restaurant order some breakfast and than she starts to read the book and seem to really like it.
" I really like the book and I think it can sell and I will take it to Simon & Schuster since this book it's something that they would publish plus it's really great " says Abigail
" that's good" I say
" can you tell me the pen name you want or do you want to use your name" she ask
" Alexander de villa that's the name I'll use" like this I at least have a some people that will know my previous name
" a very good name let's talk again when I have a deal that will be good for you and me since I get 15%" Than Abigail left and I went back to my routine of meditation and doing almost nothing until she call to meet again in the restaurant this time at 11 o'clock instead
" Gael they want to but the book but since your a first time book publisher they wanted to give you in advancement of $5,000 and 10% and since you live in this hotel your not that desperate for cash and said I'd you won't take the advancement and instead get 20% for royalties in each book and they will sell the book at $35.65 This way you will receive more money I hope it's good with you" Abigail ask
"Yeah that's good $5,000 won't make a difference really and when will they publish the book" I ask
" well you got lucky since normally it take a lot of time but an author didn't finish the book on time and it was hype a lot be one of the best book of the year and the company didn't have any that could live to the hype but they think yours can that also helped with the deal since I figure out they really wanted to publish the book just as much as we did. "Abigail say
" your really good at making deals than Abigail you should have more client" I say
" thank you and for your question they decided to publish it on September 15 and lucky they didn't reveal a lot about the book since they wanted the book to be a little bit of a mystery which could still fit with the giver so they will just change some little advertisement and make it look as if your book was alway meant to be publish" she says , that's good I'll become an author on September 15